The Sun. — London, England, 1830-01-11 00:00:00

~s~-s: lAir.) LNisS 01 r narse.' le abed r. • each' it beivl he stiov Trial tb, s neorrei ey bi led cagi efendaPl and io . le nigh / eertAi ° r Hod limn de:, one ,of i 1 vded 1 .1 Teyo' Lf, Age l the id Kine burt, )f . W e Inv ie tip ) - n - eide r SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.--(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, JAN. 9 and 10.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived the Ponconby, Carlton, from Alexandria; Arab, --, from the Mediterranean; and Albion, Will, from St. Sebastian. Arrived from London, the Hebe, Waller, for Honduras; and Hibernia, Rogers, for Jamaica. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 9.—Wind N.W.—Arrived the Lord Melville, —, from Bativia. Arrived . from London, the Medina, Pace, for the Swan River. Sailed the Lord William Bentinck trans port, for Deptford ; Alert, —, for Cape Coast ; and Lively, Ford, for Smyrna. FALMOUTH, JAN. 8 and 9.—Wind N.W.— Sailed the Duke of York packet, for the Mediterra nean ; Magnet packet, for Lisbon ; and Camden packet, for Halifax. Arrived the Carlew, from Malaga. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 9.—Arrived the Swan, Field, from Lisbon ; Neleus, Hutchinson, from Cadiz ; Johns, —, from Quebec; and Betsey Marianne, Roderick, from Bahia. DOVER, JAN. 9 and 10.—Off Port, the Kent, Adcock, from the South Seas. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 9.—A rrived the General Phipps, Robson, from Paraiba; Sarah Hamon, and Lady Ann, Pitman, from Newfoundland. PENZANCE, JAN. 9.—Arrived the Active, Mat thews, from St. Michael's; and Findham, Frost, from St. Andrew's, N. B. JERSEY, JAN. 7.—Arrived the Medusa, Asplot, and Harmony, Seviur, from Rio Janeiro; and Augusta, Le Bas, from Newfoundland. BRISTOL, JAN. Io.—Arri ved the Economy, from Prince Edward's Island; and Henry, West cott, from St. Michael's. MILFORD, J AN. 9.—Arrived the Fame, Barron, from Qiiebec. CORK, JAN. B . —Arrived the Mary, Russell, and Aurora, White, from Newfoundland. The Gr _cte eorge and Nicholas, from Sligo to Glas gow, was on shore near Ballyconnel the 6.h inst. MARKETS. --(THIS DAY). CORN-EXCHANGE. We have a good supply of English Grain to-day, but the trade is very languid, and Wheat may be quoted without any alteration from last Monday's prices. Oats are also as on this day week, but the business done has been of very little importance. The Barley trade remains nearly stationary, and the prices are nominally as we last quoted them. Beans, Pease, and other articles, are like wise stationary at our former quotations. PRICES ON BOARD OF SHIP. Wheat, Red (old) ".----.....White (old) sss. 78s. .--------Red (1829) ... 445. 48s. -- Tick ( ) new.... 275 30s. .-____.,..-- Fine........ 503. 58s. .- (old) ....355. 375. ---------. Superfine.. 635. 665. -- Harrow (new)3os. 335. ------ - White (1829). 465. 5Bs. - Fine......... 638. 68s. Brank 225. 245. ------- Superfine.. 70s. 725. Oats, Feed -s s"".---... 3 . Foreign five 455. 80s. ---- New 18s. 235. -Ye Ba "' ....... 303. 348. - Poland rley ................... Is. New 20s. 275. .................. 225. ..........,_. Fine .... . 30s 32 - Potatoe .. .. ..... . s. s s ----- Superfine ...... 3Is. 365. Malt ........ 4,5 56• Scotch Old -g• -- s. ................ s. t,. .--- :-- line .................. 58s. 635. -- Ir ish l4s. 18s 265. Pease, Grey ............ 31s. 335. Flour Town (per sack) 55s 60s. "----.. Alaple,„., ----. White 33, 37, -_--- Seconds 455 525 . ____. Boile rs . ........ 325: 365: -- North Country 445. 525. ............ 38s. 425. Bran ARR IVALS OF G 116. 12s. --. ..,6. ( reran RAIN IN LONDON DURING LAST WEEK. e. ~. 1 g ' i g '. g , Fr om Whenc - p... -, ,........ ______ .......... _____ - - Qrs. Qrs Qrs rs rs rs. Scks Aldborongb...... 233 787 • g • Q 12 ' Q 212 I`2o . BAlemouth ....... 135 .-- 1 Coston ............ 332 -- -- ' 188 —9 lay ............ .... 100 13r7) -- 2951 -- 200 — ti i Colchester„iei,.. ig lt? 250 87 ::4 799 4, Leigh......... 2'76 176 359 5 - 4 78 107 12 • Maldon .... 497 382 140 10 165 344 1073 Grangemouth ... 2° Iltdl .. , ...... ..- Ti 7 1 71 4 l i t::: ell ............ g 14 1E322 Igil 2 - 21 83- a t ' 480 1205 Louti ........................... 839 420 1 -5 Poole 5B 406 Lynn --__ 7 _ 123 Poole S outhampton - -- 100 Southwold - Stockton —.— 200 -- 830 WWells .... ...." - Wieymou . th .... -- 200 sboach - W oodbridge AberdYarmouth - 9 905 Banffeen - 2626 — ' . ._. .. ......-- 3138 — Diserwick - 1675 -- Glundee — 48 730 --.-- Inverasgow - -- -- 306 ._. _ ness - -- 120 Montrl% i rkald y ..... - 420 ——. .... ose ... - 97 —— 1 3581 9005 2848 14818 1010 1524 6907 1 'us ir. CClare ............. —.— 570 -- 200 ork liunblgarvi n . 0 .. n......... .. -...... :-...- 66290 -- LiLoinnroinedke;r-y. .. *** --- -- = 2080 -- -- 120 — Sligo a 11.........—. Yough :: (4 :: :: : Foitgicx. New York ... 1000 Petersbgh ........... 1100 - - ' - - - - -- CoQ ueb e c ..ur....... 1 00 -- : -- -- astways. ............ 867 Total... AG ----- A.A. --.. 9605 2818 19820 1010 15 24 8227 t h . A GREGATE on A SS...___ T0ta1.., ) , AGGREGATE QUA/4' Rye, 0--Tares, 10---L 960 S rTITY c .inseed, tstard. ICI OTH 535-- 1 19820 I IFIt. All .Rapese xds, 66. 