The Sun. — London, England, 1834-09-08 00:00:00

THR LORD CHANCELLOR. COI F " - IVERNESS. °rde Brougham's vi s it to the north has been d e l a y e d some Gays tater than was anticiyated. oli On Monday and T his Lordshipstopped at Invere ues ay e--the,shooting quarters of the Right Hon. Edward Ellice and at the Donne of Rothiemurchus in the same district—the summer residence of her Grace the Duchess of Bedford. ri About half -past 4 o'clock on Wednesday his Lordship's car- Age came in sight at Milburn, in the vicinity of Inverness. Tre Magistrates, a large number of the inhabitants, and the !aitiades In corporations, with their banners displayed, were ng to receive him. He was greeted with the most enthu- Nastie cheering, which was continUed durincr the progress of 4digl S .. l ; Procession to the Caledonian Hotel, where his Lordship ited. He was accompanied by his step-daughter, Miss P : 1 , (1 Ing, and his private secretary Mr. Edmonds. 14("" er uY after five o'clock, Lord Brougham entered the fc: "nl , Meeting-rooms, accompanied by the Magistrates, to,'"e p u rpose of being presented with the freedom of the n• An immense Cocourse of persons was present, who rec eived' the Chancellor with loud cheers. The Provost s hortl b, Y addre sse d the meeting_ " Gentl emen--you are all tiaire that we have the honour of having amongst us in this 8, 4 f t most distinguished nobleman, born and educated in I...l6,4otaidande--hatehrseoLord High Chancellor of Great Britain-- On so interesting an occasion, the Magis hi4teis and Town Council considered it their duty to request the r da hiP's permission to present him with the freedom of eho urgh in token of their admiration of his high talents and :417tmenr........(This step I trust the community (of which so . large .re.re!Peetable a portion is ',resent) will sanction by their ap- Great cheering.) Before making his Lordship read the burgess (a laugh) I shall, with your permission (4 7, the Address agreed to at a recent meeting of my brethren re Council." The Provost then read the address. waa;?rd BROUGHAM then presented himself to the meeting and wildly cheered. He returned thanks in a short but elo 4(irtlent and emphatic address. He said he could not easily ex teess hit. feelings at the flattering manner in which he had appearedea received by so great a number of his fellow-subjects, who ate to concUr in the address of their worthy Chief Magi te.ri_; , t hat as conscious that it was not owing to any personal hatal.:,• he had received this mark of distinction at their h a d First of all, he owed it to the circumstance that he of hi s .konour of serving a monarch who lives in the hearts ter,i subjects—( Cheers.) He had enjoyed the honour . of he I,:g t hat Prince for nearly four years, and during that time Ciol 14 experienced from his Majesty only one series ograe li,,e eondeseension confidence, and favour. To find . that h i nl g in, , the hearts of his loyal subjects in the ancient and (L ise „ rt ant capital of the Highlands, as it had afforded him he 14 Dr°l igharn) only pure and unmixed satisfaction, would, (Lelvraa confident, be so received by his Majesty, when he pa st d Brougham) told him as he would do by that night's ad ,,, ehFers) of the gratifying circumstance. " Gentlemen," 11l his Lordship, "it was not always in this part of his ail i Ze_St\l'S dominfons • but the people have other things now to theteuan consider whether this or that family should rule over tio t t ft !,_ theyare quite content to live under one family in peace im t, t,_, 7dom.--( Great cheering.) If I have . any personal claim taken. hour you have done me, it must arise from my _t, quarterrt in certain great public questions within the last 4bor of a century. I allude to negro emancipation, to the tri eßt iS " of the detestable traffic in slaves, to reform in Parlia othe Din our municipalities, and to that without which all (eh re,..... _ eep ,, cus are, of no avail, the education of the people.— and 1 - 7, ) To these questions I have been a zealous friend, le (10.st"1 To the same so long as life is preserved to me. Insis t , 111 „ 11 se I meet with nothing but support, kindness, and ro ttei , - "ce from the worthy and powerful part of the cor.ri rehrff ; from others I meet with nothing but revilings, mis etT vrtation, and calumny. I cannot say that these have dii er e e et on me, for in truth I regard them with perfect in °t take The people now think for themselves, and will a ,tl._ The from others, be they priests, peers, or printers, Peers, larne time reverencing their priests, honouring their hot.: a nd taking every opportunity—and God knows they cail hei.te,,to a better source—of deriving information from the 11- : u the press, and the fullest and most unrestrained discus touthe'ti(Loud cheers.) His Lordship then adverted to the topics he h a Pon in the address read by the Provost, in all of which Be34CartilY concurred. One of the first measures of next et' t ea ,will be the improvement of the municipal corporations th e a giand, for Scotland is much superior in this respect to theyswilstieira country. Governm . ent will go on improving, but *fil c h th ot make one step till they are sure of the ground on °ro lled made the former. They will not legislate rashly all th e vise dY• I have heard, but with entire indifference, ns of drgninents brought forward against us. One set accuse tl 'eY et . sn g too much, and another of doing nothing. I belsetieve s ay , w_e honest in the bulk, both one and the other. One as perti n Z.lnove on too slowly, that is safely; and the other wes t 81 Y contend we are going too fast. One set, from h illeiod are against all improvements, because t b ey tr ade s ued with things as they are, and believe they cannot e Aeot, better. I respect them, but differ from them. th e Qer set think we never do any thing. You open It " trade to China, and you abolish slavery, (which th e : both the work of one session) and yet we are told i _ d etle es t en s ' e a did nothing. My own opinion is that we have ‘n do --; ma id rathe r - than too little, though it was necessary !nea t :Justice, and lay the foundation of future good govern aectu,ellas Was necessarily done last session than the former, hilt to ;,_" You open the trade to China one year you do not io I t it next.—( A laugh.) If you set the slaves free fork th .there are no slaves to liberate in 1834. If you re krone t e,Court of Chancery in one session of Parliament, the t iolie so as K is not left to the succeeding session. Yet we have in t h e rething lately. W e h ave ma d e some useful reforms s Yster e S,_ s % and above a ll, we h ave carr i ed reformat i on into a ki t * phi you in Scotland are happily free from—a system ---.' a tun s in itself, and still more mischievously administered thio,„ e a ,de to th e P oor Laws. If Government had done no eotuklse in ten years it would have deserved well of the d 0 le l ',. If we have done little last session, I fear we shall 44,1 in the next. But what we do will be done well, be lt willit,:will be done carefully ; it will be useful in doing— reteou! wearable, and not done in a heap, ill-adapted and 11 411 - Q,,„ if not worse. These are my opinions, gentlemen. . I pi t gO. r.,, on in the same manner, regardless of the calumnies kohl lad I may be assailed." His Lordship concluded Stl ese„,` e nd cheers by again thanking the Magistrates and 1 1 . 14' t r' es h ent for the honour -- conferred on him. We are hurried, 11 - L e t i-e eve of going to press ; but shall perhaps recur to Ilia h ips sound and admirable speech in our next. 11 ,1ilit a —°r dshin is in excellent health. He remains here to ottpieraltdutroceeds to-morrow to Dunrobin Castle.