The Sun. — London, England, 1834-10-11 00:00:00

--------•-. .0 2 'robs. hose staunch! V a lton n the Pursuit daunts bile. broad, raP id the lightest over cross: e th e out to In, 01 1 the anss,eoiii, te very 51 15 far Alts. t?' deed' was raur tgo. further' lo ut readfully. k, if not to ;, a nd " , e his fe liciti ; s only r " , , P s t , .ere the%d le is f 3 ' t lie clock ' ~ r • on and jive' ho ' 13° ' i• s lain the ail • s t Itishry . D ,pit lot, f or r i dge hat a . A Abb e / e ' ,it etor. mostt is a an gel ,to Pr eise ) t wished more than once, in a manner that both showed he t o be me to accept it, and also that he was not accustomed t keh r efused: but I o b st i nately withstood all his solic itations, mY after regret : and thus lost an opportunity of see liZ,l°lle of the most remarkable men of his time, under pecu his 3' of circumstances,. I however gladly accepted h,„_ ° e ifer of re f reshments, and accompanied him into the an - r. The drawing-room, into which I was shown, is a new rspacious apartment : the furniture was neat, but nothing som e that There w ere on the walls a few moderate engravings ; ineth appeared to b e A us t r i an ; one o f G enera l D evereux; lo ft , el. of Hely H u t c hi nson ; another o f the Pr i ncess Char were. But the two to which he chiefly directed my attention of a Pair of eng rav i ngs, represent i ng the pr i nc i pal F oun d ers the hi tse ,,,Catheli c A ssociation : in the centre of the one stands tilisin the centre of the other, his only rival at these fa reetinga, Richard Lalor Sheil. This led to conversa :p abo ut the different characters of each individual there h i Ped, the portraits of himself, &c. ; in the course of hatr,he referred with much self-complacency to the part he ofhi P s i te ayed on the world's great stage ; but more as a matter Polit: 7 than politics : it being his prudent maxim to exclude tain fr om his h ouse, except when all are known to enter keed" game opi n i ons . Hi s conversat i on was rep l ete w i t h t a d a tes, chiefly l ega l ; an d was very li ve l y , goo d-h umoure d, ~Pleasant." Z e e . h i ave room b u t f or one more extrac t, w hi c h gives idea of th e s h rew d ness an d rea d y h umour o f t h e 43 , 11 Peasant : the afternoon the breeze freshened a little, and we toiti,P it ° our boat, which our appetites induced us to steer b a c.* the little bay of the day before. While dining there, e an al our favourite rock, th e treacherous g a le again deserted bother had again to row beneath the o bo ther„ Sunset not less serenely home beautiful than that influence of the pre °t th ven ing• I had often heard of the exquisite tints seen th at western coast ; in confirmation of which, I must say,. eol o , have scarcely ever witnessed such pure yet glowing t ot ,'" in the sky as on the occasion of these two lovely sun % Ch Lough Currane. On our way homewards we landed te ar t u arcit Island, where Seagerson observed two wild ducks, allot 1 :!e shore; and, having a gun, he crept up and got a boa at t hin twenty or thirty yards. He had previously been 14 to n g of his skill as a marksman, and it was therefore amus- Cu nt h ear his excuses f or a most pa l pa bl e m i ss. ' O c h !to g ats ,e . r her fl y i ng away, cut to pieces as she is ! Why she's ownlu°t e nough in he r t o s t oc k an ironmonger's shop of her O w , t , Watch b er, Owen ! she must drop.—Watch her, itch': • The duck, however, seemed as unconscious of any iop2,l°iments to her flight as King O'Toole's goose, and haftr hill until we soon lost sight of her." THE ANNUALS. TAE ORIENTAL ANNUAL, FOR 1835. All the Bull and Churton, London. . s other Annuals are children of the same fa the only difference being that one is more or less e iZ t ollie than the other. The Oriental is in nothing did:them, and in fact is neither more nor less than everend Hobart Caunter's Residence in India, Nd into parts, and published annually instead of the 10, goie etierei work appear i ng at once , accor ding to the th e , fashion of travellers. This does not altoge -41. e et our ideas of an Annual, wherein we look for klZ t et Y of topics and a variety of talent. We frankly h b lee ' however, that our objection does not amount to ray ; b eing about as valid as the fault-finding of Mo iswhen all he could object to the beauty of Venus l ut that her slippers made too much noise. Let the th lit ' theref ore, pass unquest i one d , an d we may say lie 'lf all the Annuals which have yet appeared— ye:Zealt not only of the present, but of preceding :1 ar etzs ml3 is by far the most instructive and the most tif u , CT. The engravings, too, are exceedingly beau- ,All history is painful, for it is little except a picture of 4 4e, Yth e er tY, and wretchedness, rendered yet more vivid Nttli false fires of glory lit up by kings and conquerors. view :P a ges of Indian history are even blacker in a moral of t 'lan th ose of other countr i es, w hil e on t h e part th e a h ; u n re the cont rast i s ye t m ore brilliant. The skies, th e :''''' the rivers, the forests, all are beautiful beyond i i ti ng e,ci „i:aeti.t:eth:rnstl we of European fancy. In read 4il seem to be transported into a brighter World ; but in the midst of the most glow tas6'tan' we b e li eve, the most j ust d escr i pt i ons o f the t lis t ,citis lv t e u ; 0 ° 11 11-l e with no common feeling of horror and ," In 17 R , St leh passages as these :- 1 - s ° , l e .,°,nfi . di B p7 v ,,, holat, Kaudir, a Rohilla chief, in whom the ei "Le nr,4llPeronir had repOsed implicit confidence, made bi lle d th i- "Pticin upon Delhi, of which he became tr . iast . er, -Ta f e weak Shah Allum, and after subjecting leadia°rLa;ereral yveel v ts ir L uo t a he most humiliating mortifications, abu se ! ".tn with insults and exposing him to every atrocious to ike in order to extort from him the supposed secret of his hi s erqed treasures, pierced the unhappy Emperor's eyes with . t atal, ly tas hi e, (a short two-ed g ed dagger) ; thus rendering him •eve r ' i ""nd. He likewise massacred and put to the torture . ci i ,, 4` Members of the Royal Family ; nor did he quit the J, Iqh St l'h ere he had indeed rendered the imperial palace , a house arm a Ai ,. i lev e - 01ng, until the approach of Mahadajee Scindiasy l attt "Int from the scene of his atrocities. A retribution,_ . ",elt e u ver „' as sudden as it was terrible shortly overtook h 'no Pursued and captured b a detachment of t . he . ahr i a m tta t ' deign and brow 1-. f 4-gu! be.ore their commander. Scindia did no itiaii,,‘" titter a word, but, looking sternly on the hardened 'hew -I L who seemed to despise the fate which he too k well il t*l l , uvaited him, ordered one of his attendants to asrd, onm 'ls 1 ..: f . he had deposited the plunder of . the palace, i l.ih le p ti i : ti llg i, to answer, the Rohilla was given up to a truly a ter ,'''rl a b s-ment : he was put into an iron cage, and suspended ,s a e ant in front of the army. After being exposed t o o the L''' , h: men scarcely less ferocious than himself, his os!, Zkr. t 41 " s, and feet, were cut off, his eyes forced from their I ,% l l't'd and in this mutilated state he was ordered to be til 'all 4 on a lean camel and conducted to the unhappy ; ' ci t urn, whom he had so unmercifully blinded. He bore ‘,"(ll,eadful punishment without shrinking 7 -with a heroism, ; 4 4 . 