1010 ns o: 1524' PULS] .Brank • SMITHFIELD MARKET. In this d y' tim e of , kind 3 ear su of meat, vero►vtng a- 8 ma r k et, which exhibited a fair average Ppy, both as to numbers and quality, each met with a yery dull sale, to advanced prices being demanded, Beef at an advance of from 24. to in a few instances 4d. per stone, Mutton, Veal, and Pork at Thursday's quotations. ealcas rim STONE OF BL➢S. TO SINK THE OFFALS. Inferior Besets., s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d. Second .... 22 2 4 Large Lambs . OO 0 (0) 1,.., ouality ditto 2 4 210 Prime small ditto..„ 0 0 (;) , p:, ni _ flirgo Oxen... 3 2 3 8 Large coarse Calves 3 8 4 1! lnfe r r °e ?tif, c.... 3 8 4 0 Prime small ditto t f 4 ,3 r 3, i s , Sheep ....... 2 2 2 4 Large Hogs c e ,‘,.. u nd quality ditto 26 3 0 Small Porkers 4 0 4 4 go -"e-woolled ditto 3 8 4 0 Stickling Calves 12s to3os. each. u thdown Wethers 4 0 4 4, Quarter old Pigs 12s to 16s. each. SUPPLY, AS PER CLERK'S STATEMENT. Be 44. I Sheep. I 2,527 Calves. I Pigs. 19,390 117 200 About 14c" Roads; sh out 300 --%. of the beasts came . up the differen t N orfolk ,froM the western and midland distric ts abou t''T°rt hs(l from Kent , S►►Volk , Essex, and Cambridgeshire ; a bout 70 fro Bteanff Sussex ; and most of the remainder from the marshe s, .........._. in hen eighbourhood of London. --........._ NEi" --------- ----- GATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS. At per stone, by the Carcass. s. d. to s. d. il beetut....................... 2 0 3 2 Ve a l s. d. to s. d. 30 4 0 un ....... ........ 2 2 310 Pork 2lO 4 4 MANCkIEST ER CORN MARKET.--Jan. 9 l'he prices of Corn and Flour have been governed by e by in the present week, for during the frosty 1 1' 1 )1 Flour commanded 1.. to 2s. per sack more than on d er t4e days which showed for a thaw. We had hut a sten u, at tendance of millers or dealers at market to-day, with a t c ," l 8 111 all show of samples. Wheat is offered to arrive ‘ 4 . tO sd. per 701 b. lower than last Saturday's rates 41. 4 that which was up. Grinding Barley is dull. Oats hi e 14 • to l id. per bushel ch ea p er . Boiling Pease are a. la di tl eet, having very few at market. Old Beans are in ;rehand, but New are offered Is. to 2s. per quarter aper. The Malt market remains excessively dull. ••e sv i se a shade lower. i must be noted Is. per sack c h ea p er . Oatmeal s , Customary Bushel ta g l ist l‘ halt (701 b.) ^ s 6 d. to 9 10 Fine New 810 9 1 Second Runs 8 6 8 9 Scotch & Welch 8 w 9 • e Old • 8 6 17;;;;Inferior 7 4 7 6 ' B F a x l e e e (601 b ) InVh. Fi n e Quar. of 8 Imp s. d. to s. 1. 68 4 70 9' 63 7 65 4 61 2 63 0 57 7 61 9 63 0 66 7 56 4 61 2 50 4 54 0 57 7 72 0. `l n ferior for grinding tnp i , Oats (451 b.) e ( ,l , t ,M, Pine Poland - h' for Potatoe i r e o a v i e " tl e w h.' r 4 8 4 6 MI 2 41 0 :34 10 36 1 33 7 35 5. 3 6 3 6 3 2 3 3 24 3 26 1' 23 7 26 1 22 0 23 7 23 0 21 3 20 6 22 1. nl ue n Pease (Imp. Bush. 'ha ??hers) c4l /0 4 , (1 1. 7 . Qr.) 4 13 2 1. to .t s i d o . ti l t), ol lnferior 40 00 110 114111t4,e-r.-1,7c1-7711:16 0 40 Bush.)° jt4 ( l , 4 h /ihan a , , 17 p b9 5 .re 42 0 44 o 11...Sklalcnferior— 38 0 39 0 o Fine 11 46 1 0 mp. 48 0 Sup. 50 0 51 0 4t 0 36 6 46 0 40 0 (Per &ick 28011,s.) B.d. to s. d flour, Norfolk and 'Suffolk, Fine 47 0 48 0 Yorks., Fine 45 0 45 0 Seconds 42 0 43 0 Irish, Fine,. 45 0 47 0 ----Superfine 48 0 50 0 —Heated or stale 45 0 45 0 Per load of 2401 b. Oatmeal, English— 29 0 29 0 —Scotch & Irish 27 0 28 0 Feeding 22 0 23 0 3 3 3 3 3 0 3 1 SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE. DEATH OF MR. w .T.ETT. (From the Spectator.) (FROM A CORRt,'SPO.NI)c.:\ T.) . . .We little expected to he called to the melancholy duty of commencing this branch of our weekly labours with an account of the death of the P res id ent o f t h e R oyal Act- ho Died, on Wednesday the thli instant, a i hi s use in Finsbury, W. M. Willett, Esq., a demy. Sir Thomas Lawrence expired at his house in gentleman well known and esteemed in the pe 7 Russell-square, on Thursday night, a little before ten riodical press. Mr. Willett was horn in this o'clock. He had dined with Mr. Peel on Saturday; but metropolis ' of a respectable family, and w as feeling unw e ll, ret i re d ear l y. F rom Sunday till Tuesday ' the malady seemed alternately to increase and remit. O n originally brought up to the law, in which, i n _ Wednesday, symptoms of inflammation in the bowels al,- deed, he practised for some time as a solicitor, geared. Up to the period of this his last illness, he had under most favourable auspices, from his own enjoyed almost uninterrupted good health, and was re markably hale i n l oo k an d h a bi t. We are i ndebted to a talents 'and assiduity, and the concurrent sup.. port of extensive and powerful connecti ons . friend for th e f o ll ow i ng particulars of the short illness But he had a taste f o r the mechanical arts , which termi na t e d so f ata ll y. " Sir Thomas had felt unwell since Saturday, but be which interrupted his legal career ; and bein g continued painting as usual till Wednesday evening. On strongly pressed by some friends in that part of that night he felt very ill, and sent for two physicians, Dr. Holland and Sir Henry Halford ; they put him to bed and .the country, who appreciated his value, he was administered medicines. He continued in pain the whole induced to transfer his property and direct the of the n ex t d a y, b ut not al much as i s generally the ease powers of his mind to the cotton manufactu re , in disorders of the bowels. He talked upon serious sub- and became the proprietor of a large spinning jects to a lady, a relative, who was staying with him ; but he did not seem consc i ous o