The Sun. — London, England, 1834-09-04 00:00:00

Can• aft er r sot on t he vertY 0 pr e. 0 avY na to her 1 Lnoo 31 1 tljz t O re , to 6 ° ris° cr e lad ref 110, d e n,. b 0 , t" „ J u ry faro u a' ey Cou rt le gir Uri'' A lia d rg e Le pro laar e sc' t ' I)3°' the lo . le cl°' a' acV 1 , 20 I for o 15 P noc p rfi. )1 . fo," ye - 11 3c `; 'other t t it h 0 1 ' 1 0 1 1 : t" ti ~ g .e a rt Nr, to THE KING'S COURT. 4 The King, attended by Sir Herbert Taylor, arrived in town quarter Caatle, befor e two o ' clock yesterday afternoon from Windsor after The P r i ncess Sophia paid a visit to his Majesty soon his arriva', and lunched with his Maesty. 4 The Sheriffs of London and Middlesex, j Messrs. Wilson and Inner, accompanied by the City Remembrancer, were intro duced into t h e Royal Closet by the • Earl of Erroll (who offi ciated as the comman Lord i n Waiting), and received his Majesty's Fratuds respecting the reception of the Addresses of Con latimi on the Queen's return from the Continent from t he C ourt of Ald ermen and the Court of Common Council of City of L on d on. The King appointed three o'clock in the afternoon to receive the Addresses. The Sheriffs then retired. A lci Si er ° ro rt e, i n befo re t h ree o ' clock the Lord Mayor arrived in state St the Palace, f o ll owed in procession by the Recorder, the the Sheriffs, the City Remembrancer, Mr. Ser- K e ant A ra bi n, the City Pleaders, and other Officers of the i t: orpor at i on, and a numerous Deputation of Deputies and Con.,i -aoa of the C ourt of Common Council, together with the cu.- t ° T• r arY attendants of th e L or d M ayor on state occas i ons. this he Corporation assembled in Queen Anne's Room. From N ri aPartment the Lord Ma 'or, the Recorder, Mr. Sheriff k i 8 " , Mr. Sheriff Harmer; 'or Cowan, Winchester, j o rll, Birch, Venables, Kelly, Sir Chapman Marshall, and ed 6, 13° their; and Mr. Tyrrell, the City Remembrancer, attend . t fficers, were ushered by Messrs. Legge and Martin, '.,cnßo om Gentlemen Ushers in Waiting, through George the Third's tn. to the Throne Room. lir a M a ., of t h e _lcsty, who wore a naval . uniform, with the insignia throne t h roir. urder of the Garter, received the Address Erroll, a Close to the right of the King were the Earl of Si r w a , 9 the Lord in Waiting ; Sir William Lumley and 4miebiebornuarnrtieen Waller, the Grooms in Waiting ; and Viscount On the left of his Majesty was the Earl of th rone , the Master of the Horse. On either side . the ecaintieorni Colonial the Secretaries of State for the Foreign aannd 4, bepartments, the Chancellor of the Duchy of G L _ Lan the r,l t ue Lord Steward, the Captain of the Yeor . nen t!ard, , o , Clerk Marshal • Colonel Keate, Field Officer in Waiting , ; si;.olao.neclol_Vilson,Gentleman Usher in Waiting. His Mai Lain, , 'Ps of Gentlemen at Arms, comm esty s command by their Cap , Lord p o l o eess s i on .. 3', formed two lines ; between which the pro ,,, ad F ole y to the foot of the throne. f ro " Recorder then read the Address of Congratulation Qs % the Lord Mayor and Aldermen on the return of the to Pi from the Continent. His Majesty handed the Address ja his I'o Melbourne, and returned a gracious reply, thank -4,7 Lordship and the Deputation for their attention on the Oa kation of the Queen. The Sheriffs , Lord Mayor the Recorder, the Aldermen, and the "41Friffs, had the honour to kiss the King's hand, and then Idr:iv from the Throne Room. cotillmad e putation, h av i ng b een joined by the deputies a and a.n ushered ' i s of the C ourt of Common Council, were I c o _ ed to the f oot of the throne, when the Recorder read the tla ugr eo atulatory Address from the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, ta, 'onions of the Court of Common Council on the re the I her Majesty. The Recorder afterwards presented e e Address to the - K'ng who received the reply from VlS toearit Melbourne, which Majesty read. The mover and Peorrtidoe:roeft.the Address kissed the King's hand, and the Cor preSseirntAAuguisrtensd. Foster, his Majesty's Minister at Turin, was eaBe °I b ' e " t ° the King by Viscount Palmerston on his return on lii, u a .sedee, and on being created a Baronet. th p;""klesty held a Privy Council, which was attended by he V Bs t Lord of the Treasury, the Secretaries of State for o °r eign and Colonial Departments, the Chancellor of the 4 04 1 of Lancaster, the Lord Steward, the Master of , o _ Cea t i e rl the Captain of his Majesty's Honourable Corps f Sir en at Arms. mat e , ugustus Foster was introduced, and was re-sworn a The r ot his Majesty's Privy Council. was ' Ear l of Gosford, Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard, at etLoduced. sworn in a Privy Councillor, and took his seat aspepotetilsn!ittaireds:ayococomredei!gly. His Lordship kissed hands on his ve au to Viscount Melb, Mr. Earle Rice, Lord Holland diences , the Earl of Albemarle, ourne and the g o l d j? Cosford gave audiences to Viscount Melbourne, Mr. I ' Y Rice , Lord Holland, the Earl of Albemarle, and the got,l k Cosford, whe n Isis Lordship d e li ver ed t o the King his e Y of office as one of the Lords of the Bed-chamber. The ri lowa 'L u een Was pre fented by indisposition from coming to m- Yesterd o. _ _ y. L e ;!s• Lichtenberg Privy Councillor of the Hanoverian aft;r 4 - 11" ' and Sir James Cockburn, had audiences yesterday Till'e°01;1 of the King. Nuta, his of Chester has left town for Tunbridge-wells, to s Vic tor i "is attendance on Her Royal Highness the Princess kr, C'oioni a' I°lquloun and Mr. M arr y a t t ransac t e d b us i nes s at the The vPffice yesterday. °Ne rtti "st India mail and the North American mail are to be detained till Saturday next. (Tr y ADDRESSES TO THEIR .MAJESTIES. Y -----'4'--- by Alder i i i n a e l n , t,„. .„esterday the Lord Mayor, accompanied__ in trnm-..n, Venable s , Winchester, nd H K a e rm lly e , r, Si t r h C e C. Sergeant, keems, ln Sergeantnodn Ch °unson, Sheriffs Nilson a Arab i "lain, Town Clerk,Recorder,Marsl Ple a l ti ' and the ComptrollCeorivimmrS.oecwondary• pout Zy?tiiiirneeeymaenind Rylan d, E.eis of the Common Under-SheriffPotter, Council, s trheerrl Cuildhatll to St. James's, to present their C ourt of Aldermen and the Courtof Common to the addresses e e from l.lllajesties, upon the return of the Queen clerni owing address .. 4" fll • to the King from the Al ' ~e ll Was then presented, NM .--- C these ou l. Court realms.of Councilt o u n of the sent' ? tiki , in°Bt Gracious Sovereign,—W e , your Majesty's most d f I, subjects, the Lord Mayor and Aldermc e t; !ti%ll,(ln, approach your royal person with th our liv ,A el l i a e j s e t st Vsgae,sB °f loyalty and devotion, to tender to y e of our heartfelt congratulations upon the tmheajoesctcyasQiouneeonf Aciesjire,and happy return to this country o aktPla" . t h u , quitting for a season the i splendours of a I I the dominions of Great t fulfil the grateful offices of ti ! ,an, the Queen hastened tod f 0 r Court, er _a 0. and_ t e e : :: lkibititta' affection to her revered a of d o g a!I equal ardour in all the sort seated on the throne youlles.tic life, your Royal C sphere of Ad rat e has resumed, delicate n of rn , vute virtue of pub W lic itho u on s u e t fu d ln e'l e a s y s. , ,In , s and appreciate the bright patttethe the splendid lkstibe 4 !sfifYing how deeply we whose wgeeotrdacceonthdeucmode_re! naJestY afford s to that sex on 4 4 t l!rests of society so mainly depend, p tl k tt .evive the sacred memory of Que!n Charlotte, in tl ? e 14 °4 11 : sru a i t ,ou of her transuendent merits, '' 4 Influence of their example. and in the eminenory it':ty re ' we hailed with feelings of deehpeermi‘oitai Majesty's visit v o l p s p a to th e e iltesented to the Lord Mayor, by 644 el "ti nent, of conducting her Majesty i. w i i t t s h e o v f e h ry is at L te o n rd d : shih,;teurastance of dutiful respect to the 14Ppitiieurisdietion, as Conservator of the lin T Thames ' )tit Pr o s ; Wa S only then complete,. when, deigning ;tobuateeoeputr Peephfeted escort and ascending !he shore of the river Yalty m tif 10with countless multitudes rending theai u r tto44. , her Majesty planted her foot again re upon nth British s , T o ~,,,,. cg (Signed H b E y N or E cle y r ofCou 'ol,iie'ilieli address his MajestyWOODTHORPE.") ..,' fr-,,°5,t gracious answer:— the dutiful and loyal `odre,eelve with the utmost satisfaction . was pleased to return the f01..,' ..,' ''' whi c h , , ,taf e , etnt )0u have presented Continent to Queen from the I,,sturape." y i , i f e her Majesty of the resectful attachment to the me, in congratulation on rati t ‘..eett which a expressions address are peculiarlyr4ard ,i r "Z n, lily f eel IF contained in that at t ,ritings, and give you a new claim on my I tb A L en • on the Y ,l °lll. da t ' y ti You for the readiness with which you have - oa or 1, po her Majesty the Queen, by attending maroekeaed -44' The"ecicttobarkation and her retu • favour th Prot •Y of London may at all rn ti of Pro!i s(eQ t cl,oa, and I humbly trust to the blessingmesrelyon my . 