—lnverness • ' Wednesday. INNER TO EARL GREYr b e 'mt. section of the High School kir, t ita 4oally determined on as . the place Y f a o r r d thes,Cga Calton Hill, din _ Th e this situation, was 40 a. e to It temporary pavilion is to be to erected for the oeca -5'14;44 ~' c consent of the Magistrates the Parliament It is tied on Monday, and, perhaps, under all u the circums . tances /toe: Well that technical objections shut have been found even . ~,!hedetiots the projected building will afford more ample accom , th e 11 -. at the great festival, than could ,, Will ee a ll of the " Scottish Estates. 100 feet square, and "11l er:galenced yesterday, is to beThe building, which Scotland will be pre- I lle icatain Upwards of 2,000 persons.. lt is expected that N, sof nearly all the Burghs in iety manifested in all t i a as- IM i!'is feared, from the great an 7! toitt:ra than even the to4sttend at the grand entertannn s e i n o t n , that the com rtattewill hav e more applications for a The rooie" %Mica of the High School '°`sil'e. acco mmodation to be provided will allow. aid 11 L have also granted the use be used to dine . a r , o ' d l l t e " l ch will be very convenient for side apartments, h ea hnt Purposes and might also . - qc lt h ;" b uild in 's r the principal hall after dinner. ease "%Wing is enter e be erected under the theadvaluable superintend - feet : f r Co ' s Smith, aided that 1 . 11% -. M r- T. Hamilton. understand half or two let tom will be raised about a foot . and a We b a y lso the 'egis e ' al tile ground and the interior and sides are -aria h o li alicl comfortable' style. The 0 Ill ' f ded to have ted up in an Iklt,tlat With draper , and it is also t undertaken to *'‘ kelt oPpropri t Y devices, including intended e en escutcheon of 11' 1' 3 IQ es t D a D. B. Reid has kindly . un . sitztill .sas to thelighting in de °- ttlitt.ion* r. and ventultion ~ and what principles of aco ti cs h.! th,t,,lalportance, he has also offered his services us. I,' til .Ite, rior on the most approved . ti et „ _ pe a k e _ ay have a . .. relimi n of labour in all these of the 8 4 'ro hfair chance of hearing the eloquence stels74t!gern"elit has di illaabe: little do s b h been will crown the whole. rh vislo carried to a great extent, so The sti tio _ _ et c p .. erut that success l 41. appli:_eltlicakreetesoantrienandy _ applied allpouring in.—Scot s man. for is 1,800; 411 an d ad li e . 4 iat Harcourt (kt e, i ar quis of Titchfield arrive( 'eat of is etwendish-square, on Friday, from the Priory, the T h , his , 44 er, and in a few days goes on a Itry I.lo. Marchioness 'lll4 -"°wager of Salisbury returns to tor, use to-day, from Hatfield. eakh e i Peversham has left Harrow gate in town, *it h th e V.' , in Yorkshire. Lady Faversham is still tad tscounsess Encombe• gat! for . Duns. t o te, Y John Townshend has arrived in Eaton-square er d a „ , Thge "goer, Lady Clifford. left town rittirel°l'. op t s Cin Byno• and Lady Agnes Theday last to b mr. t aq /lOn. Major Ke pel is going on a visit to tepi„,Cutts Trotter, of BrPamsberry Park. The Hon. terao—ted..e are % a wry to state, is still an invalid, and cannot be th t J ohn g t Nisi... _ Tooke Pechell arrived in town on Friday Th e — ' I ~,r oite business at the Admiralty. `.hlte4 oe iin• da Colon e l C ompton Cavendish arrived in e • 44rs Y, and on Saturday went down to Compton t et,a_ 44 1140.;;:al kaison left St. Petersburgh on the 23d ult. Iv. C 1 C A °• b o 1 ptirty h left tow' jor owye , nler ° " u g' a s Ma' B e and Major-Gene . ral M' ll Li n 1 .n on Saturday last to joi • e° n shire. toga a iOr it is i !inipe-shooting ' oh Sato"kph Scott and Captain Falconer left I . 4 vitatinkrday to visit the Pacha of Egypt, by express i l Z i l l r. 444 ~,.. bo 4, wi ,, rs• Bishop, Mr,. Pally, jun., and Mr. thi st r to give concerts in the course of this week at The ta. lIRS, and Tunbridge 'Wells. ! a y, th ' 'Word M'l • l t -mor in 0 c NI 1 usica Festiva commences o etnher. net week, and the Birmingham the first week LITERATURE. THE COURT OF SIGISMUND AUGUSTUS. 3 Vols. Longman and Co. Fiction and historic truth are so intimately blended in these amusing volumes, that it is riot always easy to separate and distinguish one from the other•. Scenes of blood, violence, and treachery throng on the loaded pages, fast and many as the thick-coming visions that whilome troubled the sleep of Lady Macbeth ; yet there is no incident so dark or so improbable, that a reader tolerably conversant with Polish annals will not find a prototype for it in reality. It may seem a strange dictum to those unacquainted with social policy, but it is not the less true, that the beginning of all stable government must be founded in despotism, where the nation has been composed of heterogeneous tribes, originally disunited by language, customs, and the feuds and antipathies of centuries. The various masses into which Europe was at one time broken could only be compelled together, and firmly retained in union, by the hand of unlimited power. Thus in England, France, and Spain, a succession of kings, all more or less despotic, cemented by crushing the mass, and assisted by time and the fortuitous course of events, at last formed a single nation out of many people. Such has never been the case with Poland. The chiefs of barbarous times, emerging from their huts and forests, gradually advanced into sterosts and palatines, and when one of their number had contrived by superior valour or superior wisdom to raise himself to a throne, he found, after all, that he had got only the attributes of power, and not power itself, by his elevation ; his shadowy sceptre had little influence over a fierce and turbulent nobility, who talked of a repub lic even -while they owned a monarch, and in every thing except name were his equals. " Primus inter pares," the first among his peers, was the Polish inter • pretation of a king, and even this narrow theory was yet farther limited in practice, for there were few periods in which the monarch was really more than the puppet of the aristocracy. As to the people, even to the last hour of the national existence, they had little or no interest in the country ; they were slaves, as much as the African under the lash of the planter ; and deeply as we may regret, in common with every upright mind, the infamous spoliation of the land, and the scattering of its children like the tribes of Judah, we must confess that it was an event which could never for a moment be a subject for legitimate surprise. The history of this work is not a little singular, and exhibits an unusual facility of acquiring languages. A Pole composed it first in German ; a Pole has now translated it into English. The last deserves the praise of writing accurately, and even elegantly, in a foreign language, and though we have not seen the original German, and therefore cannot speak of it as a compo sition, yet we perfectly agree with the translator, that no work of fiction has yet appeared, conveying so accurate a view of the Sclavonic nations. In host other novels on the same topic, there is little Polish, except the names ; these have been copied, not always correctly, from the popular histories of the day ; and with them, for the most part, ends all that can be called common between Poland and the romance writers. To tell the story of these volumes would be utterly impossible within any reasonable limit, so numerous and entangled are the incidents. This complication of fable may perhaps be objected to as its greatest defect, for it requires more attention than most readers would be willing to bestow to unravel the plot, or, when un ravelled, to bear it in mind through all its tortuous mazes to the final catastrophe. It presents, however, many lively pictures of scenes not less novel than inte resting, and even when the author treads, as he some times does, upon a beaten ground, he has the art, peculiar to talent, of giving a new colour to the land scape. Let the work speak for