f hi s d anger, nor was there any concern in the West Itidiiig of York s hi re . appearance of ap b ,:oachint dissolution, for the lady had There his inventive genius, his acute penetra lett the room for a short time, leaving his confidential sec- tion, his varied information, had an ample field. vant with his master. She was alarmed by a shriek from He made himself in a short time completely the man, and on entering saw Sir Thomas dead in the arms versed in the wonderful properties of the ma of his servant. His dissolution had almost immediately sue- chinery then worked ; he did more, numerous ceeded the operation of the medicines. Sir Thomas was in his 59th year. He leaves behind him a sister, a bra- were his improvements to facilitate and cheapen ther, and two nieces. None of his near relatives were in i human laboiir, then a real desideratum ; and his town. Several eminent sculptors applied for perm ssion inventions, which were many, and benefitted all to take a cast of his features; . but Mr. Baily, R.A., but their author, manifested the grasp and vigour who was a personal friend of the deceased, alone was al.. lowed the mou r nf u l sa ti s f act i on o f perpetuat i ng the last impression of f e at ures o f d epar t e d gen i us " of a s p irit rich in original combinatio n s. There . is reason to believe that had he been so di s - For the last thirty years, Sir Thomas Lawrence enjoyed f posed, he could have successfully disputed D r . the highest reputation as a portrait painter. In early Cartwright's claim to the invention and perfect life he was involved in great difficulties; and many re- ing of the power-loom, whi c h i s wor ki ng suc h member his painti ng h ea d s at t h e pr i ce o f t h ree gu i neas each, when he liv e d i n S o h o - square . Th e grace an d ele woders in the cotton t ra d e ; b u t M r . Will ett fiance of his female portraits were even then remarkable; had a mind superior to petty jealousies, and at and his present Majesty, when Prince of Wales, having a time of even churlish exclusion, when a seen the paintings of Mr. Lawren ce of several ladies whom . stranger's face in other places was considered he knew, was, struck with the beautiful fidelity of the . that of a spy, if not an enem y, hi s manu f actory, likenesses, and gave th e ar ti s t some comm i ss i ons. This . at once stamped hi s re p u t at i on , an d l a id t h e f oun d at i on of known and ack now l e d ge d t o b e t h e b est his fortune. Mr. Lawrence's gentlemanly manners and managed, and to contain machinery made after courteous address raised him also to a share of the Prince's his own plans and under his own eye, unequalled personal esteem ; and he continued to receive frequent ! in the neighbourhood, was open equally to his marks of the Royal favour, until his elevation to the chair . strangers, neighbours and and every expl a n a ti on of the Ac a d em y, vacant b y t h e d eat h o f Mr. West, crowned him with the highest honours of art. His fame patiently and willingly and liberally entered into has from that time continued to increase; and the number :by him, which could enable them to under and rank of his sitters was a perpetual homage of genius, stand and apply, as was universally done, his talent, and wealth, to his transcendent skill as a painter. principl es an d pract i ce to t h e i r own esta bl is h ments. The characteri s ti cs o f hi s style were, b r i ll i ancy of colour, He e b . e considered the most able, as we ll and a delicat e mo d e o f convey i ng a f a i th f u l resem b lance, n was to with an elegant contour. This perception of beauty and as the leading man in the manufacture in those grace was combined with a strong sense of individuality of parts. The great talents and perseverance with character; and the eye of the master was obeyed by the j which he carried on his undertakings, did not, hand of taste, accomplished in all the refinements of art i however, meet their du e reward •; after a lapse of that practised skill cou ld ren d er ava il a bl e. Hi s f emale portraits, fur wom an l y sweetness an d t h e c h arm o f natural years, lie was obli ge d t o a b an d on i t ; b ut i t i s beauty and loveliness, heightened by grace and elegance, some tribute to his mechanical powers, that his were unapproached by any living artist; and they sur- successors in the concern, acting upon his plans, passed, in richness of colour, fleshiness, and accurate repre- and with his improved machinery, have realized sentation of nature, even the female portraits of Vandyke himself. He has l e ft a name i mmorta li ze d b y hi s works. an immense fort une — re p or t says , o f at l east two It may he interesting to know that he was employed on hundred thousand pounds. Mr. Willett re a splendid portrait of the King in his robes, and worked turned to London at a period of great political upon it on the Wednesday preceding his death. He had excitement, and became editor of the Statesman touched no drawing since the beautiful lithographic draw- at the period of the 0. P. war ; proprietor and ing of Miss Fanny Kemble, by Mr. Lane, which we editor of the A a llred; and after bein g engage d i n noticed in our last nu m b er . I n th e p rogress o f t hi s draw ing he took exceeding interest, and Mr. Lane worked upon other periodicals, became the conductor of the it for several days at Sir Thomas's house and under his British Traveller, which he quitted somewhat eye. Sir