'ees 0 kUid to promote the,, 4 ,na hap e arid to assist my best efforts ~ iness of all classes of my loyal sub , j_e_c . ts. in- The Aide I.° Ti 't RIN ' MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY Al(tltilerli'le, dutiful°, Mayor, u Corn- C't of London i oi l (le. , ant C ommons of th e i y anon ' fl ea as :nd loyal Address of the Lord . stiq l oy al o r . assembled. °I tho,..,,sabiaeelcnis Sovereign,— e, Y Proach ' t , I IY Ot et t :, the Lord Mayor, W Alde o r ur men N , n Council assembled, o p ur la a j n e d sty c 's om du m t oa ff n u a_ l turn .ral Pie;spittir tolla_i:sn'tyd°lvnithintbCe o m min t o sincere attachment i. ,)lin *3 , her Af: j e e s s e t nt ou r congratulat ionsonillustrious upon n e t e - n e , s t a o o f eytrhei this i d e n ' e a rt while y, our p m . s t af ety to ; e , or ha ..4e p e e x_ i rr ess d o h u e r r t m han a j k e f a u ty lir m ss to it D h iv a i r n id e se to retieil li lY, and upon the throne of these realms, 414j'stristeue the highraiset- e of her exalted station a n in ,e y h o e u g r 1 4 aitit:sti:a4:hee assurances of our devoted loyalty and attach riotsarThat°llst •Nlajesty and to your Royal Consort.. Gracious Providenc; which has through as 13 Monarchand his beloved Queen .eventful • has ever recorded, nd huiqY eontinue , and important as history blessings, a protected p e.. tiftgtPrescry„`° shoupon them bis choicest , th e °, and ir. ' the hearts most sincere a4 fe 1° 4, 1 . 8 4f a loyal devoted I°people, i s - our T o prayer .(sign eV e Oyd f Court,) pE „ and possess the dby order o _ __, OR .. N I I '' l eh hi s l i . " HENRY WOODTH ,s,.tißtclaciees anasixelsetry.was also pleased to make the following Ile ' ai,,* Y 4 for your con gratulations on the safe return of t l'ii'Sty th e Queen 4 mßritish dominions. ° toy f, 2eCaien iS one on which it is particularly ti4tif l at: lns t° and receive a renewed proof a your loyal al with wahment, and I am fully sensible of the respectful.eu feel 1411,er kaies,:(ll You have marked the deep intere4 Y gratifying tis inningritQrt3;s s afety and return. f all at a l l sof the utmost Solicitude o be fully assu e promot e t h e interests of the city of AI R. Zutieee With.rfEeeirn°o.llD) CIVIL ENGINEER. t , ,(feelleot i n _,.,..5 . o a f deep regret the death 4 of thiseminent krc e i 'Y aftqn_u_Tut_ 1., Which y,ok place at five o'clock on Mr. Tel -14 hi:!;% in t h e uZ a. his house.in Abingt.im-s Lan, je.ath was Year of his age. . 'ni immediate cause ',‘. l to r ,o_'' titrepetition of severe. bilio:sawittacks,towhic_hf iii3guolat, itt'tlsc years been subject. He was a _ nativeae.L th,,gradual ri_t_4l,,rnfries-shire, which he left at an early g allay of his D ' r e e l i , eg rn th . e stonemasons and builders'eliyraerdwteo his 1 caZ a il : the worl:ll,eitls to n hise a o s w cilb e e o d u n n we ' o t r t y n 1 , o o r r , e b his genius, , 1 . a, he j e l s ro t ate ability, and persevering industry, than to his tando,„ 11'.14tIsraiht-forward dealing, and the integrity and Th e i n , ; 1 Inarked his character through life. Bth just ‘lvent Court will resume its sittings on the FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Lady Clinton, in St. James's-place, from Windsor Castle; Col. and Mrs. Drummond and family, at Aberystwith, from their seat, Underdown, near Ledbury ; his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, at Chatsweirth, frinn Nunsham Park, Oxfordshire ; Lord Forester, at his seat, Willey Park, Shropshire, from Brighton ; Sir William Sheridan, Bart., at Morley's Hotel, Trafalgar-square, from Havre; Mr., Mrs., and Miss Macdonald, at ditto, from Dublin; Mr. and Mrs. DodweU, at ditto, from a tour ; Mr. and Mrs. Bolding, at ditto ; G. Gage, Esq., at ditto, from a tour ; M. Blacker, Esq., at the Brunswick Hotel, Jemyn-street, from Cheltenham ; Mr. and Mrs. Ellis, in Grosvenor-street, from Worthing ; William Lawrence, Esq., at Raggett's Hotel, Dover-street, from the Con tinent; James Pownall, Esq., and family at Marshall Thornpson's Hotel, Cavendish-square, from Liverpool ; J. H. Slater, Esq., Lady Louisa Slater and family, at ditto; H. Cooper, Esq., and Mrs. Cooper, at ditto ; E. 0. Warren, Esq., at ditto ; Colonel and Lady Catherine Bulkley, in the New Forest, from the Earl of Radnor's, Longford Castle ; Lord Thomas Cecil and Viscount Castlereagh, at Brighton. DEPARTURES. Mr. and Mrs. Peper, from Grosvenor-place, for Oakley Park, near Ludlow, on a visit to Lord Clive; the Alarquis and Marchio ness of Bristol, for their seat, Putney-heath ; Colonel and Mrs. Smelt, from the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle-street, for Bath ; Mr. and Mrs. Corcoran, from ditto, for ditto ; Captain and Mrs. Dixon, for Brighton; Mr. and Mrs. Powell, from Dover-street, for their seat in Norfolk ; the Rev. Thomas and Mrs. Levett, from Sym mon's Hotel, St. James's-street, for their seat, Packington Park, Lichfield; Mr. and Mrs. Norton, from Harley-street, for Elton Manor, Notts; Lieut.-Colonel Sir Seymour Blanc, from Sackville street, for Windsor ; Mr. and Mrs. Hancock, from their house in Park-pack, St. James's, for their seat near Barnet; G. Wilbra ham„ Esq., M.P., and Lady Agnes Wilbraham, for Edinburgh. ARRIVALS AT CHELTENHAM. Viscount and Viscountess Barrington, Henrietta Viscountess Dillon, Lord and Lady Ravensworth, Lady Macgregor, Lady and Miss Norcott, Lady Barry, Lady Seymour, Hon. W. L. Bathurst, Hon. Mr. Courtenal, Hon. J. Tracy., Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Liddell, Hon. Miss Fitter, Sir Thomas and Lady Winnington, Sir Richard and Lady Pattison, Sir John and Lady Broughton, Sir Edward Miles, General Derrnott, General Cox and family, Brigadier-Gen. Carpenter and family, Colonel Hughes, Colonel and Mrs. Drum mond, Lieutenant-Colonel Macarthy, Major Strode, Major Hock ley, Major Macnamara, M.P., Rev. Dr. Baggs, Dr. Simon, Dr. Burnett Garlik, Dr. N. Freidlander, Rev. Cooke Otway, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Horne, Rev. M. Audry, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Coliton, Rev. Mr. Goff and family, Rev. M. A. Relp, Capt. Cregoe, Capt Pigott, Capt. Cope, Capt. Morris, Capt. Pitton, Capt. Waterman, Capt. Dundas, Capt. Stanton, Capt. and Mrs. Williams, Capt. and Mrs. Haselfoot, Capt. Lowe, Capt. Sharp, Capt. Dilkes, Capt. Hay, Capt. Archer, Capt. Hall, Capt. Berry, Capt. Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Gibson, Mr. and Mrs. Hulme, Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong, Mr. and Mrs. Peel, Mr. and Mrs. Corbet, Mr. and Mrs. Wood ward, Mr. and Mrs. Mitford, Mr. and Mrs. Osgood Gee, Mr. and Mrs. Asty, Mr. and Mrs. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Challis, Mr. and Mrs. Tebbutt, Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, Mr. Kendall, Mr. Eve rard, Mr. Maund, Mr. Tinier, Mr. Ord, Mr. Maconochie, Mr. Wycombe, Mr Jones, Mr. Luke, Mr. T. Smith, Mr. Saul, Mr. Davies; Mr. Ward, Mr. Cormac, Mr. G. Greening. THE SUN, jAiiNDON, THIiItBDAY, SEPTMIBER 4, 1834 lucky number. The lottery was drawn, and the ticket turned out—a blank. Some time afterwards, when the recollection of the unlucky adventure was fast fading away from the me mory of our friend the merchant, as he was about to enjoy his accustomed nap, on casually looking towards the fire the same identical number again presented itself, as if to mock the faith of the speculator. The occasion was quickly unravelled. The grate had been purchased at the Carron Foundry, and the mysterious figures were nothing more than the pattern number, which the founders alwayS place upon the back of their grates. —Liverpool Mercury. A bottle of wine was picked up by a fisherman one day last week from the wreck of the Royal George, which sunk at Spithead in the year 1780, having been 54 years under water. The bottle was covered with oysters, winkles, &c. It was presented by the man to Sir F. 1,. Maitland. DI SCRIMINATION.—Mr. Baron Bolland, in the course of his evidence in the great will cause at Lancaster, stated, as a proof of Mr. Wright's sanity, that he, the Learned Baron, had sent him a volume of his own poems, " which he would not have done had he conceived him to be a man of in ferior intellect." Were. Mr. Hazelwood still living, what an additional feather would this be in the cap of the Roxburgh Club. There is now residing at the Hotwells, Clifton, an astonishing child, named W. Manuel, from Holywell, in North Wales, who, though he only attained his fourth year in March last, reads Hebrew, Greek, Latin, Welch, and English fluently, and with equal facility if the book is re versed. He is a most interesting, intelligent-looking child, and. as playful as children generally are at his age.