1 Ci'i- i ,‘ o ` . !thy of a better . cause—but expired on his way to geri n '" extreme thirst, brought on by the severity of his d 'tlii ii .gs• His inexorable judge had previously ordered that ‘attl i *. should be given to him either to eat or drink : his raust th * * erefore, have been one of intense agony." *I * * * * * t ke i al p t h t e t e at . o , n , the Rajah's return from . court to his native land (164 f en e.let the damsel, and determined, notwithstanding the , -p eat eti on of her father, and his own obligations . as the . Pl t i ,_ 4 . " Ti . law and justice, o obtain the object of his admi ko4' *hos • n ne - B "ahmi was an Aya Punta, or votary of Aya Il eg. ' ve r e shrine is tit Bai Bhilara. The sectarians at Ma lift''driYakdiffe.rent from th e abstinent Brahmins of Bengal, eat of m / rith th e ine, and share in all the common enjoyments of tu b e d a „,rnartial spirits around them. Whether the scruples l d, Ate r, - „"gnter were likely to be overcome by the royal thl. ll 9' i i ; 4 . wheth er the Rajah threatened force, the memoir . ; 4 th t e c"l us • but there was no other course by which k ke,.. v,tl t o could save her from pollution but by death, he re ar‘eiph 41 14 , i a ,ke it one e of vengeance and horror. H e dug a te tt ; and and having slain his daughter, cut her into frag- Ito. 11 41 ingled them with pieces of flesh from his own litet ' a k il t r i t e the burnt sacrifice of Aya Mata, and as the k k ,„ l jah • "es ascended, he pronounced an . imprecation' on 4r -' (1 1 -- ,Let peace be a stranger to him, and in three It Ne 1• °11 rs), three days, and three years, let me have my . I :Zi'B D) . l 'heu exclaiming, ' my future dwelling is the Dabi hale , l o t Ong into the flaming pit. The horrid tale was tree l'riodc't t; l „ ll ,aiah, whose imagination was so haunted by the ' k b` B rahmin, that he expired just at the assigned Ago pre to unceasin remorse." rl i 41inatilike 1., eq a . ens these, which go . back to the re ar a tial _ t in a tic e h 1 ' of the country, and which, to all ap '°ll it ' - aye Cursed India since the sun first shone ht ti(l _ whi , hop e' le they disgust us with the past, make us t te r e ss for the future. They leave us, however, th e ea s , ~, te e i n to regret with some pseudo philanthropists o ' f l°4 ha l : d 11 eenquests in India. The English domi the oa e m uc h th e pi eta to ameliorate the harsher features e. kri e v l e, Wher ever it has extended, though still I: d er Y t u : A -- Prevails there, which lies at the root of lo i! e li a 7 rd P l 7 ll community,—Labour feeds poorly and th ( . l. ea w . I Y' While that unreal mockery, Capital, ' ir k , ita folded til e ~. Il ut hands and devours nearly every re ade r e turn to more pleasant subjects. If tlp, tl er ad . a scale - -Intr e ~, •,* Pe a , isl),. usor ligs rtgnin th eence, he will here find it gigantic, at d in d t w he comparison, Eur . o- N il , if gifted dwarfed an ::: .ea li e t t i l i d i : ' With a urer taste,in_d e led into pareinsignifi for °f nature, he will find b bothloveshtehree sublime n m a e b whi s ee s thirty, Solis past experience has totally unpre -41 to i t : 0 / poor would tbe . balls of Windsor 6 ` I the inhabitant of palaces like this : th 'it 'a 4 i th e first 'leo, ar ke court there is a cannon of so vast a calibre N ' i , l :red, nl l cl May lie in it with ease. I believe it is now , I° , l tiehl i e aud ip " ll the Z"cond court is the Dewan Aum, or hall !„‘ °Pm'," 11 0 11 „ e i % Th e musnud (Mahomedan throne) upon '"lsea t i * I t ,Z,;" .r- , ttiper ors n '. sat was a most costly piece go t d e s. en it t i,rely -s e l o n nl tlie_ fo.rm l3 of L E; . peaC.7k ttbeitney, vsil:e of stet: rdwith__ the tail out ^ other precious p ae ßeo lls ,nad b een P \ leel of diamonds millionsan..-...,. This at seven sternu b . 1 11) 04 i ii nat l e u o ' l t r ii Nl a q ir shiirize.was t h aken ri a e w d a e y f by s that ra k l a rli ,th l e rriPeror s hi predal ndi e tne thi 4 e 'stiY th of D a eTh c i a l t iav e e pa been content to sit rep r ''ee, b . rd c ourt . throne. is th e Dewan Kauss, or hall of private t rtt ctur ell e:ta t i ll o ' n i t s e o r r ui re , marble, and richly ornamented with ' 44 (1 the interior flovvers. This s a very elegant scarely less costly than that of the Dewan Aum. Over the arches which support the roof is the following inscription in Persian characters, beautifully inlaid with silver on a ground of dark but brilliantly polished marble :—' If there be heaven on earth, it is here, it is here, it is here.' The characters are large and admirably formed; indeed, I think it is the finest specimen of the Persian text I ever witnessed. In this hall there was an immense block of crystal, on which the unhappy Shah Allum always used to sit when he held a private audience of his ministers. Its super ficial measurement was four feet by three, and it was eighteen inches thick, The apartment formerly devoted to the royal privacy, into which no one was permitted to intrude but upon business of great moment, is close by the Dewan Kauss. It was gorgeously furnished. Over it is a gilt dome, the most spacious in the place. The gardens are now quite in ruins. In the centre is a large square basin, said to have been origi nally lined with crystal. It contains gold and silver fish. Close by it there was a marble seat for the emperor's use when he chose to visit the gardens. At a short distance was a large bath, much like a huge sarcophagus, cut out of the solid mar ble. Between the garden and the Dewan Kauss are the royal baths ; they are composed entirely of marble and elaborately embellished, the floors and sides being elegantly inlaid with flowers of variously coloured stones." In opposition to all former writers on the subject, Mr. Caunter maintains that the poisonous fangs are not previously extracted from the Cobra di Capello, exhibited by the Indian jugglers. So far from this be ing the case, the jugglers will bring them in from the jungles, and an instance of their being bitten is scarcely ever heard of:— " The dexterity of the jugglers in managing these danger ous reptiles is truly extraordinary. They easily excite them to the most desperate rage, and by a certain circular motion of the arms appease them as readily ; then without the least hesitation they will take them in their hands, coil them round their necks, and put their fingers to their mouths, even while their jaws aro furnished with the deadliest venom, and the slightest puncture from their fangs would produce not only certain but almost instant death. _ _ _ vV " The power which these people exercise over this species of venbmous snake remains no longer a mystery when its habits are known. It is a remarkable peculiarity in the Cobra di Capello„ and I believe in most poisonous reptiles of this class, that they have an extreme reluctance to put into operation the deadly powers with which they are endowed. The cobra scarcely ever bites unless excited by actual injury or extreme provocation, and even then before it darts upon its aggressor, it always gives him timely notice of his danger not to be mis taken. It dilates the crest upon its neck, which is a large flexible membrane having on the upper surface two black cir cular spots like a pair of spectacles, waves its head to and fro with a gentle adulatory motion, the eye sparkling with intense lustre, and commences a hiss so loud as to be heard at a con siderable distance ; so that the juggler always has warning when it is perilous to approach his captive. The snake never bites while the hood is closed, and so long as this isnot erected it may be approached and handled with impunity. Even when the hood is spread, while the creature continues silent, there is no danger. Its fearful hiss is at once the signal of aggression and of fearful peril. " Though the cobra is so deadly when under excitement, it is nevertheless astonishing to see how readily it is appeased even in the highest state of exasperation, and this merely by the droning music with which its exhibitors seem to charm it. It appears to be fascinated by the discordant sounds that issue from their pipes and tomtoms." Long as these extracts have been, we cannot con clude without giving a specimen of English poetry by a young Hindoo. The lines are