Thomas added frequent touches, and was de- about 1826, after having considerably raised lighted with the process. This beautiful print may, both its reputation and circulation. In these ea therefore, be considered as affording a specimen of the touch of the master ha n d u p on a mater i a l hi t h erto strange pacifies he mixed f ree ly w ith many l ea di ng poli to him. Mel he lived, the world would, in all probability, tical characters, and for such situations he was have been delighted with the appearance of a drawing on eminently qualified by very respectable literary stone entirely of his own production. As it is, the pre- acquirements ;by an acquaintance with the great sent print will become additionally valuable from this cir- manufacturing, commercial, and political int ere sts namstance. .. . . _ Sir Thomas Lawrence was a fosterer of rising talent, where he approved of its direction in a young artist. As a friend, he was generous and munificent. In looking round the circle of genius in the Royal Academy for a successor, there appears no one more worthy of the Presidentship than Mr. Wilkie. His fame has stood the test of many years of ,competition and criti cism; and he is of long standing in the Academy. His latter productions have evinced not only a taste for, but a power in the delineation of historical subjects; and in por trait painting, the branch of art most assiduously cultivated in England, Mr. Wilkie can bear comparison with Phillips and even Jackson. Messrs. Etty and Landseer are as yet young, whilst most of the Academicians are veterans in years as well as in.aart. Mr. Wilkie's weak state of health would seem almost the only bar to his election. But wherever the choice may fall, we trust ike Academy will bear in mind that the eyes of the nation are upon them; and that in the exercise of their difficult and delicate, but important duty, personal feeling is to bead to the award of judgment on the claims of merit. (From the Sunday Times.) FURTHER PARTICULARS. Mrs. Bloxam, his sister, wife of the Itev. Dr. Bloxam, is at present seriously indisposed. The last effort of his pencil is more brilliant in colour ing, and more finished, than any thing he had previously executed for his Majesty. The likeness is most striking. The body is to be removed to the Royal Academy, there to lie i❑ state. The King is said to be deeply affected by the event. The father of Sir Thomas Lawrence kept the Bear Inn, at Devizes, where he was unsuccessful, although the most polite and plausible Boniface of the day. In person be was tall and rotund ; to the last he wore a large bushy wig and a cocked hat. His manners were mild and pleas ing, and his countenance blooming and graceful. The father, the eminent artist, a brother, and, we believe, two sisters, came to London, and resided under the same roof, at a house in Greek -street, Soho, where they depended solely for support upon the rising talents of Sir Thomas. In these days, the old gentleman used to sell pencil sketches and portraits, the early drawings of his son, for half-a-guinea each, many of which have since been re-pur chased by him at a high price. Sir Thomas, during his obscurity, and want of employment as an artist, lived much on what is called " the Town," and improved him self in the accomplishments requisite to form the gentle man and the man of fashion. He was a scientific and successful billiard-player, and he constantly frequented many of the public tables, especially those at the east end of Exeter 'Change. He played the violin admirably, and danced with infinite grace. He recited poetry, and de claimed with taste and discrimination. His performance. in the Private Theatricals at the late Marquis of Aber corn's, at Stanmore, evinced so much dramatic skill and knowledge of stage effect, as must have insured to him pre-eminence, had he adopted the stage as a profession. He was once to have married a young lady of great beauty and accomplishments, the daughter of the most eminent and intellectual woman in her art that has lived in our time, and who still survives; but at that period his own income was extremely limited, and the father of the lady, who was then living, refused his consent. The noblest efforts of his art have, subsequently, been exerted in per petuating various real and historical resemblances of the different branches of this family. The lady herself died of a pulmonary complaint many years ago. of the country, which it falls to the lot of few men to possess ; and by a mild conciliatory manner, a real benevolence of disposition,. which combined well with the business-like manner and needful reserve with which he went through his official duties. It is needless to say that such a man has left many friends to lament his loss. As some testimony of the value of his mecha nical acquirements, it may be added that Mr. Willett was deputed by some gentlemen of this city during the last year on a mission to Man chester, in order to put in motion and report upon certain inventions and improvements which were believed to be peculiarly applicable to the cotto❑ manufacture. The writer of this met him there, and is enabled to assert, that the variety and accuracy of his knowledge, and his acquaint ance with every new process and improvement, even after so long a separation from the manu facture, were such as to surprise some of the most practised persons of that metropolis of me•- chanical science. Mr. Willett was in the 63d year of his