itself. " At the extreme end of the before-mentioned suburb, not far from a place where gloomy firs and dark pines throw their broad shadows over the graves of the Jews, burnt a faint turf fire in a lonely hut of the poorest and most wretched appear ance. A discordant chanting, as if proceeding from the muffled chin of an aged woman, struck upon the ear of the person who approached ; and a disagreeable vapour, in the form of thick smoke, obtruded itself through the ill-fitted shutters on the icy atmosphere of midnight. ' Heaven be thanked,' murmured Waclaw through his frozen beard ; heaven be thanked that the devil's grandmother is at home, or the scrivener of the Grand Marshal might have passed the night in the open air I and a bundle of straw at the turf fire is always better than a bed of snow amongst the Jews' graves.' After this remark, he began at first with a low voice, and after wards raising it, to call out, ' Arise, Ursula, my aunt arise, I pray thee, and let me in, for it is devilish cold in the night air. Get up, wench, in hell's name !' '‘ At the commencement of this greeting the voice had ceased in the interior of the but ; and when the last emphatic epithets were pronounced, she arose, and in a hoarse chanting tone and quick words responded, Art thou he who waitest without, beloved of my soul ? art thou he, dear youth ? Wherefore dost thou tarry to enter the lowly hut of thy ser vant? Behold, neither locks nor bolts can keep thee out. Why tarriest thou without, my master? Are we still in the month of May, when we could amuse ourselves by dancing in fair order on the top of the Bald M ounta i n ? Th e night-wind blows icy cold over the graves, and thou comest from a very warm place. Glide in,—the caldron boils and the couch is prepared.' So may St. Adalbert guard and help me l' said Siewrak to himself ; it is certain that my witch of a cousin takes me for her hellish gallant. Get up, I repeat, good-for nothing old woman I The devil, whose property thou art to all eternity, may enter through the chimney or keyhole, but not a man of flesh and blood who daily goes to mass.' So you are not her answered the inhabitant of the hut in a tone of disappointment. ' Then who are you, if you are hot he?' Waclaw was on the point of giving his name, when the old woman continued, ' 0, you are sent by the gracious lady Starostin Falczewska with a commission from Now only wait a little, and I will open the door. • ♦ • ♦ • ♦ • • " ' I will, therefore, if you are content to follow my advice implicitly, try to provide another service for you, which can well support its man, and where you will be as secure against the cat-o'-nine-tails and gallows of Kmita as if you were in Abraham's bosom.' " 7 ff:indeed, you will do so,' said Waclaw, ' you will bind me to you for ever. I have been accustomed to the service of a lord and the good living to be found there, and would not willingly linger in this damp hole ; but I might as well trust to the devil." Say not so, my son,' said Ursula with a sin gular expression of countenance, you may trust the devil.' A very respectable guarantee,' interrupted her nephew with blanched cheeks, for courage was not his chief recommenda tion ; only manage that I may appear with safety in the city, and get out of this ominous abode, and be assured of my eternal gratitude.' Not so, not so, my friend; we know each other, and fair promises alone will not do. Listen ; a foreigner will come to-night to this dwelling, who will take you into his ser vice if I make the request. He has much power and interest, though it may not appear, and rewards richly those whom he employs. If your appearance, therefore, pleases him, will you give largely to your aunt and friend of those gold pieces which you carry in your girdle, and which in future you will not need?' " Just as Waclaw Siewrak was preparing to reply with a timid voice of inquiry relative to the circumstances of the ex pected guest, which did not seem to bode much good, three hard knocks sounded against the rotten window-shutter. The scrivener was thrown into a state of utter confusion, for he sup posed that the visitor would now appear whom the old woman at his entrance seemed to expect, and who he supposed must he the foe of mankind, to whom his services were destined. His wonder also much increased as the old woman recom menced her howling song : Who lingers about my dwelling during the night-time ? Is it you, lordly youth ? Then enter the abode of thy lowly servant to rejoice her by thy wished-for appearance. No lock nor bolt opposes thy entrance: come in, therefore, to the chamber which is adorned for thee !' A hollow voice was now heard from without : Open the door, Ursula ; I am Assano, the Neapolitan.' The old woman turned uickl to the treblig Siewark, an Now compose yourself;this is he, nephew.d' " whispered him, The most striking scenes in the novel, though from their length they will not bear transcribing, are those which are more peculiarly Polish. Amongst these the meeting of the diet is an exceedingly vivid picture, full of life and bustle, and presenting in almost dra matic reality, Sigismund Augustus and his wild Pala tines. But it leaves us little reason to regret the pass ing away of such a government, hOwever deeply we may sympathize with the people. We almost suspect that in this, and in similar accounts of the Polish Diets, we have a more faithful picture of our o wn feudal times than is to be found in chronicle or his tory. Such as the Sarmatian nobles appear, turbulent, unprincipled, and treacherous—such, we have little doubt, were pur ancient barons, ev en w h en wrest in g Magna Charm from the reluctant Joh n o f A n j ou, t h e king at all times being the greatest slave or the great es t tyrant in his dominions. A work of this description, it must be allowed, has a charm beyond what might be derived from any powers of language, or even from a well-told fable. The novelty of this subject, shown for the first time in its real colours, would alone be sufficient to awaken no common interest. if, therefore, we occasionally miss in these volumes that force and individuality of character which belongs to the very few masters of this kind of writing, we must not deal too hardly with a defect for which there is so much offered in compensa tion. The general result is a work of no ordinary merit, and one which will be read with pleasure by every lover of romance. CRABBE'S POETICAL WORKS, with his LET TERS, &c. In Eight Vols. Vol. VIII. Murray. The new edition of Crabbe's works is at length brought to a conclusion, in a way altogether worthy of its commencement. The eighth and last volume, containing a portrait of the author, will have a pecu liar value with his admirers, from its being composed of tales hitherto unpublished. The editor entertains and expresses a modest doubt of their being equal to Crabbe's youthful productions, and, notwithstanding the more favourable opinion of friends, as expressed in the preface, we are reluctantly forced to adopt the same conclusion. The hand of the writer was evi dently growing feeble from age, and, stripped of its earlier vigour, his poetry appears in its homeliness— dry and unattractive. We can compare it to nothing so much as the corpse of departed beauty, from which, though it retains the outlines of form, colour, and all that makes up the harmony of life, life has gone for ever. This opinion, of course, is meant to apply generally ; some exceptions will be found, that remind us of those happier efforts, upon which the reputation of the poet was first built, and of too solid materials to be shaken by any after failure. As we have already entered largely into the merits of Crabbe, it would be too se vere a tax upon the patience of our readers to resume the disquisition. Enough will have been done if we make a few selections from these relics, and recom mend the volume, though it is hardly needed, to the particular attention of our readers. " Dim, silent, solemn was the scene--he felt The cedar's power, that so unearthly smelt ; And then the stain'd, dark, narrow windows threw Strange, partial beams on pulpit, desk, and pew : Upon the altar, glorious to behold, Stood a vast pair of candlesticks in gold ! With candles tall, and large, and firm, and white, Such as the halls of giant kings would light. There was an organ, too, but now unseen ; A long black curtain served it for a skreen ; Not so the clock, that both by night and day Click'd the short moments, as they passed away." The Happy Day, page 17. " Love dies all kinds of deaths : in some so quick It comes—he is not previously sick ; But ere the sun has on the couple shed The morning rays, the smile of Love is fled. And what the cause ?