exceedingly sweet and pretty, and deserve praise without any reference t o the author ; but when we consider that they were written by a stranger in the most capricious and dif ficult of modern languages, they are really wonderful : " Gold river ! gold river ! how gallantly now Our bark on thy bright breast is lifting her prow ! In the pride of her beauty how swiftly she flies, Like a white-winged spirit through topaz-paved skies ! " Gold river ! gold river ! thy bosom is calm, And o'er thee the breezes are shedding their balm ; And nature beholds her fair features pourtray'd In the glass of thy bosom serenely display'd. " Gold river ! gold river ! the sun to thy waves Is fleeting to rest in thy cool coral caves ; And thence, with his tiar of light, in the morn He will rise, and the skies with his glory adorn. " Gold river ! gold river ! how bright is the beam That lightens and crimsons thy soft flowing stream ! Whose waters beneath make a musical clashing— Whose waves as they burst in their brightness are flashing ! " Gold river ! gold river ! the moon will soon grace The hall of the stars with her light-shedding face ; The wandering planets will over thee throng, And seraphs will waken their music and song. " 6 Gold river ! gold river ! our brief course is done, And safe in the city our home we have won ; And as to the bright sun, now dropp'd from our view, So, Ganga, we bid thee a cheerful adieu !" NATIONAL DEBT OFFICE, OCT. 10, 1834. The Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury having certified to the Commissioners for the reduction of the Na tional Debt, in pursuance of the Act, 10th Geo. IV., c. 27, sec. 1, that the actual surplus Revenue of the United King dom of Great Britain and Ireland, beyond the actual expendi ture thereof, for the year ended sth day of July, 1834, amounted to the sum of 2,177,029/. 14s. sd. ; The Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt hereby give notice that the sum of 544,2571. Bs. Bd. (being one-fourth part of the said surplus of 2,177,0291. 14s. Bd. ) will be applied under the provisions of the said Act, between the 12th day of October, 1834, and the sth day of January, 1835, to the following purposes, viz.:— To repay the Bank of England, per sth Geo. IV., c. 45, the sums advanced by the Bank to pay the proprietors of 41. per Cent. Stock, who did not assent to receive 31. 10s. per cent. Stock in lieu thereof £3lB 10 4 To be applied to the purchase of Stock 544,257 8 8 Add interest receivable on account of Dona tions and Bequests, to be applied to the purchase of Stock £544,260 18 1 S. HIGHAM, Comptroller- General. THE SEE OF BRlSTOL.—Archdeacon Butler, Master of the Shrewsbury Grammar School, and Vicar of Kenilworth, is spoken of as the probable new Bishop. HASTINGS, OCT. 9.—Sir John Conroy arrived on Monday at the South Lawn Hotel, St. Leonard's, on business connected with the contemplated sojourn of their Royal High nesses the Dutchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria at that new watering-place. The last Royal visitors here were the Duke and Duchess of Cumberland and Prince Gearge, who took up their abode during the winter of 1833. Great re joicings—great at least as the place is capable of exhibiting— will take place on the arrival of their Royal Highnesses. The principal visitors of rank here are the Duke and Duchess of Montrose, and Lord and Lady Gort and family. The new buildings at St. Leonard's are rapidly advancing to completion. DOVER, OCT. 9.—The continued fine weather keeps this highly-fashionable place completely full. The rides are thronged with the moq splendid equipages, and the pro menades crowded with the elite of beauty, rank, and fashion. His Excellency the Spanish Ambassador, with Madame, fa mily, and a numerous suite, the Countess of Aldborough, Lord Forbes, &c., have gone over. Their Excellencies the Baron d'Ompteda and family and suite, the Hanoverian Minister, and his Grace the Duke of Manchester and suite, have landed from the Continent. Now that other places are beginning to de cline, we, from the superior eligibility of our port, are in creasing. Few families, on their return from their visits to the Continent, feel disposed to risk long and uncomfortable voyages home, while they can confidently calculate on nearing the white cliffs of Albion via Dover in three hours from Calais. Our city begins to fill rapidly, and we are happy to see on our promenades some of our leading and most fashion able residents. This promises well for our winter campaign, and we hear from all quarters that an eager desire is manifested to obtain lodgings of a superior description. Among the ar rivals we have to notice that of the Countess of Belmore, at her house in the Royal Crescent, Colonel and Mrs. Andrews in Sydney-place ' Mrs. Sadleir, in Church-street, Sir H. Bayntun, in St. James's-square, &c. &c.--Bath Chronicle. THAMES STEAM NAVIGATION.—On Thursday evening last an inquisition was holden before C. T. Carttar, Esq., Coroner for Kent, and a respectable jury, at the Bee hive, Flaggon-row, Deptford, on view of the body of John Green, aged 24, who was drowned in the River Thames in consequence of the swell occasioned by a steamer which was proceeding at a most rapid rate. It appeared from the evi dence, that on Thursday morning last the deceased, who was a Trinity-house ballast lighterman, and a man of the name of Condwire, were in a Trinity-house ballast barge, and about to deliver ballast to a ship in the second tier off the City Canal, when the deceased, in order to secure the barge, went into a boat to fasten the warp to another vessel riding in the third tier. While in the act of fastening the warp, the large Irish steamer, called the Lord Belfast, passed down the river at a very rapid rate, occassioning a tremendous swell of the water, from the agitation of which the boat was canted with such vio lence, that the deceased fell backward over the gunwale into the water, and never rose again. After a short consultation, the Jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death." The Jury, at the same time, expressed their strong indignation at the speed with which steamers were allowed to proceed up and down the pool of the river. The Coroner and Jury la mented that there was not sufficient evidence to bring a charge of manslaughter against the capt a i n o f t h e steamer. At about ten o clock on Tuesday night as Mrs. Salmon of this city and her two daughters were returning from Hampton in a fly, the horse took fright near Hampton House and, turning short round, threw the driver from his seat, and then gOloppil, at full speed, down the hill towards Bath. When the vehicitl was litera.lly dragged afirroao9(l the Canal-office, the loud cries :could stop the animal attracted the attention of !lieutenant Brand, d e the horse turned the of the 1a.. 4 . 4 :'_ 4 R. IV'., who seizes lace nearly as far as Sydney-p little doubt that the career. Had this not boon db. horse's 11 ,,,n e e a f dbr,cerao henr corner into Sydney-place, thefo PM% • if ,p sll 4nt have taken fly must have been upset, and some place.--Bath Chroitiole, THE SUN LONDON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1834. THE REVENUE FOR THE YEAR AND QUARTER ENDING OCri I OBER 1 1, 1834. No. I.—An Abt ract of the Net Produce of the Revolve of Great Britain in the Years and Quarters ended 10th of October, 1833, and 10th of Decrease on each head thereof. October, 1834, shew, ing the Increase or QUARTERS ENDED YEAR QUARTERS ENDED YEAR Year ended Oct. 10. Quarter ended Oct. W. .11•1•••• ••„ ended , .... -.... ended , --...., ,_, ,--.......„_---....._,„_., r Jan. 5, I April 5, July 5, Oct. 10, Oct. lo, ' Jan. 5, April 5, July 5, I Oct. 10, E Oct. 10, 1833 1833 1833 18:33 1833 1834 1831 1831 1834 1834 Increase. I Decrease. Increase, Decrease. ---- -- - Customs.