age. He died in the possession of a character of un blemished integrity, and amiability of manner, and few men have better earned it. DARING AND EXTENSIVE ROBBERY Al THE ROYAL MINT. A robbery was committed at the Royal Mint on Satur day to a great extent, and under circumstances of great audacity. It appears that a man named Keith, who is em ployed at the Royal Mint, had above 2,000 gold blanks given over to him, for the purpose of putting into the re gular process of stamping for sovereigns. He went away with the blanks, and was not missed for some time after wards, when inquiries were made for him, and it was found that he had decamped with the property. Informa tion was immediately sent to the Master of the Mint, J. C. Herries, Esq., and the other superior officers, and the most prompt measures taken to secure the delinquent. The utmost caution was used to prevent the circum stances from being made public, as by such course it was thought likely that the police, who were sent in pursuit of Keith, would succeed in apprehending him. The exer tions of the 'police have not yet, however, been successful. By order of Government a reward of 5001. has been of fered for the apprehension of Keith, who has been em ployed in the Mint for several years, and was generally re spected as being a good workman, and heretofore considered very honest. One hundred pounds are offered by the Mint for the ap prehension of Keith, 1001. upon his conviction, and 3001. upon the recovery of the whole of the property stolen, or in proportion fur any part thereof. Up to this morning no slue has been discovered to the retreat of the offender. Keith is about 46 years of age . LONDON LITERARY SOCIETY. Last week Mr. Richards delivered his fourth Lecture on Dietetics, at the above Institution, No. 18, .Aldermatibury. The lecture was di vided into a variety of heads, embracing atmos pheric air, ventilation, cold, warm, dry, an d damp air, exposure to air, Monsieur Chabert, &c. &c. After a few preliminary observations on the well-known importance of proper air and exer cise, the Lecturer briefly pointed out the various functions of perspiration, and the opposite in fluences of hot and cold air on the constitution ; the latter, by retarding perspiration, caused a lesser decay of the animal powers, at the same time bracing the system, and rendering it more elastic ; damp air had a peculiar tendency to keep the mind in a flat state, hence the prover bial dulness of the antient Boetiaks. The Lec • turer then glanced at the bad effects occasioned by the body being partially acted on by a current of air, and illustrated his position by the Spanish proverb,— " If the wind blows on you through a hole, Make your will and look to your soul." A great prejudice existed against night air, and in some degree justly ; there were many noxious vapours and exhalations afloat in the night air which was also more subject to sudden changes than that of the day, which rendered ex posure to it in many cases prejudicial ; still a little air ought to be admitted to the bed-cham ber, either by the door or window ; each person consumed about a gallon of air per minute ; what havoc, then, asked the Lecturer, must be made upon the constitutions of those persons who sleep with every door and window shut, and perhaps the chimney closed into the bargain ? When dilating on the great extremes of tempera ture which the human frame is capable of bear ing, Mr. Richards said, that he considered the feat of Monsieur Chabert's going into an oven as a mere trick, many a cook stood a greater degree of heat daily in front of her fire. As to the swallowing of prussic acid, if it were highly concentrated its volatile qualities would eva porate in about ten minutes when exposed to the air ; hence, M. Chabert might swallow it almost with impunity, seeing he exhibits the acid fully that time in the room before lie receives it into his mouth. Then, regarding the phosphorus, continued the Lecturer, it is a well-known fact that it will not burn without air ; hence, he may take certain quantities into the stomach without injury, whilst he could not keep it in his mouth without its igniting. Mr. Richards concluded by a few rg.in,rks on the great advantages of breathing t:,(! kib-, which every body knew was more healthy th.in the land breezes ; this was in consequence of the sea throwing off no noxious vapour, and being always of the same temperature ; its salubrity was satisfactorily proved by the fact of the celebrated navigator, Captain Cook, having sailed round the world, during which voyage lie and his crew were out at sea during a period of three years, during all of which time only one titian died, and he, prior to sailing, was affected with a pulmonary com plaint. The Lecture was well received. Bush. sg4 "c 2. 2:g Ea, I,VA • r, cy,&"W._ ::-. , g P . 