—for Love should not expire, And none the reason of such fate require. Both had a mask, that with such pains they wore, Each took it off when it availed no more. They had no feeling of each other's pain ; To wear it longer had been crime in vain. As in some pleasant eve we view the scene, Though cool yet calm, if joyless yet serene,— Who has not felt a quiet still delight In the clear, silent, love-befriending night ? The moon so sweetly bright, so softly fair, That all but happy lovers would be there,— Thinking there must be in her still domain Something that soothes the sting of mortal pain ; While earth itself is dress'd in light so clear, That they might rest contented to be here ! Such is the night ; but when the morn awakes, The storm arises, and the forest shakes; This mighty change the grieving travellers find, The freezing snows fast drifting in the wind, Firs deeply laden shake the snowy top, Streams slowly freezing, fretting till they stop ; And void of stars the angry clouds look down On the cold earth, exchanging frown with frown." The Equal Marriage, page 87. " Here I behold no puny works of art, None give me reasons why these views impart Such charms to fill the mind, such joy to swell the heart. These very pinnacles, and turrets small, And windows dim, have beauty in them all. How stately stand yon pines upon the hill, How soft the murmurs of that living rill, And o'er the park's tall paling, scarcely higher, Peeps the low church, and shows the modest spire. Unnumber'd violets on those banks appear, And all the first-born beauties of the year. The grey-green blossoms of the willows bring The large wild bees upon the labouring wing. Then comes the summer with augmented pride, Whose pure small streams along the valley glide ; Her richer Flora their brief charms display, And, as the fruit advances, fall away. Then shall the autumnal yellow clothe the leaf, What time the reaper binds the burdened sheaf ; Then silent groves denote the dying year, The morning frost and noon-tide gossamer ; And all be silent in the scene around, All save the distant sea's uncertain sound ; Or here and there the gun whose loud report Proclaims to man that death is but his sport : And then the wintry winds begin to blow, blue, Whenfen o a n l I the ee thorn flaky s t t h a e r sr ripening n t h g e s r o n e g , s y n e o t w, Takes the bright varnish of the morning dew ; The aged moss grows brittle on the pale, The dry boughs splinter in the windy gale, And every changing season of the year Stamps on the scene its English character." .The Ancient Mansion, page 161. THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE EVIDENCES OF CHRISTIANITY. By "amiss STRRLZ. Edinburgh, Whyte and Co. ; London, Longman and Co. 1834. If the mere object contemplated by the author of this work, both as regards the public and himself, could add a lustre and communicate an interest to any literary production, then indeed would this book be one of the most popular in the English language—the sacred Scriptures only excepted. Privately have we learned (and we hope we will be forgiven the use we make of our informant's touching communication), that the author is a zealous divinity student, who looks forward to the profits which he hopes to derive from this volume for the means of entering the minis try, where we trust he will be distinguished for his virtues, and where his learning must ensure him re spect. The author modestly observes in his preface, that he has rather examined the weight of the evi dences already advanced in favour of Christianity, than sought to offer others which were not already in the eye of the reflecting world. In this we think he (lid well, as we know from some experience, and more thought, that religion's worst enemies were those who wrote most voluminously, and as they thought learned. ly, in her defence. But surely Mr. Steele's acquaint ance with the world is limited, else he would not assert that doubt and disbelief are in every instance the con sequences of crime, or that infidelity and moral worth are incompatible ? We ourselves know many distin guished instances of the contrary, and doubtless so do the majority of our readers. But this is a slight draw back on the merits of a work which has much excel lent matter to recommend it. The work is respectably got up, and we hope will meet with such a reception from the religious part of the community as will enable the author to execute his pious project with the least possible delay. The following extract is given rather as a sample of the general reasoning than of the style of the book, which is, for the most part, easy, natural, and graceful We have no hesitation in avowing our belief of the inde structibility of ancient facts, as matters of history. There is a tried stability in the authentic annals of the past. There are certain kinds of events, supported by certain kinds of testi mony, whose credibility suffers no more loss from the lapse of years, or the number of believers, through which they have passed, than the everlasting hills, by their sustaining the weight of the travellers who pass over them. Where is there an example of a decaying historical eveßt? In what part of the structure of history are those marks of insecurity detected, which made even some advocates of christianity think that the external evidences of their faith were on the decline ? Is there any symptom of danger that that testimony which has stood its ground for so many centuries, which has borne the fiercest brunt of human wrath, and sustained the most systematic and insidious attacks of a vain but subtle philosophy, should fade away like snow, or be battered down like some material edifice, which bends beneath the stroke of destruction ? We claim no more, here, for christianity, than for other historical facts of importance—than for the great events of English or of Roman history. As long as the fact remains that the holy apostles ascribe genuine miracles to our Lord, it will be matter of ,fact that the pagan sophists ascribe genuin e m i rac l es to Pythagoras and to Apollonius. Although the .endurability of the latter will depend upon their adventitious association with the former-- although the actions ascribed to heathen impostors have but an infamous immortality, from their rivalry with the mighty works of divine messengers, we may predicate of them an historical existence, commensurate with what they were meant to disho nour. Were our own country, with all its accumulated glories, to be at once ingulfed in the ocean by which it is surrounded— were the sites of its capitals to be only descried through the glassy waters, like the Atalantis of Plato, by the ancient ma riner, would its history perish with it ?-_would it be at once deleted from the map of the world, and from the annals of na tions 7—would the memory of Alfred among its kings, Milton among its poets, and Clarendon among its historians, perish with the monuments which contain their bodies ? Experience teaches us the contrary. 