-Consolidated Duties 2,775,507 2,49 2 ,357 2,397,638 2,957,539 - 2,664,469 2,403,199 2,847,320 3,478,026 - - - - Sugar Duty applicable to -' M 2,771 - - - 501,692 1,200,068 - - - - --.- Consolidated Fund - Sugar Duty applicable to 428,126 1,229,887 1,472,414 - 1,111,799 401,622 1,265,364 1,1314,910 - - - - - - Total Supplies ______ -- ---_ ____ ------ ----- - - ---- 3,887,306 3,417, 2 5 0 3 , 66 3,0 0 2 4,1'72,449 13,240,007 3,594,287 3,603,263 4,077,207 4,950,560 116,22.5,261 Total Customs 985,254 678,051 Customs 3,966,488 2, 600 , 575 3 , 2 04,585 4,-71,301 14,542,957 4,12'4,493 2,703,561 3,05.1,509 3,924,785 13,946,348 Excise 596,609 846,524 Excise 1,575,955 1,584,038 1,637,810 1,681,7211 6,469,529 1,575,112 1,671,450 1,81g3,514 1,659,008 6,601,884 Stamps.... ... ....... 1 02, 3 55 22,718 Stamps 1_902,823 509,563 1,921,665 650,129 4,98.,180 1,808,701 483,251 1,9'25,429 308,714 4,7i6,195 Taxes 239,985 ..... 143,415 Taxes '3 24006 346, 0 30 345,00 0 371 , 600 1,400,000 324,000 334,200 338,000 366,000 1,162,000 Post-office 38,0143 5,000 Post Office Miscellaneous 34,729 16,478 9,215 4,394 6 4 , 818 27,046 11,283 5,475 1,712 45, 518 M i scellaneous.. . 19,298 2,6 8 2 ,------ ------ --- Total Ordinary Revenue.. 11 , 725 , 301 8,473,904 10,201 , 277 11,753,007 " 42,733,489 11,593,239 8,206,9:4 11,295,934 11,410,719 42,907,206 Imprest and other Moneys, includ ing Re-payments of Advances Imprest Se other for Public 'Works... 83;771 77,364 40,465 87,303 294,003 103,886 128,461 102,760 59 , 527 4 34 ,2 34 M oneys 139,731 12,224 - Total Income ----- - -- ---- -- 11,789,072 8,55 1 , 26 8 10,847,742 111,840,310 i 43,028,392 1111,697,525 8,933,375 11,198,694 11,510,246 143,:141,840 1,227,340 913,892 691 1 ,275 7,020. 3 339 _-...--. ------ - ----- The Amount applied to the Con -7,185,921 5,673,678 5 , 720 ,595 8,068,228 26,628,422 8,381,458 6,018,474 6,642,045 7 ,500,541 28,543,418 Deduct In. solidated Fund Ditto, to pay off Exchequer Bills Deduct Decrease 913 , 892 crease.-- 690,275 charged on Sugar Duty . - 1,229,887 1,472,464 3,130,477 Ditto, as part of the Ways and Means of the Year 3,511,352 2,475,968 3,861,783 2,457,172 12,306,275 2,887,941 2,916,901 3,325,862 2,537,241 11,667,045 ----- ---- --. , 1 ------ ---- Increase on the Decrease or. Total 11,789, 072 8 , 551 , 268 110,84 7,742 11,840,310 i 43,02 4 ,392 1 11,697,525 1 8,935,375 11,198,694 1 11,510,246 43,34,1,810 Year No. ll.—lncome and charge of the Consolidated Fund, in the Quarters ended the 10th Oetober, 1833, and the 10th October, 1834. Quarters ended Oct. 10. 2,957,5;39 2,957,539 4,771,309 1,. 81,7.2(1 6;2,129 371,000 98 3,475,5 M :?,475,536 3,924,785 1,65 0 ,008 5( , 8,714 36R,000 22,.38 INCOME. Customs.—Consolidated Duties Sugar appl cable to the Consolidated Fund Total Customs Excise Stamps Taxes Post Office Miscellaneous 10,449,101 9,956,282 To Cash brought to this Account to replace the like sum issued, or to be issued, out of the Consolidated Fund in Ireland, for Supply and other Services 322,"89 202,(25 I 0,772,090 I I 0,158,9.)7 BIRMINGHAM GRAND MUSICAL FESTIVAL. THURSDAY EVENING'S PERFORMANCE. (From the Birmingham Journal of this day.) We looked forward with feelings of pleasure to this even ing's performance, as the selection of music for this concert promised much gratification to all real lovers of the art. We were anxious to get rid of all recollections of operatic per formances of yesterday evening. The nonsense of Doni zetti, and the hacknied scene from Otello, added to the very indifferent singing of the Italians, had quite sickened us of the theatre. Besides, we were disappointed in not hearing Spohr's grand scena, " Tu m'abbandonia," upon which we had set great store. Modelled upon the usual plan of the great dramatic scenas of the German school, this composi tion consists of three movements—a recitative, a cantabile, of deep pathos and expression, and an agitato, abounding in difficulties, but full of passion and energy, and remarka ble for its purely vocal character. Spoilr possesses the greatest command of harmony, and an unlimited power of instrumentation. In the representation of strong feelings and dramatic situation, he displays talents and resources of which few have any idea. We much wish to see the com positions of this giant in operatic writing make their way in this country. _ _ The concert of this evening opened with " Mozart's Symphony," in E flat. The exquisite movement in A flat excited a tumultuous round of applause, and is a delicious morceau. The whole is eminently beautiful, and was played with much spirit. Mr. Horncastle sang an adaptation of " Rosseau's Dream," which the book attributed to Mr. Hawes, but which, from the ingenuity displayed in the accompaniment, and the fanciful and varied dispositions of the orchestra, we did not recognise that gentleman's school of composition. The trio for three soprani, by Cimarosa, followed, and was instantly encored. The cantata, " Napoleon's Midnight Dream," ascribed to Neukomm, sang by Mr. Machin, followed the trio. We think highly of this song ; the composer has entered into the spirit of the poet (who is no mean writer), and has pro duced a very clever specimen of dramatic and descriptive music. At the words, The brave in the slimy Nile, &c. and the description of the army of spirits on their " airy steeds," and the mysterious resurrection of the chieftain, the composer proves himself possessed of no ordinary talent, and deserves the approbation of every musician. Mr. Machin sang it but indifferently : there was a want of con trast, and his feelings did not appear to go along with those of either the poet or the musician. We were again delighted to see Moschelles at his instru ment. " The Fall of Paris," though not equal to the " Recollections of Ireland," as a composition, is very bril liant and well worked up. The audience greeted him at his retiring from the orchestra, as if they were conscious of his eminent abilities. Why did he not play his "Fantasia Chromatique" or his " Septett ?" Was not the programme of the performances at this Festival sufficient guarantee that the committee understood and appreciated good music, and were anxious to patronize its authors ? Now, on the subject, we put the same question to Mori. Was there nothing of Beethoven or Spohr that he would condescend to play, without treating us with a long string of cadences ? He is, beyond dispute, the first man on his instrument, and need not shrink from competition with any artist on the violin that ever yet appeared in this country—and we make no exceptions. If he had played the concerto of Beethoven as he did at the Philharmonic, he would have laid us under great obligations, and obtained much more applause for hi s efforts in the endeavour to advance the musical taste of the country. The madrigal of Festa, " Down in a flowery vale," was better sung than the one on Tuesday evening, but still not well done. The two last lines, • If gold thou hast, fond youth, 'twill speed thy suing ; But if thy purse be empty, come not to me a-wooing produced an encore from the ladies. Much demonstration of disapprobation followed their plaudits, which we presume came from the young gentlemen who rejoice in light pockets. Stockhausen's Swiss songs are so clever as always to pro cure an encore. Braham was also encored in the song of " Mad Tom," which is generally attributed to Purcel. Phillips sang the opening song from " Haydn's Seasons" in the most finished style, but it was placed too late in the evening to meet the attention it deserves. The laughing catch of Martini, with a song of Caradori's, was also encored. Upon our entrance into the Hall, we were struck aghast by a placard being put into our hands, which stated that " numerous applications having been made for a repetition of the Fantasia performed on