77 LUNATIC INSTITUTIONS. SIR, London, 4th January, 1830. I am directed by the Lord Chancellor to request that you at your earliest convenience, furnish his Lordship with the following returns :- Ist. Of the number of persons considerecito be labouring under insanity or imbecility of mind, ad mitted into the Establishment under your care for the last ten years; distinguishing sucli as are. pau._ pers; specifying the number admitted in each year; and separating them into the two classes denomi nated by Medical Practitioners " Curable and In curable," according to the class each person was . considered to belong t o a t t h e per i o d o f a d m i ss i on into the Establishment; and— 2d. Of the number 'of the persons so admitted who have quitted the Establishment, as being suffi ciently relieved to be restored to their liberty, sepa rated into the two classes before mentioned ; and setting forth, as in the first Return, and with ference thereto, such as ate paupers, and the dura tion of the complaint. If the Establishment under your care has not been in-existence for ten years, you will please to com mence your Returns from the opening thereof. The Lord Chancellor desires .me to inform you, that he does not request these Returns with re ference to any matter connected with the Establish ment under your care, but to enable his Lordship to obtain a general estimate of the average number of persons labouring under the affliction of Insanity, who obtain relief in the present state of Medical Science.---I have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient servant, L. A. LOWDHAM, Secretary of Lunatics to the Lord Chancellor. P.S. You will please to address your letter by post to the Lord Chancellor. Summonses were issued on Saturday morning for the assembling of a Cabinet Council yesterday after noon, at three o'clock, at the Foreign-office. The Minis ters assembled accordingly about that time. There were present the LORD CHANCELLOR, the Duke cf WELLING TON. Earls ROSSLYN and ABERDEEN, Vi'count MELVILLE, Lord ELLENBOROUGH, Mr. Secretary PEEL, Sir GEORGE MunnAir, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, and Mr. );TERRIES. The ATTORNEY and SOLICITOR-GENERALS were in attendance at the office during the sitting of the Cabinet, and were introduced into the Council Chamber for some time during the meeting. The Ministers remained in deliberation for three hours. Despatches were sent off by a King's Mes senger, on Saturday evening, from the Foreign-office, for the Continent. Mr. Secretary PEEL entertained a select party to dinner on Saturday, at his residence in Privy Gardens. The Earl of ABERDEEN visited the Duke of WELLINGTON yesterday, at the Treasury. The French Ambassador had a long' confe rence on Saturday afternoon with the Duke of WELLING TON and the Earl of ABERDEEN, at the Foreign-office. The Colombian Minister, and the Brazilian Charg4 d'Affairca, had intet views with the Earl of ABER DEEN on Saturday, at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Despatches were sent off on Saturday evening from the Colonial-office to the Earl of BELMORE, the Go vernor of Jamaica, and the different Governors of the West India Islands. The Earl of ABERDEEN, Mr. Secretary PEEL, and the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, had interviews with the Duke Of \YELLIN GroN on Saturday, at the Treasury. The Earl Of ABERDEEN visited Sir GEORGE Munisar on Saturday, at the Colonial-office. Mr. COLQUIIQUN, the I-hose Town Minister, transacted business at the Foreign-office on Saturday. ANGELO'S REMINISCENCES.—The Second and Concluding Volume of this amusing work, which will shortly be published, promises to equal in attraction almost any volume of a similar nature that has hitherto appeared. Among other Royal and Noble Persons, of whom anecdotes and particulars will be given, we under stand are the following :—His present MAJESTY—The Duke of SUSSEX—The Duke of KENT—The Duke of BEDFORD—The Duke of MANCHESTER—The Duke of SAINT AI.BANS—The Margravine of ANSPACH—Lord ARCHIBALD HAMILTON—Lady HAMILTON—Lord HT HON—Lord BARRYMORE—Lord GUILDFORD —Duchess of DEVONSHIRE—Marquis of SLlGO—Duchess of GOR DON—Marquis of ANGLESZA—Duchess of ANCASTER— Hon. KEPPEL CRAVEN—Hon. Mr. ANSTRUTHER. ST. PETERSBURGII.---We observe that a second edition of Dr. GRANVILLE'S Travels to St. Peters burgh through Flanders, along the banks of the Rhine, through Prussia, Russia, Poland, Saxony, Silesia, Blavaria and France, has lately bee n p u bli s h e d, with considerable improvements, and comprising no less than 70 illustra tions, including plans and views of the principal towns on the route, so as to form a complete guide for travellers to that interesting capital, a journey which, in consequence of the facilities afforded by this publication, will no doubt hereafter be frequently resorted to as a summer excurs:on. Petersburgh has correctly been styled the city of palaces —a city which, to use the words of Dr. James, the present Bishop of Calcutta, "is replete with every fancied ornament that taste and wealth could bestow, uniting in the same view all the elegant symmetries of Grecian and Roman art, with the gorgeous pride of the East." " The Quarterly Review," in a recent article, acknowledges that " Dr. GRANVILLE'S picture of St. Petersburgh contain! the most copious and detailed de scription of the gigantic edifices of this extraordinary city which has hitherto been laid before the public." The fact is, that as the friend and companion of Count WORONZOW, the author enjoyed opportunities of seeing more than any other writer upon that city, and has had the taste and talent to give the public a work which, as was justly observed by the " Atlas," " deserves a place in every drawing-room in England." COUNTY LIM ERICK ELECTION. ---Consider able surprise was excited here on reading Mr. O'CONNELL'S Address to the Limerick Electors in favour of Colonel O'GRADY, particularly as the gallant Colonel's father, the CHIEF BARON, and the Liberator, were known not to be overburdened with any great love for each other. It is now understood the