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The last exhibition of the Royal Isle of Wight Horticultural Society took place at the Town Hall, Ryde, on Tuesday last. The show of fruit, flowers, and vegetables was superior to former exhibitions. Amongst the company were their Graces the Duke and Duchess of St. Al ban's and a large party. The visitors were exceedingly nu merous, and were highly pleased with the admirable arrange ments of the day. Our Regatta took place yesterday, and the interest these annual exhibitions create was on this occasion surpassed by the number of strangers who were attracted to witness this interesting spectacle. The town was early filled by the gentry from all parts of the island, and never before was witnessed such an assemblage of fashionables. The weather, although threatening, cleared up, and, with a fresh breeze, enabled our boats to display their good qualities, which they have so deservedly acquired. The sailing was good, and throughout excited considerable interest: The rowing matches were well contested, and afforded much amusement—indeed, the whole went off well. In the evening a grand display of fireworks was exhibited on the Pier by Mr. Jones. The ball at the Town Hall, which was very tastefully decorated, was well attended by nearly 300 of the nobility and gentry, and dancing was kept up with spirit until a late hour. The Du chess of St. Alban's has most liberally given ten guineas to provide a dinner for the watermen, and which is to take place on the Dover on Monday next. Their Graces the Duke and Duchess breakfasted at the Pier Hotel with their party, prior to the hawking on Ashey Down to-day. DEATH OF REAR-ADMIRAL SIR MICHAEL SEYMOUR, BART. (From our Falmouth Correspondent.) By the 1114 ville, from the Brazils, we have received the Following communication " Rio de Janeiro July 15, 1834. " I have t o i n f orm y ou o f th e d ea th o f Rear-Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, Bart., at five o'clock, A.M., on the 9th i ns t an t, a f ter a short ill ness . he interment took place on the 11th, with becoming ceremony. The concourse of spectators was very great. The fol lowing was the order of procession : Band playing the Dead March. Chaplains and Surgeons of the squadron. Commander of H.M.S. Satellite, bearing on a cushion the collar, &c., of the Order of the Bath, between the Lieutenants of the Spartiate. THE BODY Borne by eight seamen. On the pall were placed the naval hat and sword of the deceased. Pall bearers—The senior Captain of a British corvette. The Bri tish Consul. The American Commodore. Commodore Taylor. Commander of H.I.M. frigate Principe Iniperiale. Mr. l'ex, the British Minister, and the French Rear-Admiral, Baron Le Freyte. Lieut. Seymour, as chief mourner. Principal officers of the British men-of-war. Brazilian Authorities. Diplomatic Corps. Foreign Consuls. British Merchants—four abreast. Warrant and Petty Officers. " The ceremony was closed with three rounds of musketry from two companies of Marines. " In consequence of the death of Sir M. Seymour, the command of the British naval force devolves on Capt. Robt. Tait." COURT MARTIAL on LORD JOHN HAY, the OFFICERS AND CREW OF HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP CASTOR. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 6. The court-martial on Captain Lord John Hay, the officers, and crew of the Castor, for running down the revenue cutter Carneleon, off Dover, was opened to-day, on board the guard ship San Josef, in Hamoaze. The s;gnal gun was fired at eight A. M., and the Jack hoisted at the peak-end, and at nine the Court assembled ; it consisted of Captain Superintendent Ross, President ; Captains Falcon, Sir Wm. Montague, Lockyer, and Fennel. One of the Reporters for the Press, in the name of those who attended, requested permission of the President to take notes of the evidence ; this was readily granted " with the usual restrictions," which is understood to imply that the minutes of evidence were not to be made public until the trial is over. _ _ In consequence of a letter of Lord John Hay's to the Ad miralty, dispatched immediately after the accident had occurred, their Lordships had directed the Court to be held, in a letter addressed to Captain Superintendent Ross. The four survivors of the crew of the Canzeleon, viz., Wm. Gibbon, gunner ; Thomas Newman, mariner ; George Drew, a lad of 16 years, and Charles Yates, aged 15, with G eorg e Lamerton, the chief boatswai n on the Coast Guard Station, Townshend Batteries, Dover, were examined on the part of prosecution, after which the Court was cleared. On re-admission Lord John Hay was called upon for his defence, upon which a question arose, and the Court was again cleared. On resuming Lord John addressed the Court, which consented to receive evidence from any of the officers or crew of the Castor, exclusive of the following (who were on the watch at the time of the accident, and were named by Lord John as willing to take upon themselves the responsibility of defending the conduct of the officers and crew of the Castor, on the deplorable occasion that had given rise to the present inquiry), viz., James M'Cleverty, 3d Lieutenant, officer of the watch ; Alexander Weare, master ; Robert Hopkins, midship man of the watch ; Thomas Carmichael, signal midshipman ; and Joseph Hopkins, yeoman of the signals. It was intimated by the Court to Lord John, that in con senting to this the Court was not to be considered as making any pledge, but they saw no probability of Lord John being deprived of the advantage of calling all or any of the officers. Lord John then applied for an adjournment till Monday, which was assented to, and the Court broke up about half past three. RUSSIA AND PRUSSIA. The following from St. Petersburgh is of the 23d ult.:— " It is already known that the Emperor of Russia had in vited the King of Prussia to be present at the inauguration of the monument erected here in honour of the Emperor Alexander. On the 20th of July the King of Prussia ad dressed the following letter from Toplitz to the Emperor: "' Emperor, well-beloved brother and son-in law, I take a most lively interest in the inauguration of the monument, which will remain to future ages as a testimony of the extra ordinary efforts which were required to shake off the insup portable yoke, and will commemorate the glory of that Sove reign, who, by the power of his genius, awakened those efforts, and directed them towards the desired object. Under these circumstances I cannot but regret that insurmountable obsta cles will prevent my personal attendance at St. Petersburgh, according to your invitation. I will, nevertheless, attend, by representative, at the great solemnity ; and I entreat you to Allow me to execute a plan which is dear to my heart, and in accordance with the views expressed by your Majesty to my son, Albert. Allow me, therefore to announce to you that a portion of my army will be present on the occasion. It will be composed of seventeen officers and thirty-eight soldiers of my Guard, and your Imperial Majesty's regiment, all of whom have shared in the memorable campaigns of the period about to be celebrated. This detachment, which will be under the command of my son Prince William, will represent the whole army, which remembers with pride that remarkable epoch, as well as its fraternal alliance with the Russian troops ; nor can it forget the kindness of him who opened for it the paths of victory, and placed it on an equal footing with its own army. I entreat you, Prince, to honour these brave individuals with your notice. Convinced of your consent, I send them without awaiting your answer.