Tuesday evening, to exhibit the powers of the organ, the President has expressed the public desire to the Chevalier Neukomm, who has kindly consented to repeat the performance this evening." Angels and ministers of grace defend us ! we exclaimed, and we should have hurried from the Hall to avoid further violence to our feelings, after the sufferings of Tuesday evening, but, upon reflection, we conceived it would be more in our duty, as conservators of the public taste, to stay ; and furthermore, as we had been led to un derstand that the Chevalier himself was dissatisfied with his performance on the former evening, and was anxious to re trieve himself in the good opinion of those with whom it was desirable to have the reputation of a great organ per former. The real history of this encore of the Thunder Scene is, we believe, that Lord Burghersh (to whom has been humorously applied the cognomen of " the Mozart of Tenterden-street,") was not present at the concert on Tues day, and was anxious to witness this " exhibition of the organ." We are sorry to say we cannot retract a single observa tion we have made on this gentleman's performance as an organist. This second exhibition confirms us in the opinion that he knows nothing of organ playing, and places him, as a composer, in the most extraordinary situation ; so much so, as to lead us to doubt the genuineness of the compositions which go under his name. The anxiety of his friends to take care of him, and that unhappy placard, excited great curiosity in the auditors, and their disappointment was in proportion. The clatter business, produced by a sort of Venetian blind falling upon a large board, was received with hisses, and the Chevalier quitted the instrument, without awakening the concern of the audience. There was this difference between Neukomm's performance of this evening and on Tuesday. He had written it down and performed from his own MSS., and he had rehearsed his performance twice on Tuesday, and once on the Wednesday, on the organ, in private. He might have had some excuse in not being able, on Tuesday, to ab stract his ideas, and obtain that concentration of mind which a really great organ performer must do before he can play to the purpose ; but now he is without defence ; with the exception of the attempt at a fugue the whole was written on paper, not excepting the change of stops, pumping of composition pedals, drawing out of stops without any pipes on the sound-board to effect the imitation of the whistling of the wind, the number of pedal-pipes to be simultaneously to be put down, and the due proportion of arms and hands to b e laid on the keys. All these marvellous performances were written down in red ink in German ! and occupied about two pages of decent-sized paper. We hope he will get Mori to publish the MSS. for the astonishment of his countrymen. His performances consisted in a duet between two t rum pets, relieved by some flute variations, in w hi c h he re poataillY zpi sed the execution of the pas sages i n his own MSS., and followed by soffit) Pilildi§ ll irnitatipp-imitations on the two rows of keys, which, winding up with sPine spectacle roulades, (as the Italian wags call the close of Ressini's movements) far the base. lie next proceeded to • The Amount of Exchequer Bills issued to meet the charge on the Consolidated Fund for the Quarter ended sth July, 1834, and Paid off out of the growing produce of that Fund for the Quarter ended 10th October, 1834 The Amount issued in the Quarter ended 10th October, 1831, in part of the sums granted by Parliament out of the Consolidated Fund for Supply Services The Surplus of the Consolidated Fund Quarter ended 10th October, 1831 The probable amount of Exchequer Bills required to meet the charge on the Con olidated Fund, Quarter ended 10th October, 1634 CHARGE. Permanent Debt. ........ ...... Terminable Annuities Interest on Exchequer Bills issued to meet the charge on the Consolidated Fund Sinking Fund The Civil List Other charges on the Consolidated Fund, including Civil Government Services lot merly paid out of the Civil List, or the Heredi tary Revenues of the Crown Total Charge The Surplus manufacture the thunder and lightning "as before." The agitato movement, in G minor, was very unlike the writing of a musician, consisting of worn-out passages, and succeeded by his pinching the bass in his left hand, and chopping the pedals with his feet. The WIND-UP with a fugue, convinces us whereabouts to rank the talents of this performer. Every attempt to answer the school-boy subject he played upon failed ; he never once had it correct, and at last lost it in the maze of a vulgar March, and the worn-out opera close. The performance was a dead failure, and manifestly incurred the indignation of the audience. We presume Mr. Hill is not answerable for this exhibition ; and as the " clatter" for the lightning forms no part of the organ, we trust it may be removed as speedily as possible, in order to bury all traces of this unfortunate show-up of the powers of the Birmingham organ. We have been informed the younger Wesley was present at the concert, last night, and was witness of the Thunder scene. He has been requested to perform on the organ on Saturday, and we have great pleasure in giving this publi city ; and we think those who may have the good fortune to hear him, will experience a great musical treat. FRIDAY MORNING'S PERFORMANCE. The chief attraction of this morning was " The Israel in Egypt "of the great musician the immortal Handel. To all who had music in their souls, and knew the capabilities of the orchestra, and the precision of the chorus, the execu tion of this Oratorio was looked forward to as the greatest treat to be experienced during the whole performance. Great care had been taken in its production. To Mr. Kearns was intrusted the making such additions to the in strumental parts as his intimate acquaintance with the mo dern disposition of a score peculiarly qualified him to do. His name will be identified with the production of this sub lime composition, and he has evinced great judgment and skill throughout his undertaking. The Oratorio was pre ceded by the beautiful overture to Ariadne, in which all members of the orchestra appeared at home and did their best. Dragonetti pulled out the subject gloriously. The opening chorus " and the children of Israel sighed," partly on a Gregorian subject, was finely executed. In this cho rus we were particularly delighted with the ponderous tones of the contra-bass ophicleide, which had ample time to speak out and strengthen the bass with its weight ; and in the following chorus, " He loathed to drink," it was very useful, with the certainty and clearness it made the chroma tic subject to stand out. Mr. Hawkins sang the song " Their land brought forth frogs." It is a difficult song to make effective, and from its high compass ought to have been assigned to one of the ladies. The introductory symphony was quite characteris tic of the leaping of the frogs. " He spake the words" is a beautiful piece of descriptive writing, and is a sublime composition. Haydn, always ingenious, often elegant, is rarely capable of writing up to the sublime in music. This chorus is infinitely beyond any of his efforts, even in the power of description alone. Dr. Bushy, in his " History o f Music," quotes this chorus as a specimen of a ridiculous play upon the words. His opinion will have about the same weight as that of Dr. Burney, where he complains of the crudities of Bach and the flightiness of Mozart. The burst of the basses at the opening of the chorus— He spake the word. the rapid accompaniment of the violins con sordini, and the alternate rest and employment of the whole power of the orchestra,wasmagnificent in th e ex t reme . "H e gave them hailstones" was