Learned Gentleman has received a re taining fee of 2001. ; and if the contest goes on it is to be doubled. Several thousand copies of his address have been distributed through the county ; and the Homan Catholic Clergy have taken up the cause of Colonel O'GRADY with a view to try their influence on the newly-created consti tuency. The battle, therefore, will be between the Priest hood and the leading Aristocrats of the county. A change has been made in the caps of the Foot Guards: the new ones have been given to the men. They are two inches lower in the crown, which is some thing larger in circumference than the old ones. Instead of the small star which adorned the fronts, there is now a larger star, and a crown above it, which together cover the front of the cap. A plait of white cotton cord, looped up on either side, to the lower part of the front, and on the right aide falls over the shoulder, and ends with tassels. There is no further change to take place at pre sent, but next year it is contemplated that the whole dress will undergo revision. The jackets are then to be faced down the front with blue (their perfect facings), and an epaulette of white or red cotton to be worn. This change, it is said, suggested itself from the reports of the regi mental surgeons, who Lind that the constant use of pipe clay for cleaning the white lace now on the front of the coats is seriously injurious to the men.--Observer. - - WEST INDIA DOCK COMPANY.—On Friday the half -yearly meeting of shareholders was held at the Dock-house, Billiter-square, when the usual dividend was declared. The la ee ti g was specially called for the pur pose of electing a Director to sit in the Common Council of London, in the room of the late Mr. GRZICNAWAT. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. By the French Papers of Thursday, which arrived last night, we learn that the convocation of the French Legislative Chambers is fixed for the 2d of March. This delay of two or three months beyond the usual time of meeting has no doubt been occasioned by the difficulties with which the new :Ministry have hitherto been sur rounded, and by.the necessity which they feel of maturing their projects before they are submitted to a hostile examination. Perhaps they may , even intend to make the lateness of the session an excuse for adjourning to another year several ofthose important questions which were expected to occupy the present. In this case, they, will endeavour to limit the duties of the Chambers to the scrutiny of the Budget, which, by several laudable attempts at reduction, they have ren dered rrrore palatable to the friends,,of prudent retrenchment and rigid economy. In accordance with this supposition, almost every member of the Government has published some decree by ,Which additional order has been introduced or additional savings effected in his department. The only exception to this rule, we believe, is the Department of `War; and, perhaps, where the efficiency or comfort of the army is concerned, as much popularity may be obtained in France by a prudent increase of pay, -as in other cases by a timely reduction of expense. Had no prejudices existed against the Ministry, the improvements which they have effected would have procured them credit for activity and good intentions; and j probably they may expect that the evidence of these qualities, though it has been lost on the exasperated feelings of the public, may be better appreciated by the calmer judgment of the legislature. However that may be, they have now taken an irreversible resolution,—they have announced their determination to meet their antagonists,—they have arranged the lists and fixed the day of conflict. Whether from a re liance on their strength, or an apprehension of their danger, they have falsified the sinister pre dictions of their enemies about attempts at arbi trary violence, and have fairly appealed from the journals to the Chambers. If they have the majority of the national representatives in their favour, they will be able to maintain their ground, and perhaps gain leisure to acquire popular favour. If, on the contrary, they find themselves in a minority, they are 'kind by the nature of the ordeal to which they appeal to confess their defeat, and to retire. In either case, the Constitutional rights of the nation must gain in robustness and vigour by this repeated exercise of their strength. While speaking of legislative chambers, we must not omit a fact, of which we are assured in a French paper, that the Pacha of Egypt has collected at the seat of his Government a representative council, composed of deputies elected by the towns and provinces of the dominions under his sway; and that he has already submitted to this assembly several questions of legislation and ad ministration. It is added, that he has set on foot a journal printed in the Turkish and Arabic language, to communivte to the Egyptian pub lic the deliberations and resolutions of the new council. The Gazette de France, which men tions these facts, tells us that the first numbers of the Egyptian newspaper had arrived at Paris. There seems no good reason why the Pacha, if he himself escapes the bow-string, should not shame Don Miguel and King Ferdinand by giving a charter to his people ; why he should not have his Chamber of Deputies or House of Com mons, as the means of getting a better budget than he could otherwise levy, or gaining a personal se curity which he could not