—Receive the assurance, Sc.c., ( Signed) "' FREDERICK WILLIAM."' On the 18th ult. the Emperor addressed the Order of the Day to the Russian army, communicating this letter as a new proof of the indissoluble alliance that exists between the two States. day ; r o oni ßD Pa D ri E s. Roos.—His Lordship is expected to- CELEBRA T ION OF THE CUTLERS' FEAST, IN THEIR NEW HALL AT SHEFFIELD.—On Thursday last, the 4th inst., the anniversary of the Cutler's Company was cele brated in their new hall, Sheffield, by a very numerous party of the manufacturers, who are members of the corporation. Among the guests who attended by invitation were Lord Wharneliffe, one of the most active and popular magistrates of the neighbourhood ; Lord Morpeth, one of the Members for the West Riding of the county of York ; Mr. Parker and Mr. Buckingham, Members for the borough of Sheffield • Mr. Henry Gaily K n i ght, and the Hon. Mr. Howard (son of Lord Howard of Effingham), gentlemen residing in the immediate neighbourhood of Sheffield; Mr. James Montgomery, the poet, a resident in the town, and many of the neighbouring gentry. The Duke of Norfolk, Earl Fitzwilliam, Lord Mil ton, Lord Howard of Effingham, and other distinguished per sonages, would have been present at the entertainment had they not been from home. COLTfa'CIRCULAR. The Duke of Gloucester arrived on Thursday at his resi dence at Bagshot Park from Cheltenham. The Duchess of Gloucester arrived at Bagshot.bn Friday from Windsor Castle, where her Royal Highness has been staying - on a visit to their Majesties. Sir Robert Grant (the Governor of Bombay), accompanied by his Lady and the Right Hon. Charles Grant, left town at half-past nine o'clock on Saturday morning for Portsmouth, where Sir Robert and his Lady embarked in the Buckingham shire for the East Indies. Major Felix, private secretary to Sir Robert, left town for Portsmouth at an early hour on Sa turday moreing. His Majesty the King of the French wishing to give to her Most Faithful Majesty's Legation in London a testimonial of his high approbation for the conclusion of the treaty of the 22d of April, 1834, was graciously pleased to confer the Cross and the Star of Grand Officer of the Royal Order of the Le gion of Honour on the Portuguese Minister at this Court, M. de Moraes Sarmento ; and to name M. Ribeiro, Secretary of the Portuguese Legation, Officer of the said Order, by sending him the decoration. • From similar motives, his Imperial Majesty the Duke of Braganza, Regent of Portugal, in the name of the Queen Donna Maria 11., was graciously pleased to address a high complimentary letter to Prince de Talleyrand, in which he thanked his Excellency for his eminent services, and conferred on him the Grand Cross of the Royal Order (the Braganza family Order) of the Lady of the Conception of Villa Viciosa. On the same occasion Monsieur de Bacourt, First Secretary of the French Embassy, and at present Charge d'Affaires, was appointed a Knight Commander of the said Order; and the other Secretaries, Messrs. Brennier, La Coulteux, and Col mache, were created Knights of tb e same Order. Monsieur A. Bailly, Inspector-General of the French Ex chequer, accompanied by two other gentlemen, had an inter view with Mr. Rice at the Colonial -office on Saturday. The Earl of Gosford had an interview on Saturday with Viscount Melbourne at the Treasury. Lord Holland had a dinner party last evening at Holland house, Kensington. Viscount Palmerston had a small dinner party on Saturday evening at his residence in Stanhope -street. Despatches were sent off on Saturday evening from the Colonial-office to the Governors of the West Indian Islands, and also of the North American Colonies. WINDSOR, SEPT. 7. The Queen rode out in a carriage on Thursday, accompanied by the Duchess of Gloucester, for some time in the drives of. the Great Park. The Duchess went to her residence in Bag_ shot Park on Friday. The King rode out with her Royal Highness in the morning, and in the evening, attended by Sir William Fremantle (Deputy-Lieutenant of Windsor Great Park), inspected various improvements. The troops marched to the quadrangle of the Castle this morning, but were dis missed by Sir Andrevi Barnard. The king and QU'een attended divine service this morning at St. George's Chapel. The Rev. Mr. Markham (canon in residence) preached the sermon. The service was Nares in F. The anthem, Handel's Coronation Anthem. The anniversary of their Majesties' Coronation will be cele brated to-morrow by a large dinner party at the Castle. The Duke of Gloucester is expected from Bagshot Park. Nume rous invitations to the Castle in the evening have also been issued. BRIGHTON, SEPT. 7. The Earl of Chatham has engaged the same house which he occupied last year, from the 10th of this month, but it is uncertain what day his Lordship will arrive. Lady Broughani is still here. The Lord Chancellor is ex pected to join her Ladyship in the course of a few days. Lady Rodney did not arrive till Friday at the Norfolk Hotel. The next day she took possession of 28, Brunswick terrace. We understand that Lady Cockerell left Brighton some what unexpectedly on Thursday, in consequence of an acci dent happening to Lord Deerhurst on a shooting excursion. Lord Grey of Groby has taken Montpelier Lodge for a limited period. Sir William Ingilby has been recently staying at the York Hotel. Capt. Brown, R.N., is among our recent arrivals. The Grecian Ambassador has arrived, and has taken apart ments on the Marine Parade. The Earl of Westmorland flined with Mr. Tomlin at Cres cent Lodge on Friday. To=day his Lordship entertains a select party at dinner at the Bedford Hotel. The following is a list of the recent and present inmates at the Marine Hotel : His Excellency le Comte de Mulinere, Ambassador to the Court of France, arrived on Thursday, and took his departure yesterday, by the Mountaineer steam-packet, for Dieppe ; Baron d'Efule, M:de la Chataig ner i e , C omte d e H amarens, Dr. Jupp and family, Mr. and Mrs. Parker, Mrs. and the Misses Pottingham, Messrs. Hobbs, Mr. Bowles, Mr. T. Knox Holmes, Messrs. Armstrong, Mrs. Colonel. H. Gillman and family. The Hon. Mrs. Pelham has removed to a private house, and will, in all probability, remain here during the season. We shall have no lack of musical entertainments this year. By all accounts Bochsa, Mr. and Mrs. Bishop, &c., Mori, and Miss Bruce, intend giving concerts here shortly. Bochsa gives a concert next Friday at Tunbridge Wells ; and the Messrs. Wright are negotiating with some of the first Italian artists to give a series of operas, dramatic and musical per formances, and ballets ; in addition to these, another enter tainment similar to that which took place at the Town-hall last season, and gave such universal satisfaction, is spoken of. CHURCH RATE.—On Thursday several members of the Society of Friends appeared before the Bench, to answer to summonses for non-payment of church-rates. Having stated to the Bench their reasons for refusing to pay the rates, they bowed and retired, distress warrants having been ordered against the respective parties in the usual way. THE THEATRE.—The managers have entered into an en gagement with Mr. and Mrs. Yates for a limited number of nights, who will make their first appearance to-morrow even ing in Victorine, on which occasion they will be assisted by numerous auxiliaries from the Adelphi Theatre. Lurline has been got up in a most costly style. CRICKET.