—Bristol Journal. The weather on the Ist was rather unfavourable, but notwithstanding we are glad to learn that the sportsman had no cause of complaint in this neighbourhood. The birds, though strong on the wing, are unusually abundant in all si tuations. We heard of one gentleman in the immediate vici nity of this town bagging, from 11 till 4 o'clock, 13 braces of partridges, a brace of leverets, and a rabbit, his walk being confined to 30 acres of unpreserved land.—Bury Herald. ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN.----The persons who were born in Neufchatel out of marriage were hitherto not allowed to dispose of the property they might acquire. By a late regulation of the King of Prussia this has been altered, and these persons are graciously allowed to dispose of their own property. The custom which has thus been overturned is a specimen of the tyranny formerly exercised over those who were unfortunate enough to be born out of the prescribed regulation. MINES OF SWEDEN.—The mines of Sweden are peculiarly rich in important product. The iron, found chiefly in primitive rocks, is the finest in the world, and is widely diffused. In 1812 there were 176 mines, 624 smelting-houses, 764 forges, producing in all 1,293,411 cwt. of iron. The ex portation in 1821 amounted to 340,000 skippund, and in 1824 had risen to 373,000, of which 345,000 were in bars, and 28,000 in ruder forms. There are also some valuable mines in the southern provinces of Norway ; a most extensive deposit of copper occurs in the province of Dalecarlia, particularly at Fablun. Gold occurs at Adelfors, in Sweden, to no great amount; but. the silver mines of Konsberg, in Norway, are the richest in Europe. The metal occurs in masses of which there was once found one weighing 600 lbs. There are also lead mines of some importance at Scola and in other parts of Svveden.—Encyclopadia of Geography. LEITH CHAIN PIER.—The large wooden piles upon which the suspension chains rest, having been found much destroyed by minute aquatic grubs, the proprietors have this year found it necessary to renew them, and have adopted a new plan for their preservation. Various devices were pre viously resorted to in order to preserve the wood, but insidious animals still found their way into it, and literally ate up the logs. It was found that by driving large headed nails into the piles, the voracious destroyers were kept in check for a time, but whenever an opening was caused, either accidentally or by the action of the sea, they instantly effected a lodgment, and went on with their work of destruction the same as if the piles had been wholly unprotected. The proprietors of the chain pier have therefore determined to give the sea " wood-peckers" some effective work before they can reach the timber, and have encased the piles with thick sheet iron from top to bottom of the water. The expense is great in the meantime, but if this plan answer the purpose intended, the frequency of repairs will be obviated, and a considerable saving effected in the end. FOOD FOR CART HORSES.—The Earl of Bal carras's horses, ten of which are kept in Liverpool for the pur pose of delivering the coal brought thither from his Lordship's mines, like most of those used for draught in that town, are particularly large ; and in a district quite celebrated, and justly so, for this description of horse, we certainly have seen nothing equal, take them altogether, to his Lordship's teams. They are fed in the following manner :—Statement of the nature, quantity, and cost of the food consumed by ten horses during seven days. The outside current prices are charged for each article, and, of course, the different states of markets will vary the cost of maintenance ; 32 bushels of potatoes, steamed, at Is. 6d. per bushel, 2/. 2s. 6d. ; 2i bushels of barley, crushed very fine, at 45., 10s. ; 21 of beans, at 4s. 6d., I Is. 3d. ; 22 stones of cut hay, to mix with potatoes, at 9d. per stone, 16s. 6d. ; 14 stones of hay uncut, at 9d., 10s. 6d. ; fire and labour, 2s. Total 4/. 9s. 9d. We repeat, that the horses kept there are in the highest possible condition ; and while we re-assert that the particulars of the statement may be relied on, it will be admitted that this plan, which has been adopted in Ireland as also in America, is well entitled to be called economical.—British Farmer's Magazine. Fothergill, in his Essay on Natural History, men tions an incident of his boyish days, of which he says he could never lose the remembrance, but which gave rise to sentiments and rules of action since very dear to him :—" Besides (he says) a singular elegance of form and beauty of plumage, the eye of the common lapwing is peculiarly soft and expressive : it is large, black, and full of lustre, rolling as it seems to do, in liquid gems of dew. I had shot a bird of this beautiful spe cies, but on taking it up I found it was not dead ; I had wounded its breast, and some big drops of blood stained the pure whiteness of its feathers. As I held the hapless bird in my hand, hundreds of its companions hovered round my head uttering continued shrieks of distress, and by their plaintive cries appeared to bemoan the fate of one to whom they were connected by ties of the most tender and interesting nature : while the poor wounded bird continually moaned with a kind of inward wailing note, expressive of the deepest anguish ; and ever and anon it raised its drooping head, and turning to wards the wound in its breast, touched it with its bill, and then looked up in my face with an expression which I have no wish to forget, for it had power to touch my heart while yet a boy, when a thousand dry precepts in the academical closet would have been of no avail." TALAIA.—The proprietor of one of the provincial theatres in France, to repair the beggarly account of empty boxes, announced the arrival of " Takla, the great Talma, the Roscius of the French stage, for that night only." It so happened that Talma himself arrived at the town on the very day. Seein g his name anno unce d i n t h e play-bills for the part of Mahomet, he debated with himself whether he should send for the director of the theatre, and reproach him with the im position be was about to practice on the public. On reflection, he considered it better to go to the theatre and see from the boxes himself perform on the stage. He found, as might be expected, that his representative was a miserable actor, but bore a strong resemblance tp him. Talma could not bear to see the part and himself murdered, and getting round to the green-room made himself known to Mahomet, who was thun derstruck. The manager appeared, and Talma very good na turedly told him to be under no alarm, for the actor had only to unrobe and he would take his place. The delight of the ma nager and all the actors can easily be conceived. Talma him self appeared and went through 'the remainder of the play, electrifying the audience by his astonishing powers, which was surprised to see how he improved a s h e went on, for in order that the transition might not be too abrupt, Talma commenced by imitating the voice and the manner of the pseudo-Roscius. THE SON OF FIELDING.—I was introduced one day in St. James's Park to the Fielding of whom you game me so lively an anecdote. He was then a fine old man, though visibly shaken by time ; he received me in a manner which had much of old courtesy about it, and I looked upon him with gre at year afterwards interestforhisfath a Look sake;er's wa ts sent m this mustwith have been in 1817. The this title, " Eternal Punishment Proved to be not Suffering, but Privation ; and Immortality Dependent on Spiritual Regene ration ; by a member of the Church of England." There came a letter with it, in which the author (James Fontaine), supposing me to be well acquainted with Mr. Fielding, spoke of him as his friend, and as holding the opinions which were maintained in this book. And I heard afterwards from the friend who had introduced me to him, that he was supposed to have fallen into some peculiar religious notions, and that something like enthusiasm was imputed to him—which, judging from the book, it could only have been by persons who had bestowed no serious thought themselves upon the most serious of all subjects ; for Fontaine (though far from an able writer) has upon Scriptural grounds, and without any tendency to enthusiasm, endeavoured to establish an opinion in which the heart and understanding might fully acquiesce, as one which would vindicate the ways of God to man. Fielding, there fore, appears to have avoided those errors into which men so frequently fall when they begin earnestly to look beyond this mortal state.