encored by desi re o f th e P res id en t, the Earl of Aylesford. The subdued piano tone of the voices at the opening of the chorus, " He sent a thick darkness," was very effective. The mysterious modulations Made use of by the composer, to express the fear and con sternation of the Egyptians at the presence of this plague, the breaking up of the voices to represent their wanderings, are grand conceptions. Miss Novello sang the recitative, " Hail, holy light," in a very sweet manner. The stac cato passages in the chorus, " He smote all the first born of Egypt," was very effective ; and in the next chorus, at the point, " He led them forth like sheep," the change to the wind band, with the corni, assisted in the deve lopement of the pastoral idea, intended to be con veyed by the composer. " There was not one feeble person among their tribe," was well and resolutely brought out. This chorus terminated the second part. The chorus, " He rebuked the Red Sea," which fol lowed,quoted by Dr. C ro t c h, i n hi s l ec t ures , as th e most is perfect specimen of the sublime in music ; and he would have had no reason to alter his opinion had he heard its performance this morning. The tremendous open ing, followed by the voices piano, without the orchestra, was exceedingly grand. The march of the subject upon the words " He led them through the deep" again proves the value of the new brass instruments. The rushing of the water, and the total destruction of the Egyptians, is well imagined in the continued roll of the bass ; and the crash at the passage, " Not one of them left," was such as to overwhelm us. The duet, " The Lord is a Man-of-War," was well sung by Phillips and Machin. Mr. Kearns has paid great attention to this movem ent , and it proved very effective. The contrast between the subdued voices in the chorus, " The depths have covered them," and the chorus, " Thy right hand, 0 Lord," with its abrupt and sudden conclusion, was well given. Mr. Phillips, in singing the song, " Wave from wave," from Deborah, gave the chorus singers a little respite. " The people shall hear," is the brightest gem in the Oratorio ; it is a diamond of the first water without a blemish. The point at the words, " All the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away," and the climax which follows upon the words, " By the greatness of thy arm," is a wonderful effort of genius. The piano passage for the basses, " They shall be still as a stone," followed by the ascending of the voices, one after the other, until the point is brought out in its full glory upon the words, Till thy people pass over, 0 Lord," was sung and played as if every individual performer was inspired by the scene. We remarked Lindley's leaving off his per formance, apparently astonished at the sublimity of this chorus. Madame Stockhausen then sang " Holy, holy Lord," from Theodora. The whole of that part of the Oratorio which followed is one grand and mighty concep tion. " The Lord shall reign," is a movement simple in its harmonies and progressions, and the ophecleide again did wonders. Braham sang the recitative, " For the host of Pharaoh," with great energy. Mrs. Knyvett's voice is not suitable to the simple Gregorian " I will sing unto the Lord !' Her performance wanted power. It requires a Shrceder Devrient to give it due effect. The working up of the subject at the close of this chorus was beyond ima gination. To us this performance was the most soul thrilling scene we ever experienced. No one can rise up from the hearing of this composition without feelings of awe and astonishment at the mighty intellect which could con ceive such a stupendous and sublime work, and carry out the design w i t h suc h sp l en d our i n its execution. Lord Burgbesh, who is a clever amateur, has, we believe, some what to do with the direction of the ancient concerts. We would recommend him to turn his attention to that groat work of Bach " The Passione," which with his motetts and masses would form a store of inexhaustible wealth for that society. The former part of the performance con sisted of a Miscellaneous Selection. The novelties were an adaptation of a part of Hummell's Mass in E's, and a Can tataby Neukomm. Th e f ormer i s a goo d, th e l a tt er , a very indiff erent compos i t i on. We fear, i n the language o f the song that with respect to this composition, Oblivion will fly o'er all its magnificence, r niPh pretensiop i but little merit. We could not al hearpt heaa:red s rf r e 114.elid f rom upon its termination. Braham sang the sceua from je a i s lio nono singer, o and the audience with us olot can. Ictublql 14 le only .• . Quarters ended Oct. 10. 3,648,11 1,301,158 21,3C4 175,483 127,500 215,187 5,518,761 5,253,329 1J,772,090 2,534,741 4,504,702 3,601,801 1,313,644 18,601 344,257 127,500 248,402 5,654,`205 4,504,702 10,138,97 6,826,757 1,969,9(11 4,N56,798 singer we have heard who can, like him, by the tremulous expression of his voice, and its varied tone, produce such effects. His scene in "La Somnambula" is equally great. The chorus from Mozart's Requiem puts into the shade all other mass writing. " Rex tremendw" was magnificent, and the beautiful quartette " Benedictus" was well sung. The introduction of the trombones in this movement shows the consummate skill of the composer. The room was filled with a brilliant dressed audience, who appeared highly gratified at the morning's performance. GENERAL OBSERVATIONS. The Meeting at Birmingham has, fora long time assu med an importance beyond any other provincial meeting ; we now think the performances of the week have never been equalled in this country. To Mr. Munden, who has borne " the heat and burden of the day," we tender our sincere thanks for his able and arduous services, in rendering so effective such a numerous and well disciplined chorus. We also express our gratitude to the Committee, and to Mr. Moore in particular, for the great quantity of excellent music performed, and the presence of a highly talented or chestra to perform it in the best manner. We can rea dily see, that although some indifferent compositions were performed, it is not owing to any predelictions of Mr. Moore for bad music. The superb symphonies of Mozart and Beethoven, and the overtures of Mendelsohn and of Weber, shew that where he could command he evinced his judgment and knowledge of the art. Then let us ask the Committee, and also all other Musical Directors, including the Philharmonic—why suffer these meetings to be reduced in dignity by the horrid music the principal singers inflict upon their audience. Let no singer have a -choice in the matter—they are liberally paid for their services. Let not the base union between music sellers and music singers in terfere with the reputation of such meetings as these. Once open the door for a popular singer to have his liberty, and the tricks of writers, the self-interest of publishers, and the self-vanity of the party himself united, form an impe netrable barrier to the improvement of the public taste. In reviewing the performances, we cannot refrain from congratulating the people of Birmingham that, notwith standing the prostitution of the legitimate uses of the organ by Neukomm, they have had an opportunity of witnessing its grandeur and power. In " The Lord gave the Word," and the " Amen" of the " Messiah," the roll of the pedals was magnificent, and Mr. Turle took care to let us hear them throughout this Oratoria and the " Israel in Egypt" of this morning. The whole of this last Oratorio he played with astonishing effect, and must have satisfied Mr. Hill in every way. With respect to the orchestra, we think the brass and the wind band was superb ; but the violins were not sufficiently numerous in proportion, and we hope that they will be considerably increased at the next