—To-morrow our cricketters enter the field against the Camberwell Club. The game played last week at Camberwell was undecided, owing to the unfavourable state of the weather, but at the close of the play betting was in favour of Brighton. DEATH OF THE QUEEN OF SPAIN. (From the Hampshire Telegraph.) We understand that our King William, with feelings and sentiments that do honour to his Majesty, has caused a letter of condolence to be written by Sir Herbert Taylor to the Pri ncess Beira, acknowledging the announcement of the melan choly event, which his Majesty heard with the greatest con cern, and that the commands of his . Majesty were, that every facility might be afforded in transmitting the painful intelli gence to Don Carlos. We wish that the sympathy expressed by our King had been shown by others filling his official situa tion ; that the family of Don Carlos, since their residence here, had not had cause to complain that they were treated "as strangers in a strange land." It is the high characteristic feeling of our countrymen to pass by with generous disdain all party feeling and political considerations, whenever unfortu nate change of condition, or unhappy domestic circumstances, befal their once opponent ; and whatever the frigid indifference of official observances may suggest, it will be denounced as an un- English feeling, however high the functionary may be who thus exercises his authority. Our Government has communi cated the death of the Princess to her brother, Don Pedro. Don Pedro, Don Miguel, and Donna Maria Francisca de Assis (deceased) were all children of Don Juin the Vlth of Portu gal and Louisa Carlotta, and cousins of Don Carlos. SOUTHAMPTON, SEPT. 6. The second meeting of the Southampton and New Forest Archers for the season took place on Thursday last, and was fashionably attended, and the shooting excellent. There were two archery prizes contended for. The first, a splendid car buncle and gold bracelet, was awarded to Miss Scott ; the other, a handsome bow and set of arrows, to G. Simpson, Esq. Mrs. T. Chamberlayne also presented a prize, an ele gant pair of gold bugle earrings, which was won by Miss Isa bella Simpson. The dinner was served up in a superb style. And at the ball the beauty and rank of the town and neigh bourhood kept alive the merry dance to the figures of qua drilles, waltzes, &c. Two grand miscellaneous concerts are announced to be held next week at the Archery Rooms. In the programme are the names of several celebrated performers—Signor Dc Begnis, Miss Waters, &c. The cricket match between the Alresford and Southampton Clubs came off on Thursday and Friday, which terminated in favour of the former by long odds. VISIT OF THE LORDS OF THE ADMIRALTY TO PORTSMOUTH. ( From the Hampshire Telegraph.) Lord Auckland, the Hon. Admiral Dundas, and Henry Labouchere, Esq., ( Lords of the Admiralty), with Captain the Hon. George Elliott, First Secretary, and Captain Wm. Symonds, R. N. Surveyor of the N avy, em b arked on Thurs day night, from the George Hotel, in the Firebrand steamer, and sailed at five A. N. next morning for Plymouth, to examine into the departments of the Naval Establishment at that port. We do not understand that any present alteration in the system of conducting the various duties connected with the dockyard here is contemplated; but the Admiralty Board have acquired by their personal inspection and inquiries such information as will enable them to decide upon the relative advantages and eligibility of any improved proposals. Lord Auckland and his distinguished public associates dined with his Grace the Duke of Norfolk on Sunday at Cowes ; with Colonel Sir Richard Williams, K. C. 8., and officers of the Royal Marine division, on Tuesday ; and with Major-General Sir T. M'Mahon, at the Lieutenant-Government House, on Wednesday. The Royal Yacht Squadron fired a salute, as did the Yacht Battery, on the visit of the Lords of the Admiralty to that place. About ninety naval officers attended the levee of Lord Auckland, as First Lord of the Admiralty, on Tuesday last, at the George Inn. We understand that a very beautiful and complete model of a frigate, upon an original construction, the entire production of Mr. George Atkins, principal draftsman of this dockyard, was presented to the Lords of the Admiralty, at their_ recenvisit to this port, for their inspection, when it excited thead miration of all present. UNITED STATES. The Boston papers contain the following- accounts - of a shocking outrage committed at Charlestown, near Boston, on the 11th ult., when a Catholic seminary of eduoation was de. stroyed by the mob:— (From the Boston Morning Post.) It is well known that for some days a groundless rumour has prevailed in Charlestown and its vicinity, that a young lady, placed in the Catholic Convent, as a candidate for the veil, has been secreted or abducted, through the machinatipns of the controlling agents 'of the establishment, and was not to be found by her friends. In consequence of this rumour, a great excitement was created in Charlestown, and open threats of burning down the convent were uttered, but scarcely credited, till ten o'clock on Monday night, when a large mob collected round the institution, calling out, " Give us the Figure Head," meaning, probably, the Superior, and communicated to the inmates their design to carry their threats into execu tion, and gave them a certain time to retire. At this moment the convent contained twelve nuns, and fifty-seven female scholars, some of whom were of a very tender age. One of the latter informed us, that at the first annunciation, all, or nearly all, the nuns swooned, and were not aroused to a sense of their dangerous situation until the heralds of destruction returned and reiterated their mission, with threats of burning the nuns with the building. The unfortunate ladies then retired to the garden, carrying with them such articles of value as were within reach. In order to accelerate their flight, tar barrels were brought near to the walls, and ignited, and as soon as the building was de serted, the assailants entered, with flaming torches, and after flying through the apartments which were fitfully illuminated by the transient, but glaring blaze of the torches, they were simultaneously applied at twenty different 'points, among the curtains and drap er y o f th e rooms, and instantly the interior of the institution was enveloped in one general conflagration. The astounded refugees first gathered round the tomb 'at the bottom of the garden, but were soon driven from this sanctuary by the ruthless avengers of an imaginary wrong, and were compelled to fly to the adjoining fields and neighbouring houses for safety. A large number found a retreat in the house of Mr. Joseph Adams, at Winter Hill. The mob burst open the tomb, and ransacked the coffins, but retired without offering any other outrage to the ashes of the dead. The torches were applied about eleven o'clock, and the Boston engines, responsive to the tocsin of alarm, immediately re paired to the spot, but were prevented from acting against the fire, by the surrounding multitude, which, we are in formed, was not less than four thousand in number. The mobocrats did not cease from their exertions till the main building, together with the chapel, outhouses, and even the gardener's dwelling were entirely destroyed. The few articles that the nuns and scholars succeeded in conveying to the gar den, were seized upon by the destroyers, and thrown back into the flames, and nothing was rescued from ruin except what was actually attached to their persons. When the nefarious un dertaking was thoroughly accomplished, fragments of fire and combustibles were collected, and a bonfire lit up as a signal of triumph. A majority of the scholars were Protestants, some of whom have no relatives in the vicinity, and their distressing situation, being stripped of everything, is indescribably la mentable. The theatre of the outrage, yesterday morning, presented a melancholy scene—parents anxiously, but without avail, in quiring for their daughters, and brothers for their sieters-- were to be met with on every hand. Thousands of spec tators thronged the hill —some staring, more sorrowing, a miserable few rejoicing, at the evidence of ue , parralleled de