—Southey ; from the Autobiography of Sir Egerton Brydges. Loss By LIGHTNING AT SEA.-011 Friday last, a man of the name of Charles Williams, called upon Mr. Lemon, the harbourmaster at Donaghadee, and made the fol lowing report :—That he was carpenter on board the brig Lucy, of New York, burden 220 tons, John Murray com mander ; that on Sunday, the 3d instant, off the mouth or near the entrance of the Clyde, they were struck by lightning about of el even r. m., when the main and fore-top-masts shivered t o atoms, and the deck planks were r i pped up from were hour the timbers and beams • that on the previous day he had cut about six feet of a plank' to mend the bottom of the hen coop, and this piece of wood he hove overboard, and swam to it, in order to guard against being swamped, or rather sucked down in the vortex ; and this would have actually been the case with him, had he not made use of the timely precaution, for all the rest on board intended to betake themselves to the boats, oars, &a., but, the event being so instantaneous, that in five minutes the ship and he r cr ew (nine in number) perished ....-all went d own in the sort of whirlpool the vessel made in her rapid descent to the bottom, They had taken in a cargo of sugar and coffee at the Havannah, bound for Greenock, and had been thirty-six days out of port when the catastrophe took place. He furthe r stated, that on the following morning he was picked up by a small schooner, called the Good Intent, and landed at Lochryan. Captain Fayrer, of his Majesty's Mail Packet, treated him on the passage between Portpatrick and Donaghadee with the greatest possible kindness. FASHIONABLE CHANGES. Sir James Hope, fOr Liver Pool ; Rev. M. Goff and family, from this to-cm for Weymouth; Capt. and Mrs. F. Laye, for Ireland ; Mr. and Mrs. Smith, for Staffordshire ; Mrs. and Miss Longworth, from Aberystwith to Cotswold House, in this town, 84e. PUBLIC DINNER TO MR. WOLRYCHE WHIT MORE, M.P.—A public dinner was given yesterday, at the Albion Tavern, Aldersgate-street, to Mr. Wolryche Whitmore, M. P., by the gentlemen interested in the success of the new colony of South Australia. About eighty gentlemen sat down to dinner, among whom were J. W. Childers, Esq., M. P. for the County of Cambridge ; Rowland Hill, Esq. ; J. W. Buckle, Esq. ; J. Montefiorc, Esq. ; Capt. Gover ; Dr. Blun dell, M.D. ; Osmond Gilles, Esq. ; Dr. Wright, M.D. ; Colonel Walker, C. B. ; Robert Gouger, Esq. ; P. Peachey, Esq. ; J. B. Denton, Esq. ; D. Wakefield, Esq. ; Henry Gouger, Esq. ; and W. M. Higgins, Esq..—J. P. Childers, Esq., M. P., in the Chair. Several toasts were drunk, and the party did not separate till about twelve o'clock. MANCHESTER CHURCH RATES.—MANCHES TER, TUESDAY EVENING.-At the close of the poll this day, the declaration was—For the rate, 4,851 ; against it, 4,112 ; majority on the gross poll in favour of the rate, 739. Placards were widely distributed by the opponents of the rate during the day, appointing public meetings to be held in particular town ships in the course of the evening, in order to arouse the feel ings of those who had not up to that time polled, and to induce them, if possible, to record their votes against the rate to morrow, the last day for polling. CENT. PER CENT.--At Barnstaple butter is Bd. a pound ; in London just double that price. Meyerbeer is at this moment at Paris, whence, after a stay of three or four days, he will go to Boulogne for sea bathing.—Galignani's Messenger. A poor woman of the name of Sarah Parker, of Barnsley, was brought to bed on Tuesday of three fine bays, all of whom are likely to live. They have been named Abra ham, Isaac, and Jacob.—Leeds Intelligencer. FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Sunday last, at Ship ton-upon- Stour, as Mrs. E. Barber of that place was drink ing some beer, a wasp, which had got on a piece of toasted bread in the cup, stung her in the mouth ; she cried out, " 0 Lord ! I shall die !" and immediately expired. Dog stealing is now carried on to an unprece dented extent, and is greatly encouraged by the very high rewards sometimes offered for very valueless animals. It is no uncommon thing to see 5/. offered for the restoration of a pet which is not worth ss. Malcolm, in the supplemental volume to his " His tory of London," asserts, as his full and decided opinion, that London was burned in the great fire by Government to anni hilate the great plague ; and he states that he has had " more than cogent means of judging" the fact. An extensive failure in the woollen trade was an nounced on Thursday. The firm is that of Hicks Brothers, near Stroud, established upwards of forty years. The total liabilities are stated at about 80,0001. or 85,0001.—Liverpool Albion. The farmers in the neighbourhood of Bourn have adopted the novel mode of ringing a bell morning and evening, before and after which the gleaners are prohibited from enter ing the fields. The gleaners in many parts have carried their plundering to a serious extent. A variety of ancient British vases, human skeletons, bones of various animals, such as sheep, hogs, calves, boars' tusks, &c., and funeral urns, containing the calcinated ashes of human bones, were dug up last week by some workmen, who were employed in excavating some ground in a field at St. Ann's, Lewes. The VcSOS were of rude workmanship. The Journal des Landes of the 24th instant, has the following :—" We learn that in the forest of Laumagan, half a league from Tartas, upwards of eight hundred hogs, and a great number of colts, have perished by an inundation. When the waters overflowed, these animals retired to their sheds, but everything was carried away." Last week the tower of the church at St. Michaud, in the Same-et-Loire, was struck with lightning. The churchwarden, who had hastened to ring the bell, which, ac cording to the popular belief, would chase wa y th e storm , was killed 'by the shock, and the church sustained considerable damage. INFLUENCE OF CHEERS ON A PLAYER.—We once heard Mrs. Siddons give what Mr. Campbell may think a very prosaic account of the beneficial influence of cheers on a player. Some one remarked, 4 , They give one heart."— ~ Ay e ," said she, " and they do what is still better—they give one breath." —Quarterly Review. SPRINGING A LEAK.—A Welsh sailor on his re turninalome, related to his mother the d angers o f t h e seas . " An' mother, when . we were right in the middle of the wide ocean, the ship sprung a leak." " Sprung a leek, my dear, sure it was Got's own mercy, for a famous vegetable it is ; but, my dear, was there only one leek for all the ship's crew ?" INVERNESS.—In the rivers on the north-west coast the salmon fishing has this season been as favourable as in the southern streams. In the mouth of a small river near Barvas, in the Lewis, 200 salmon were taken one morning ; and every where the people expressed themselves tired of salmon, and anxious for herrings. TIIE SHREWD FARMER.—" My good friend," said Lord Kaimes to a farmer, " such are the wonderful disco veries in science, that I should not be surprised if, at some future time, one might be able to carry the manure of an acre of land to the field in our coat pocket." " Very possible," replied the farmer, " but in that case I suspect you would be able to b r ing b ac k the crop in your waistcoat pocket." We were yesterday gratified with the sight of a great curiosity-14 pines growing on one stalk. The large one, which grows from the centre, is surrounded at its base by 13 others of tolerable dimensions, and the whole presents a beauti ful appearance. Mr; Derlow, on whose property it was raised, advertises his intention of exhibiting it for a few days.— Jamaica Dispatch, July 1. _ A New Orleans paper states that a duel was fought on the side of the river opposite the city, a short time since, at which several hundred amateurs were present as spectators. We understand (says the same paper) that the proprietors of the steam ferry-boat offer a premium of 100 dollars to every individual who will kick up a row and decide it by burning powder on the same spot.—New York Paper. Professor Porson corrected nearly all the proof sheets of the " Grenville Homer," whilst he resided at his chambers in Essex-court. The late Mr. Heber was the intermediate person that usually carried the sheets from Lord Grenville to Porson, and vice versa. The professor held very little per sonal intercourse with Lord Grenville during the period the .4 H o mer " was in the press, w hi c h was printed at Oxford. KINGSTOWN RAI LWAY. —DREADFUL ACCI DEN r.—Thursday morning as a number of workmen were en gaged in the erection of a rampart, at the rear of Lord Clon curry's house, near Seapoint, the windlass, from which an im mense stone was suspended, broke, by which one man was killed on the spot, and another was so severely injured that he is not expected to survive.