celebration of this festival. We do not see the reason for the engage ment of so many singers, amongst whom it of necessity hap pened that they had better been absent than present. Why, may we ask, was Hobbs not here, the best tenor of the day. Those who have not heard him sing the " Adelaida" of Beethoven, are not aware that they have, in this gentle man's performance, a fellow-countryman with all the exqui sitely finished feeling of Rubini, without his excessive love of flourish, and a purity of tone and a chasteness of style, which nothing but the most exquisite acquaintance with mo dern writing, grounded upon the old school of the English music could have produced. We know his " 0 come, let us worship," and other songs of Handel, is beyond all praise and far above rivalry. The oratorios of Neukomm and the introduction of his vulgar songs, (we except " Na poleon") has disgraced this meeting. It is a difficult thing to divest the mind of all the effect of such exquisite play ing of small orchestras, and th e su bli me f ee li ngs attending th performance of the band in all its great power ; but we must say, that, independant of the effects arising from the adventitious circumstances of its performance, we never heard more paltry music than the oratorio of David. We have no doubt our opinion will be confirmed in a very short time, and if musical amateurs just try it over upon their piano -fortes, when it will be heard without the clap trap of the orchestra, they will soon perceive how little there is either novel or respectable in its composition. We must beg that the fooleries which took place in the theatre may never be repeated. Donizetti, any where, is not worth hearing, and Rossini should not be heard out of the King's Theatre. EXCHEQUER RECEIPT. The most ancient revenue department in the state, the Receipt of Exchequer, with all its complicated machinery and checks—such as Auditor, Auditor, Clerk of the Peels, Tellers, Deputy Tellers, Examiners, &c., terminated last night, on the accounts of the last quarter being made up. The new establishment comes into practice this day ; and from what we have learnt of the arrangements, the public will be great gainers, in increased convenience and dimi nished expenditure. The Comptroller's Department will, for the present, be carried on in the old bailing in New Palace-yard. The Paymaster's Department is at the Treasury, where all pen sions and monies for the public service will in future be disbursed by cheque on the Bank of England. In lieu of the revenue being received at the Exchequer, the different receivers will pay it into the Bank of England, to the public account, a new office having been established there for this purpose. The expense of salaries, &c., of the Old Exche quer was about 45,0001. per annum. The following is the scale of the new departments : NEW EXCHEQUER. Comptroller, the Right Hon. Sir John Nmport, 2,0001. Assistant Comptroller, A r th ur Ed en; Esq., 1,0001. Chief Clerk, AshburnhamHey, Esq., 8001. Accountant, 5001. to 5501. First Clerk, 2501. to 300/. Second Clerk, 2001. to 2504 Third Clerk, 1501. to 2001. Fourth Clerk, 125/. to 175/. Fifth Clerk, 100/. to 150/. EXCHEQUER BILL OFFICE. Senior Clerk, 600/. Assistant Clerk, 210/. Junior Clerk, 130/. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Senior Clerk, 650/. Second Clerk, 100/. PAYMASTER OF CIVIL SERVICES, TREASURY. W. Sargent, Esq., Paymaster, 1,5001. S. Beltz, Esq., Deputy Paymaster, 800/. E. Saunders, Esq., Cashier, 6001. E. W. Clere, Esq., Accountant, 600/. Senior Clerks, Ist Class, 4001. maximum, after 25 years' service Clerks, 2d Class, 350/. maximum, after 25 years' service. Junior Clerks, 200/. maximum, after 25 years' service. THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII.—" From no work of Mr. Bulwer's have we risen with such admiration of his genius as this. There may be as fine passages, as fine scenes, a finer development of human motives, feelings, pas sions, in others ; but never before, to our thinking, has he shewn such an absolute and entire mastery over his subject_ such artistical power. This may seem strange ' but will be found true. Th e manners, the customs, the habits of life which he bad now to describe, were all foreign to him ; there fore he could not draw from his own experience, by which he has ever been, to a limited extent, cabined and shut in. His knowledge off' the universal nature of man could alone serve bin - % on this occasion, and nobly has it done so. The unity of interest in this work is also admirable. From the first momof:, the reader is unconsciously involved in the story, and at last he is swept onwards, without power + o stay his course, into that whirlpool of passion olud4;1,'"1"4" :efieuPt. of suffering with which it con- COURT CI The Governor of the Bank ai Grant visited Viscount Althorp Lord William Russell transact Office of the Secretary of State Mr. Hume, M. P., had an int , Secretary Rice at the Colonial Office. The Right Hon. J. Abercromby is staying on a visit with the Duke of Devonshire, at his seat, Chatsworth, Derbyshire. Monsieur Bailly, Inspector-General of French Finances, transacted business yesterday at the Treasury. Mr. Secretary Rice left town on Thursday for South Hill Park, Berks, on a visit to the Earl of Limerick. The Commander of the Forces and the Adjutant-General to the Forces had interviews yesterday with the Right Hon. Charles Grant. WINDSOR, OCT. 10. Yesterday the King, Queen, visiters, and suite, spent the afternoon at Virginia Water. The Royal party lunched in the principal marquee, near which the band of the Scotch Fusileers was stationed, and after the repast they embarked on the lake, from which they did not land till near five o'clock. The Rev. Edward Craven Hawtrey, head master of Eton, had the honour of dining with their Majesties yesterday evening. The King and Queen left the Castle in a carriage and four, at eleven o'clock this morning, for the Royal Lodge, Bushy Park, where they intended spending the day. Earl Howe, Colonel Bowater, Lady Clinton, and Miss Hope Johnstone, followed in a second carriage. The party are expected to re turn to the Castle to dinner. The Earl of Rosslyn, Lord Hill, and Lord Adolphus Fitz clarence, are expected to arrive at the Castle this evening, for dinner. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The Duke of Manchester, at Grosvenor-gate, Park-lane, from the Continent ; the Prince de la Cisterne, and the Prince A. E. de la Cisterne, at Crawley's Hotel, Albemarle street, from Paris ; the Marquis de Talluchi, and Monsieur de Talluchi, at ditto, from Italy ; J. Trower, Esq., and J. Trower, Esq., jun., at ditto, from their seat in Sussex ; Major and Mrs. Clubley, at the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn street, from Kent ; Mr. and Mrs. Hudson, at the Carlton Hotel, Regent-street, from the Continent ; John Tayler, Esq., at Symmond's Hotel, St. James's-street, from his seat near Manchester ; Mr. and Mrs. J. Middleton, in Brook-street, from Worthing ; 'Wm. Watson, Esq., at the Blenheim Hotel, Bond -street, from Bath ; Monsieur Gaunb, Captain Russian Horse Guards, at ditto, from Oxford ; Edward Holdpool, Esq., at ditto, from Yorkshire ; Timothy Thrapston, Esq., at ditto. - - - - DEPARTURES. The Marquis of Camden, for his seat, Bayham Abbey, Sus sex ; Lady Nelthorpe, from Queen-street, May-fair, for Seven oaks, Kent ; Mr. and Mrs. Hall and family, from Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, for Italy ; Magnoncour, Esq., from ditto, for Oxford ; Lieut. Col. Angerstein, from Warren's Hotel, Regent-street, for Weeting Hall, Norfolk ; Mrs. and Miss Oswald, from ditto, for Edinburgh ; Mrs. Barker, from ditto, for Kent ; Miss Malcolm, from Ragget's Hotel, Dover street, for Warfield House, Berks ; Mr. and Mrs. Stovin Maw, from Batt's Hotel, Dover-street, for their seat in Berks; the Marquis d'Harcourt and Captain d'Harcourt, from Crawley's Hotel, Albemarle -street, for St. Leonard's, Wind sor ; Count G. d'Harcourt, from ditto, for Paris; the Count and Countess de Castres, from ditto, for Paris; Mrs. Dnyrell, from the Blenheim Hotel, Bond-street, for Linnasteu bayrell, Bucks ; the Rev. Mr., Mrs., and Miss Rolfe ' frow, di tto , f or the Rectory, near Dunstable ; J as . Jackson, Erci., and Mrs. Jackson, from ditto, for Brighton ; Edward Dayland, Esq., from ditto, for Dover ; Captain Smith, from ditto, for the East Indies ; Dr. Anders on , f rom di tto, for ditto ; John Franklin, Esq., from ditto, for Cheltenham 0 g r ti [RC ' • and fre • - taleg yesterik l:b aed " doss ty.e63/clay.ii the for Foreigpii*iices..''' terview on Thuriday'with Mr. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. The Duenna was performed at this Theatre last evening. Enriched with some of the happiest ideas of Sheridan's bril liant genius, and abounding with some of the best music of the best composers of the period at which it was written, it would be impossible this play could be acted to any audience with out meeting some applause. But that is not enough ; and we would earnestly recommend Mr. Bunn, until he succeeds in finding a better Don Carlos than Sinclair, a better Don Ferdi nand than Duruset, a better Don Antonio than Templeton, and an actor who will take the trouble of studying the part of Don Jerome more correctly than Mr. Farren, to refrain from tantalizing the public by acting it. The only tolerably perfect characters in the pieces were those of Isaac by Harley, and the Duenna by Mrs. Jones. The Donna Clara of Miss Shir reff, and the Donna Louisa of Miss Betts, were but indif ferently sustained. The laughable Farce of Simpson and Co. followed the Opera, and in some degree compensated for the disappointment which its performance was so calculated to originate. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. Mr. Vandenhoff appeared a;Roba last night. The per formance was one of great beauty, and it will be the fault of the manager and not of the actor—if the actor continue to perform as he did on this occasion—if he prove not an attrac tive and an efficient addition to the corps dramatique. In the scene in which Rolla rescues Alonzo from prison Mr. Van denhoff elicited shouts of approbation. The appeal to the sentinel was pathetic, but not more touching than the anxiety with which he clothed Alonzo in the Friar's garb, and watched him through the portal. The scene with Pizarro was also finely acted. Miss Clifton was Elvira, and although she is unquestionably an actress of considerable merit she can only expect permanent success after much perse - ..ering study and practice. At present her physical qualities are not consistent, for her voice and action have no apparent correspondence in power with her stature. Mr. Cooper was Alonzo and Mr. G. Bennett Pizarro, and they acquitted themselves with suc cess ; but Mr. Cooper would do well to remember that playing twelve or fifteen characters a week is quite sufficient proof of the strength of lungs without converting the lover Alonzo into a Stentor. Cora was assigned to Miss Taylor. The romance of Cymon concluded the entertainments. The Duke of Dorset is gone to Drayton-house in Northamptonshire. The Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster left Grosvenor -street on Thursday last for Eaton-hall, in Cheshire, where they intend remaining till February next. The Marchioness Dowager Conyngham, after a tour, and visiting her brother, Mr. Denison, at the Denbies, has returned to her magnificent abode at Bifrons, near Canterbury. Count Matoushevitz, the Russian Minister, took his departure this morning for Hamburg, in the General Steam Navigation Company's mail packet Columbine. Lord and Lady Crofton have arrived in town. A large remittance arrived this morning (Friday) from the Scotch bank reported yesterday to have failed, in con sequence of which the house of agency here goes en to accept and pay the bills drawn upon it as heretofore. The refusa 1 in the first instance arose, it appears, not from any doubt of the solvency of the Scotch bank, but from an irregularity on the part of the managing director in not giving due notice to the London agent of the intended drafts upon him. The mode of doing business generally by the country joint stock banks is much disliked, it seems, by the London bankers, who are far from being desirous of carrying on the connexion with them. A case has occurred to-day of one of them, not a Scotch but an English bsnk, whose agency has been re linquished by the London house which carried it on for some time past, and on applying to two or three other houses, they have refused to take it.— Times. A correspondent states that the bank of Scotland whose bills have been refused here is a Glasgow establish ment, and not an Edinburgh one. The real Lord Courtenay, now Earl of Devon, re sides at the superb Chateau de Draveil, on the river Seine, near Paris. INTELLIGENCE FROM CAPTAIN BACK.—The Canada papers contain the following news of Captain Back, furnished by Mr. Duncan Finlayson, partner of the Hudson's Bay Company, who arrived at La Chine on Saturday, the 6th inst., in a bark canoe, navigated by ten voyageurs of that con cern. He left Fort Vancouvre, on the Columbia River, north. west coast of America, on the 20th of March last, passed over. land to York Factory, the company's principal depot in Hud son's Bay, which depot he departed from on the 24th of July. Two other canoes, manned by 16 additional voyageurs, are daily expected at La Chine, and the remaining voyageurs and passengers from the interior this season will be down in than course of next month ( October). A part from the mmpany's usual despatches and letters from their servants in the inte rior, together with those from Red River Colony, Mr. Fin layson has brought a packet from Captain Back, addressed to the Colonial-office, London. We are happy to state that let ters have been received from that gentleman, dated Fort Re liance, east end of Great Slave Lake, up to the 4th of May last, when he was preparing to be off to prosecute the ulterior objects of the expedition. The packet from London inti mating Captain Ross and party's safe return, which was for warded from Montreal last November, reached Captain Back. the 25th of April. It is reported that the Commanding Officer of the Birmingham Barracks refused to the Directors of the Musical Meeting the customary use of the military to parade and pre- serve order. It is also stated that an application was made to the Government for the attendance of the dragootr, but who returned for answer " that troops were not wanted.'' Assuredly the presence of the military on such occasions would have scared the prejudices of our ancestors age;.nst " standing ar. mies." Such military exhibitions are meuliarly out of place on occasions of a public entertainment, by its expensive nature necessarily limited to the higher and middle ranks of society. The attendance of soldiers was probably not required at the recent dinner of 3,000 persons given to the Members of that town, nor at the excited public meetings of Birmingham d ur _ ing the agitation of the Reform Bills. The refusal is honour` able to the Commanding Officer and the Grivernment. The civil force, when ret!ily required for the preservation of order, is the old En g lish and c ons tit ut i onal security of the peace. The they who mount guard nightly at the London thea tres arc offensive and useless mutes, and would not long be permitted to gape at the entrances of our provincial theatres. The link-boys in Shakspeare's time would have speedily re moved this modern guard of English amusements.—Aforning Chronicle. I