solation. We hope that no attempt will be made by the Catholics at re taliatory measures—this would only augment the evil ten fold, and forfeit the sympathy, and allay the deep indignation which the unjustifiable outrage on Monday night has excited. GREAT MEETING AT FANEUIL HALL. • An immense multitude assembled at Faneuil Hall, in pur suance of an invitation from the Mayor, this day, at ono o'clock (although the notice was given but two hours previous) to take measures relative to the riot at Charlestown. The resolutions were offered by Josiah Quincy, jun., Esq., who prefaced them with a few most eloquent remarks. After the resolutions were read, the Hon. Harrison Gray Otis addressed the assembly. On making an allusion to the good Bishop Cheverus, he was interrupted by loud and con tinued applause. There was an excellent feeling pervading the vast multitude, and the resolutions were unanimously adopted, amid applause never before exceeded within the walls of old Faneuil. Resolved... That in the opinion of the citizens of Boston, the late attack on the Ursuline Convent in Charlestown, occupied only by defenceless females, was a base and cowardly act, for which the perpetrators deserve the contempt and detestation of the community. Resolved—That the destruction of property and danger of life caused thereby calls loudly on all good citizens to express individually and collectively the abhorrence they feel at this high-handed violation of the laws. Resolved—That we the Protestant citizens of Boston, do pledge ourselves, collectively and individually, to unite with our Catholic brethren in protecting their persons, , ' their pro perty, and their civil and religious rights, &c. Resolved —That the Mayor be requested to nominate a com mittee from the citizens at large, to investigate the proceed ings of the last night, and to adopt every suitable mode of bringing the authors and abettors of the outrage to justice. A committee was nominated by the Mayor. (From the Boston Transcript.) The whole party were disguised. All of them, so far as we can learn, had their faces painted —some after an Indian fashion, and others in other ways; and a part of the number employed devices and disguises of various other descriptions, adapted to conceal the individuals concerned in the outrage from recognition. The nuns, and those of the pupils whose relatives do not reside in the neighbourhood, are now quartered with the Sis ters of Charity, in Hamilton -street. Mr. Cutter, we under stand, gave an asylum to a large number of them during the night. We are told this afternoon by one of the pupils that the only one of their number who saved any clothing was a little girl 12 years of age, who had packed up some dresses in a large handkerchief some time before the alarm was given, supposing there might be trouble sooner or later, and carried them away in safety. (From the Boston Commercial Gazette.) Fears were entertained yesterday that there would be fresh disturbances last evening. It was reported that the Irish la bourers on the Worcester, Lowell, and Providence rail-roads, were on their way to the city in great numbers, for the pur pose of aiding their Irish brethren in avenging the insult that was offered to them by the destruction of the Catholic seminary at Charlestown. It is true, we believe, that several hundreds of these labourers arrived in the city last evening ; but we have heard of no acts of violence on their part, or from any other quarter. The evening passed off quietly, at least so far as this city is concerned, although the streets were thronged until a late hour. We have rarely seen so many people abroad as there were last evening. Much credit is due to Bishop Fenwick, for the exertions he made to dissuade the Catholics from all acts of retaliatory violence. He dispatched five or six priests in different direc tions during the afternoon to intercept the labourers, who were known to be on their way to Boston, and to instruct them not to raise a finger in defence of what they considered their violated rights. This was a judicious movement, considering , the unparalleled state of excitement into which our citizens have been suddenly thrown, by the outrageous conduct of a portion of the people of Cambridge and Charlestown. We understand that all the independent light infantry com panies were under arms last night, prepared with ball-car tridges, to act in any emergency which might require their services. Hundreds of respectable citizens were also "on hand," to aid the civil and military authorities. Most sincerely do we hope there may be no occasion for them to act. So great was the excitement among the Catholics yesterday that Bishop Fenwick deemed it necessary to call them together in the afternoon, at the church in Franklin-street. At six o'clock several hundreds had assembled, when the Bishop came in and addressed them for about thirty minutes, in a most elo quent and judicious manner. He deserves the warmest com mendations from his Protestant fellow-citizens for the admira ble style in which he managed this business. The value of the buildings destroyed at Charlestown on Monday evening is estimated at 20,000 dollars. They cost that sum. The furniture of the principal house was elegant and costly, and was probably worth about as much more. There were ten or twelve pianofortes, some of them splendid instruments—three harps, one of which cost 500 dollars—and five guitars, among the articles destroyed. The females lost all their clothing, except what they had on when they flew from the incendiaries. The above facts were obtained from a source that may be relied on. At eleven o'clock last evening the city was quiet, and we had heard of no act of violence in Charlestown. (From the Boston Daily Advertiser.) Besides the nunnery, several other buildings belonging to the establishment were also burnt. The fire was deliberately communicated to the chapel, to the Bishop's lodge, the stable, and the old nunnery, a large wooden building situated at a short distance from the others. It is asserted also that the cemetery was opened, and its contents taken out and exposed to view. The work of destruction was continued until day light, when the mob dispersed. Of the pecuniary value of the property thus destroyed we cannot give any accurate estimate. It is supposed to have cost from 50,000 to 100,000 dollars. SPORTING EXTRAORDINARY.—As Mr. Samuel Robinson, of Melbourn, in this county, was shooting on the Ist of September, with a double-barreled gun, his gun burst and laid open his left h an d, an d ot h erw i se injured h i m . 131,it so ke en was he after sport, that after holding . his wounded harm in warm water, at the sign of Sir Francis Burdett, fcr about an hour, he took a singl e -b arre l e d gun and traversed t h e re mail:der of the ground with his left hand in his bosom ; and in that state, having the opportunity of firing five times, he killed four of his birds.--Derby Reporter. TENTH HUSSARS AT A DISCOUNT.. --A rather whimsical circumstance took place at Dungannon on the 18th inst. A boy was to be publicly whipped through the town on that day ; and, for carrying the sentence of the law into effect, the hangman d had to be brought from O magh. A great crowd was assemble to witness te punishment • they were keeping the sharp look-out for the hangman, wh en a ' unfortunately hap p ened to pass ; gallant Captain ft' the above distinguished corps as he was attired, not en inilitaire, but • shooting dress (or, as he contemptuously styled l it n , a h s is a lrts 7 h clothes), he was instantly taken for the functionary of the law. The mob commenced hooting and groaning at him, and at length proceeded to p e l t hi m with stones and mud, to escape from which the man of war was forced to decamp at full speed, and to take refuge at the inn,—Derry Sentinel.