—Hibernian U. S. Journal. NEW MODE OF TELEGRAPH.—Mr. Coad, the proprietor of the oxy-hydrogen microscope now exhibiting in .Liverpool, had suggested to us that the brilliant light ob tained-by the combined combustion of oxygen and hydrogen gasses on lime, might easily be used, by day and night, as a mean of rapid communication from place to place, however distant. For instance, a lighthouse on the French coast thus lighted, is visible (it is said) at a distance of 60 miles. With what ease, by preconcerted signals, might a communication be thus instantly made between London and Liverpool. The light could be thrown into jets so as to represent a star a semi-star, a crescent, a point, or even the present arms of the telegraph could be made transparent and illuminated, so as to afford a more extensive series of signals. We understand Mr. Coal will probably institute some experiments of this kind on the Cheshire coast. — Liverpool Journal. The principal part of the reaping is now over in t' upper ward of Penfrewshire, and a ireit deal of grain has al ready been safely housed, of a finer quality than the oldest farmers recollect of having seen raised in that quarter. For the last few days the demand for shearers at the Cross of Pais ley has not been equal to the supply, and the wages have ac cordingly fallen. George Finch, Esq., of Burley-on-the-I-lill, and M. P. for Stamford, at his audit held on the first of August, liberally and unsolicited, made a permanent reduction of 10 per cent., in the rents of his numerous tenants, and returned an additional 10 per cent., with a promise that it should con tinue during the existence of agricultural distress.—Bosto n Herald. On Tuesday an inquest was held on the body of Michael Ryley, who died in the General Hospital in conse quence of being shot at on the sth ult., near the Fighting Cocks at Moseley, by a person named Catterns, who, there is reason to believe, is insane. No provocation having been given, that could render the offence committed other than murder, a verdict to that effect was returned by the jury against Catterns, who awaits his trial far the offence in Wor cester Gaol. —Birmingham Gazette. A singular affair was last week carried before the Royal Court of Montpelier. The Procureur du Roi of St. Affrigne, in the Aveyron, having set up the pretension to make the advocates take off their hats when they met him, the Council of Discipline protested against it, upon which the Procureur appealed to the Royal Court. This Court having dec;cled against the pretension of the Procureur, the advo cates of St. Affrigne celebrated their victory by a grand din, ner.—French paper. On Saturday, the 77th regiment, under the cor maud of Major Wilson, landed at - Newhaven from the Romney having embarked at Portsmouth. Four companies of the regiment marched to the Castle, and the remaining six to Greenlaw barracks, where they are to remain until the 68th regiment, now in the Castle, who are under orders for Gib raltar, have embarked in the Romney, which they are ex pected to do in the course of the week.—Edinburgh Evening Courant. An Irishwoman, complaining of her parish priest, said he was not like the old one, Heaven rest his soul ! who, though the finest of scholars, was not above sitting down in her cabin and taking a draught of buttermilk. The mass did her no good now ; it was better (she added vehemently) to hate his grave in the place than the living body of the one who had come after him, who did not know the faces of her children, and called her " honest woman," as if her lawful name was not Mrs. O'Leary ! On how slight a thread hangs allegiance A NEW FASIIION : A HINT TO TIIE LADIES.— The Turcoman women are discreet and shut or open their ears at pleasure. When men are talking together, and a woman is sitting by, she draws up a small piece of cloth from her bosom over her mouth, to signify that she takes concern only in her own occupation. Perhaps, in the dearth of ingenuity for the invention of a new fashion, our Victorines and our Ma randans might take a hint from the Turcoman ladies. Fichu a la Turconzane, we think, would sound very pretty, it might be ornamental—even useful. EMIGRANTS.—The number of emigrants arrived at St. John's, up to the 12th instant, amounted to 3,6 lo—since that time 404 adults, 61 children between seven and fourteen years of age, and 70 under seven years of age, have been en tered—making a total of 4,152, exclusive of those on board the vessels at quarantine. At St. Andrew's, also, a large number of emigrants have arrived this season ; the total num ber has not been published, but we observe by the arrivals at this port last week that three vessels from Ireland brought out 371 passengers. —Ameri c an Paper. In- Ireland, it appears, according to the latest re turns, there are only 132 towns with a population above 2,000; while in Great Britain the towns containing more than 2,000 inhabitants nearly equal 750. In England, according to a late census, the agriculturalfamilies, in proportion to those engaged in trade, manufactures, and handicraft, only rate as seven to eleven ; while in Ireland, at the same period, that part of the population engaged in agriculture alone averages more than three times the number of the latter class.— Gale on Irish Corporate Reform. An oak tree was dug up in the moor of Hatfield Chase, Yorkshire, about 1808, Which was 120 feet long, 12 feet diametrically thick at the great end, ten feet in the middle, and six feet at the small end ; so that by a moderate computation the tree must have been as long again. In Fred ville Park (Kent) are three oaks called Majesty, Beauty, and Stately. The first, at eight feet from the ground, is 28 feet in girth ; the second, rising straight and clear in the stem to the height of 70 feet, and ten feet in girth four feet from the ground ; the last at the same height, more than eighteen feet in girth. ABSORPTlON.—Absorption, in like manner, takes place from the lining membrane of the lungs, as we have seen it do in the skin. When a person breathes an atmosphere loaded with fumes of spirits, of tobacco, of turpentine, or of any other volatile substance, a portion of the fumes is taken up by the absorbing vessels of the lungs, and carried into the system, and there produces precisely the same effects as if introduced into the stomach. It has occasion ally happened that a person has unwarily become intoxicated in this way, and the lungs thus become a ready inlet to contagion, miasmata, and other poisonous influences diffused through the air which we breathe. - OPTICAL EXPERIMENT.-Place on white paper a circular piece of blue silk, about four inches diameter, m the sunshine, place on this a circular piece of yellow three inches in diameter, on this a circle of pink two inches in diameter, on this a circle of green one inch in diameter, on this a circle of indigo half an inch in diameter, making a small speck with ink in the centre—look on this central point steadily for a minute ; and then closing your eyes, and applying your hand at about one inch distance before them, so as to prevent too much light passing through the eye-lids, you will see th e most beautiful circles of colours the imagination can conceive, not only different from the colours of the silks above menti oned, but the colours will be perpetually changing in kaleidoscope variety as long as they exist.— The Analyst. The storm of the morning of the 20th has done considerable damage. Some land outside the town was co vered with sand and shingle. The hamlet of La Rose would have been completely inundated had not a wall fortunately given way, and thereby afforded a free passage to the torrent. The bridge of the Jardin des Plantes, which is fifteen feet above the level of the stream, was overflowed. On the road of St. Joseph the water was four feet high. A gentleman who had persisted proceeding in his cabriolet, soon found that his horse had no longer foot-hold, and that his cabriolet was floating : he would probably have been lost had he not received prompt assistance. A thunderbolt fell on the Hotel Dieu, in the quarter of St. Charles. No lives, fortunately, were lost. A young peasant girl was slightly scorched by the electric fluid.--Marseilles Paper. SPECIMEN OF THE ANCIENT SQUIREARCHY.-- He was a country 'squire of the genuine brown-stout kind—of that class which the wide spread of cheap books and cheap claret has nearly swept from the halls of their fathers. All about him was inherited. His house, his port, his dress, his jokes, were as old as Elizabeth. His ideas ever moved in one unvarying circle, of which the centre was himself; with poli tics he troubled himself little. The Whigs he hated, as his father had done before him ; and was perfectly sure that he should be burnt alive in his own house if the bigotted bloody Catholics came in. He was charitable—that is, he gave much bone soup to the poor, though continually complaining of their ingratitude. He slumbered in church every Sunday morning, for the sake of setting a good example to the lower orders, and made the parson drunk every Sunday evening, to show his respect for the cloth. —Monthly Magazine. On Wednesday the diligence from Rouen to An delys having stopped at Bonsecours, the bridles were taken from the horses' heads to allow them to bait. The conductor entered the coach, when the horses, alarmed by a sudden flight of pigeons, set off at full gallop. The man got to the front, and in endeavouring to seize the reins, became en tangled in them and fell. He was dragged in this manner to Boos, a distance of two leagues and a half, in half an lour, sometimes thrown under tie feet of the horses, some- times whirled into the air, and then dragged down again by the reins under the wheels of the carriage, till he became a most horrible spectacle, and life was extinct. While the coach was in its full career, a garde champetre of Bonsecours attempted to seize the horses' heads and was thrown down, but fortunately fell in such a direction that the horses and car riage passed on without touching him.—French paper. A disturbance occurred on Sunday afternoon, near Bermondsey old church, during which Chesney and Slow, the beadles, were severely handled by the rioters. An Irish fune ral, accompanied by a number of persons, arrived at the church yard, about half-past four o'clock, and the bearers of the coffin, as well as the mourners, having been admitted, the beadles, according to their instructions, closed the gates to keep out the crowd. Efforts were, however, made to burst open the gates, which were resisted by the two beadles, and they were at length forced out of the church-yard into the road, when the mob began to beat them. Chesney received a severe cut along the side of the nose, and his fellow-beadle was also se verely beaten, before they were rescued. It is affirmed that most of the people who followed the funeral were drunk, and that that was one of the principal motives of keeping them out of the churchyard. None of the rioters have yet been taken into custody. THE LUCKY NUMBER.—Some time ago as a mer chant of this town was meditating upon the cares of business before his parlour fire, he saw, or fancied he saw, the outlines of a number of figures amongst the burning embers in the grate. The more he gazed, the more apparent was the vi sion.. He called his lady, and, after having taken a little pains to point out to her, she saw the same id ent i ca l fi gures . He pondered upon the myster ious occurrence a little, when it suddenly struck him that the figures typified the number of the ticket that was to win the 30,0001. prize in the ensuing lot tery. No time was to be . lost ; the ti c k et must b e procure d. c lt it l :- I s s in no t t h t e o l b in e g m do e m t wvltehremsetahrechtox. The various towns and and the identical ticket was secured by the happy merchant ; not th e s i xteen th, but the entire ticket, for who would divide a 30,0001. prize, when within his grasp ? With sore anxiety the result of the draw ing was awaited, and with no little nervousness did the mer chant wend his way down to the office to learn the fate of his BOROUGH OF GATESHEAD. Mr. Rippon, the patriotic Member for the Borough of Gateshead, in the county of Durham, has addressed the following letter to his constituents : " GENTLEMEN — lnterchange of opinion best preserves that right understanding which should ever exist between an en lightened constiteency and an independent representative. The second Session cf a Reformed Parliament is con cluded—we can review the past, and contemplate the future. " The conduct of the Government since the passing of the Reform Bill has evidenced no desire to advance sound princi ples ; no determination to maintain political justice. Not having the courage to pursue an upright course of honest le gislation, they employ present expedients for present necessi ties. They dare not abolish, but they endeavour to disguise, abuses. They seek to conceal a vicious policy by the low con trivance of shifting public grievance. " No man could have carried the Reform Bill with such quiet success as Earl Grey. His high character, his long avowed approval of the principle, the confidence of his Order, and the countenance of his King, gave him an influence which no other could possess ; but his official life should have termi nated with the triumph of that measure. The effects of age had unstrung the nerve, had shaken the resolution, had un fitted him for the daring duty of boldly employing that power which was placed in his hands by the Bill. " Reform is the means by which peaceable improvements in our various institutions are to be made, but so many are the interests concerned in the present state of things, that the struggle to resist alteration must be severe. The rejection of the Reform Bill by the Peers, alike declared their purpose and their power, and although their resistance was removed by the mediation of influence, yet were they aware that their legisla tive privileges would enable them to dismiss every proposition emanating from this measure ; thus quietly staying all results, thus leaving the bill an inoperative enactment. The people had not gained their rights, but merely the means by which they might securely obtain them. If measures of truth and fair dealing had been proposed by the Minister; if a determination to act honestly by the community, and attach their support, had been openly manifested, I do not believe that the House of Lords would have ventured to oppose them ; but supposing this calculation on their discretion/to be mistaken, I am assured that the voice of an indignant and disappointed people would have instantly compelled the acquiescence of that assembly. "My own notion has ever been that the reform of one House necessarily obliged the remodelling of the other. Unity of purpose and similarity of spirit should exist between the legislative bodies. To show that I am not converted by modern theory, nor convicted by late experience, I will be g t o quote the opinion which I off ere d at th e first Reform Meeting of this County, held on the Ist of February, 1831, as extracted from the Durham Chronicle, of the sth of February, in that rear : " If the House of Peers—if they who are permitted to ex ercise the powers of legislators on the lottery-like qualification of birth—if they resist the wishes of the people, as expressed by their present or future representatives, for Reform, will the Minister do his duty? Will he dilute the precious essence of hereditary nobility, by an infusion of life Nobles, or plebeian Peers? If he will not, he must at once stand back, and leave the people to pursue their own course of remedy, for they are determined to have the substance, not the shadow, of Reform. They expect the same principle of purification to be applied to a House of Peers, which they now require in a House of Commons ; they know that both alike are their legislative Representatives, using their power by their permission, and for their advantage.' " This honest persuasion of my humble judgment was at that time spurned by Whig Reformers as mere revolutionary raving, but I believe that I may yet be spared to witness the realization of my unchanged views. The late closing scenes of lordly legislation and the maudlin commendation bestowed upon hereditary obstinacy, by double-tongued authority, must carry conviction even to the sceptic. " The course pursued by Earl Grey after passing the Re form Bill was mistaken and unfortunate. He was aware of the hostility of the Court and Aristocracy. He should have known the prejudices of his colleagues. His first care should have been to form a Cabinet of men with similarity of senti ment, in whom the country had confidence, whose opinions had been expressed and maintained—who were not the mere con verts to modern necessity. But he contrived to consort the most opposite opinions ; he consented to glean the remnants of Tory Administrations; be placed . in his Cabinet the ma terials of self-combustion. The volcanic effect from time to time discovered itself by the casting forth of discordant parts, and eventually by the rejection of himself. A weak, dis jointed, Janus-headed Ministry, unable to preserve its own consistency, uttering liberal opinions in one House and repu diating them in the other, received its deserved reward in the contempt of Peers and People. Examine its composition.— Whig tacticians of the olden time, when advocacy of popular right was feignedly employed merely as a means to obtain official power—refuse relics of anti- Reform Cabinets, whose principle is place, whose chameleon-like properties enable them to as sume every shade of political opinion —counterfeit Reformers —Tories in disguise, whose hypocrisy is now detected---and, lastly, a few untried but not mistrusted men. "The policy of such a mongrel Ministry was evident—to avoid, as long as possible, the consideration of any measure which would involve the principle of Reform. One Session was successfully passed, the 147th clause of the Irish Church Bill being expunged to preserve Ministerial harmony ; but, un fortunately, the time of a second Session could not be occupied with the discussion of questions which Tories could approve. The stock of time-consuming measures, as Irish Coercion, Colonial Slavery, Bank and East India Charters, &c., was nearly exhausted ; the Poor Law Bill alone remained. They were thus compelled to regard Reform, and then came disrup tion. The fictitious friends of public improvement were obliged to discover their deception, the vacancies caused by their se cession were filled up with official underlings ; cads were ad vanced to the dignity of coachmen, and every effort was made to exclude more liberal men. But necessity defeated the scheming of ancient Whiggery ; they were obliged to receive into their body more independent influence : another change has taken place in the retirement of Lord Grey, and although we have at this time a Cabinet of better promise, yet we can not hope for sound measures until it receives a further purifi cation, and this will, I trust, be made before the meeting of another Session. I warn the liberal part of the Ministry to remember, that the countenance of power will be afforded to the narrow-minded, and that th e i r support can only b e derived from public opinion. If they ventu re t o support mere altera tive and trimming propositions, they will taint their political reputation. and destroy their present and future usefulness. .4 I rejoice to think, that one individual, in whom I, in com mon with my countrymen, have great confidence, has hitherto kept aloof from all administrations of a mixed character; I sincerely hope that he will remain unconnected with office until he leads a united cabinet, seeking to accommodate our institutions to the opinion of the community, and increasing the popular influence as greater light and knowledge become diffused. " The Poor Law Bill was the only measure passed by the Government in the late Session. An apology for their un fruitfulness has been daringly offered, in the plea of much time being consumed by the propositions of other Members. By the rules of the House of Commons, Monday and Friday are set apart for ministerial measures, Tuesday and Thursday for the general business : thus one half of the Session isplaced at the disposal of the Minister. But let us examine their pro ceedings in the late Session. A Bill for Regulating Dis senters' Marriages, was introduced and withdrawn by Lord John Russell ; a Bill for Altering the Method of Levying Church Rates, and a Bill for Commuting English Tithes were brought forward by Lord Althorp, who was so ashamed of his dishonest and blundering propositions, that he never ventured to move their second reading. Again, in the other House, two Bills for diminishing the evils of pluralities and non-residence were introduced by the Chan cellor, and removed by the same personage. Away, then, with crafty pretences and unreal excuses. Let the plain fact be stated, that the Government had not courage to propose any measure which would provoke the hostility of the peers, and they framed their propositions wholly with regard to the countenance of that body. The attempt to ensnare the public judgment by a proposition to abolish Church Rates, and to sub stitute in lieu thereof a tax of 250,0001. a-year, was a clumsy contrivance to gain concealment of an unprincipled object. Knowing that the interest of all is the care of none, they ex pected that public indifference in regard to the just disburse ment of common means, would enable them to eseape detec tion. " The course for the present Ministry is clear. To prepare measures of substantial reform, to show sincerity and decision in carrying them onward, thus assuring the people of their faithful intention. The Commons would pass them by over whelming majorities ; the liberal Members of that House would willingly defer their individual plans rather than embarrass an honest Administration ; and if the House of Lords should be pleased to reject them, it will be the duty of the people, at such a crisis, to come forward and claim from the Monarch the exercise of that prerogative which is entrusted to his charge, to be employed for the common weal and safety. "We hear recommendations for cautious reform. Verily the advocates for this prudent course, having consumed the time of two sessions without notice of this principle, are exempt from the charge of precipitancy. The abuses of our church, the injustice of our laws, the grievances of Dissenters, the op pressiveness of Tithes, the corrupt practices of M un i c i pa l Corporations, all remain untouched ; justice to the people is suspended,—promises are unfulfilled, and hope alone sustained by the plausible commendation of the caution. " Another cause for disappointment in public expectation is to be found in the conduct of Representatives. We see a large majority supporting the Government with obsequious deference, asserting their approval of economy on one evening, and recanting their recorded opinion on another,—accommo dating their conduct to the wishes of a•Minister in order to secure his favour, thus yielding their judgment to their in terest, thus divesting themselves of all responsibility to their constituents. " Gentlemen, I have frankly communicated to you my un disguised sentiments. I may incur the criticism of some, the condemnation of others, but I only regard your judgment, as to you alone this l e tt er i s a dd ressed. The pu b l i c vo i ce i s at this moment sil en t. I t i s not t h e consequence o f sat i s f act i on in late measures, but of disappointment and disgust. A de ficient harvest, a commercial panic, or manufacturing distress, would speedily discover the brooding discontent. Collision between the two Houses of Parliament may soon demand a firm and fearless display of popular determination, for it must then be de c id e d w h et h er our rights are to be longer withheld by the usurping power of artificial superiors. Be ready and resolved. Remember—King, Lords, and Commons are mere trustees ; the sovereign power is held by the people, and by their spirit and sense the liberties of our country must be pre served. "Believe that I am, your faithful servant, "Stanhope-castle, Aug. 30. CUTHBERT RIPPON. PORTSMOUTiI, SkPT. a. (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) The Admiralty have this day been in s p ec ti ng t h e Naval Hospital at Haslar, and have expressed their satisfaction, as they have at all the other public departments they have visited ; they will quit this port on Friday for Plymouth. His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, attended by. Captain Lord John Churchill, still continues his visit to .Southwick-park, in this neinhbourhood. His Royal. Highness is much improved in health from the visit. Her Royal Highness Donna Francisca, the wife of Don Carlos, is much better to-day, though not so well as to be . considered out of danger. Her own physician, Dr. Lloort,- with Drs. Larn and Kidd of this place, are unremitting in their attentions ; still many persons express their surprise that medical aid has not been called for from London, or at least from Winchester, in which city some first-rate me- P dical talent is to be found. The great Yacht Match between Earl Belfast's Water witch brig, of 331 tons burden, and the Galatea schooner, of 179 tons, belonging to Mr. Talbot, came off to-day about two o'clock. The Waterwitch was the winner by twenty-five minutes. The course was from the Nab Light, round the Eddystone Light and back. The vessels started on Monday at ten, A.M., and at seven that evening neither of them had weathered Dunore, but the schooner was about two miles to windward ; at seven, P.M., on Tuesday evening, they had reached the length of Berry Head, the schooner still two or three miles to windward, and she rounded the Eddystone first, and got a start of at least 15 miles, but in the long run of 140 miles from the Eddystone to the Nab, the wind being quarterly, or just abaft the beam, the brig was enabled to set every stitch of her • canvass, and it all drew ; the wind was also fresh, and her superior tonnage then told in her favour. Considering the distance to be worked to the westward and the run home, the difference between the two vessels is astonishingly little. Mr. Talbot, we understand, loses about 2,0001., but some heavy sums were depending. The Cowes people are all alive, as the Water-Witch was built there, and at the mo ment of starting six to four on the brig was freely offered, and many bets of 600 to 400 taken ; the schooner had, however, many favourites, and Mr. Talbot is a thorough seaman, and managed his own vessel. LAND CRABS IN THE WEST INDIES. Speaking of dinner remind;us that we here, in St. Kitts, for the first time tasted the land crab served up in its own shell, something after the manner of scalloped oysters, only vastly superior in flavour. They are considered the most delicate when they are moulting, but as they are foul feed ers, they require purifying, and are usually kept some weeks in a crabhouse for that purpose, and fed upon Indian corn or meal. This precaution is rendered further expedient to avoid cholera morbus, which some say they have occasioned those who have eaten of them, owing to their feeding on the mahoe-berry. Du Tertre relates a circumstance, from which we may judge that these animals abounded in the is land when it was first settled by Europeans, and that, like the Carib Indians, who held them in high esteem, they in dulged in anthropophaginian appetency. Of 120 men who arrived from France in 1628, thirty were too unwell to move when they were landed, and having been left on the beach very " inconsiderately," adds the writer, they were devoured by the land crabs, which came down from the mountains in such numbers that they were in high heaps over the carcasses, and did not leave the smallest morsel of flesh upon any of the bones. They are now by no means numerous, but in some parts of the West Indies, and in Ja. maica particularly, they are at times seen in such multitudes, that you cannot travel without treading upon them, and the Negroes feed upon them with peculiar relish. In their progress from the mountains to the sea coast at the particu lar season when they deposit their eggs, their march is re gulated by a whimsical regard to good order and apparent discipline ; nothing diverts them from pursuing a straight line; and, whatever obstacles they meet with, whether a house, or a mountain, or a rock, they attempt to go over it, levying contributions in their way upon such supplies as they may need ; and, if they cannot walk over your dwell . ing, they will walk through it, if your doors are open to re ceive them. Twice in the day they halt during the great est heat, both to feed and to rest themselves, making their longest journies in the night, until they arrive at the coast. Here they allow the undulating waters to wash them three or four times ; and, after waiting awhile in the neighbour hood to overcome their weariness, the females again repair to the beach, where they deposit their eggs in the sea, and the whole army afterwards resumes its march by the same route to the mountains. They soon after cast their shells, retiring under ground, and in this state they become very fat, and are supposed to be free from any poisonous quality. The young ones, after being hatched in the sand, follow their progenitors to the mountains as soon as they are strong enough to undertake the journey. --The West India Sketch Book. SCENIC PHENOMENA IN GLENCO. The phenomena produced by dense vapour clouds, or rather fogs, floating slowly over a lofty ridge of serrated rocks, fractured and worn into all kinds of shapes, are among the most extraordinary that can be presented to the wondering eye. They are seen to advantage in the middle regions of the Alps—above the boundary of vegetation, but below that of glacier and snow —namely, in the sombre zone of desolation an d na k e d roc k . They appeared in as great perfection in th e va ll ey of Gl eneo , as i n the vicinity of Chamouni. A particular condition of atmosphere is necessary for their production. The clouds must be low, and the breeze must be light. The scene is incapable of being represented by the most skilful pencil, since its cha racteristic feature is incessant change. The painter might as well attempt to fix and embody in one picture, the inter. mingling mutations of a magic lantern, as the fluctuating forms of this MOUNTAIN MIRAGE. It would have afforded excellent materials for the descriptive powers of a Byron or a Radcliffe ; but they either never witnessed it, or forgot to notice it. Standing on the banks of the Cona, we behold, on each side, an expensive veil of vapour, a'curtain of white cloud, rising to a great height in the air, or blending with the dense and gloomy atmosphere overhead. The veil or curtain appears to be motionless at first ; but presently one or several dark spots are seen to stud the surface of the snowy drapery. They darken and enlarge, till they assume something of form and shape ; but not like anything into which even the fancy could convert them, as objects hitherto known. In this stage, the whole diorama is sometimes sud denly or slowly veiled from our sight, and the scene is again to be renewed. But more frequently another and more striking metamorphosis takes place. The shadowy forms of things unknown begin to take on, not only definite shapes of their own, but the outlines of almost everything which a retentive memory can recall, or the most fertile imagination invent. At one moment we have before us, in the air, a gloomy castle, or a frowning fortress, with moats and mounds, towers and keeps, battlements and banners. But a slight difference in the depth or density of the vapoury medium, through which the objects loom, will give rise to the most singular optical illusions. The castle or fort changes into a mouldering ruin, a lofty ship under all sail, a huge pyramid, or a magnificent temple. Suddenly a breeze of wind sweeps along the valley—the figures become all confused by the rolling of the vapours—the curtain draws up, and we find ourselves in a narrow valley, by the side of a small stream, and surrounded by wild, barren, and fractured precipices ! Every one has witnessed the simili tudes and metamorphoses presented by ranges of fantastic clouds along the western horizon, on a summer's evening. The mirage of the mountain exhibits somewhat similar illu sions, but they are of a wilder and more imposing nature. The silence and the solitude of Glenco—where no voice of living creature is heard—where no figure or habitation of man or animal is seen (saving the eagle soaring in the air), add greatly to the effect of the scene, and excite rumina• tions in the mind of the most thoughtless traveller.— Recess, or Autumnal Torn•. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, SEPT. 2. The demand for cotton continues languid ; to-day's sales are 1,500 bags, chiefly American descriptions, without change in prices. Loss OF THE CAMELEON.—She lies about the same spot where she went down, almost immediately opposite the yard where she was built, in about eleven or twelve fa. thorns water, at the distance of two miles from the shore, where a buoy has been put down with a small Dutch flag float ing above high-water mark, to denote that there is danger to vessels going near the. spot. Boats are continually going: round her, but the weather has been too rough to attempt to weigh her, even if the lighters were here. On the mor n ing the accident occurred, the frigate's people were washing down the decks, and coming along at a good spanking pace ; the cutter's people had been reeffing the mainsail, after coming frOm Dungeness, and had all gone to rest except four or five. The chief mate of the cutter having caught sight of the frigate, and seeing that th e sails would not fill, ran below to ask , the Commander what he should do, when, before he could receive an answer, the frigate struck her on her starboard side, and after making one lurch she went down like a stone. It is not true, as some of the papers have not happen to b e ees stated, that the cutter was cu t in two, or that the Lieutenant in command of the frigate was arrested and take n to the Ad amniyralAidnmtihrael.Do s T v n h s e , as, pe people e fa sav ed ct, thre were do es sent to the in s p ec ti ng Commander of the Custom House serv ice, to be examined on, the affair, and there is little doubt that when the bodies are ' found a strict investigation will take place before the Coroner. It is not a little remarkable that the Canit , 1 • ' eon was m danger of being lost on the day she was la unched ( Sunday); for, being so extremely buoyant, and it co • ming on to blow hard, two or three great boats went out and took her in tow and car. rigid her to Ramsgate harbour, . for which they were paid 501. —Kentish Gazette.