otherwise enjoy. But we must confess that for some time to come we should not like to be members of the left side, or to sit on the Opposition Benches; and that in case of a dispute between the Mace and the Three Tails, we should prefer the place of Ser jeant at Arms to that of Speaker. But poli tical improvements and civil reforms among the Mahometans are not confined to Egypt. It is stated in a letter from Pisa, that, in imitation of his Egyptian Viceroy, the Sultan had resolved to send to Paris a hundred young Turks, chosen from the best families, to obtain a military and scientific education. This certainly is the com mencement of the " march of intellect" where we least expected it, and must be viewed with even greater surprise than that expressed by the Roman satirist at the spread of a taste for im. provement among the northern barbarians o his time. " De conduceudo loquitur jam Rhetore Thule !" The great cause of this liberal excitement in the parts of the Turkish empire bordering on the Levant, is, no doubt, the Greek revolution, or those events which have arisen out of it ; and one of the most cheering prospects connected with the establishment of a new Greek State under a sensible Prince and wise institutions is, that it may become a new focus of freedom and civilization, to the once celebrated but now barbarous regions with which it is surrounded. —Times. A Circular, it appears, has lately been ad dressed to the Keepers of the different Lunatic Institutions, private as well as public, for the purpose of enabling the Lord Chancellor to ob tain a general estimate of the average number of insane persons who recover in the present im proved state of medical science. We have seen one of these Circulars, of which we insert a copy, as the best mode of making public the benevo lent intention of the Lord Chancellor upon this important subject. The care and treatment of this pitiable and unprotected class of our fellow creatures, have lately occupied the attention of many excellent and benevolent minded men, and was the subject of considerable discussion in both Houses of Parliament in the Session of 1828, upon the present Act to regulate the Care and Treatment of Insane Persons being passed. The indefatigable industry and patient investi gation of the Commissioners appointed under that Act are generally allowed, but its provisions (very properly) exempting from their controul all persons under the protection of the Court of Chancery, we are in hopes that the Lord Chan cellor is about to institute some general in : quire into their treatment. They are in most cases persons possessed of considerable, in all cases of some, property ; the situation of very few of them without its temptation to some interested party to retain them in their melan choly state of confinement. What the precise object of the Lord Chancellor may be, or to what class of these unfortunate beings his Lord ship's attention is to be extended, we knov; not; from the circular it is quite evident, however, that his Lordship takes a much more enlarged view of this melancholy subject than that of their care and treatment as mere animals ; that his benevolent and enlightened mind does not mean to be satisfied with an inquiry only into their cleanliness and clothing, or into their enjoyment of the common comforts and necessaries of life, but has reference to their ultimate recovery ai reasonable creatures, capable, by proper, judi-. cious, and disinterested treatmen', of being re stored as valuable members of society. W e can only observe, that should this be the Lord Chancellor's object, we anticipate'The,most be neficial results ; for not only will, doubtless, many valuable and highly-gifted individuals be restored to society, but a spirit of inquiry and honourable emulation be excited in the profes sion. With respect to the subjec as a branch of medical science, productive of consequences, justifying the expectation that this most dread ful of the afflictions of our frail nature may be deprived of some, if not most, of its greatest horrors.—Morning Chronicle. The country gentlemen who, as long as rents could be collected, were the most 16yal of the loyal, ready to sally out at a moment's warning, at the head of their Yeomanry Cavalry, against those whom distress made clamorous, find the Government much less attractive now that fat stock sells for less than it was purchased for when • lean, and the tenants must either remain in ar rear or pay rents out of their capital. This is another exemplification of the adage, that " Wis .dom conies with lack of food." At the Lin coln county meeti ig, and at tile dinner, on Fri day last, there was speaking out. The meeting .was called to consider the expediency of peti tioning for the repeal of the beer and malt duties ; and it is but doing justice to the speakers to say that theY.lllsplayed nothing of the equivo cating and temporizing spirit which characteriied the proceedings of the 'meeting at the London Coffee-house. They not only called for the repeal of taxes, but contlemned the lieetce mopopoly; -and, in the petition adopted by the meeting, they humbly pray that the Hon. House " would be pleased to repeal forthwith these odious taxes, and grant that the trade in two- may be made free." The expenditure of the country ought to have been greatly reduced_ long ii t;0; and if the country gentlemen had'thane their duty, it would have been reduced. They know why it was not reduced. They know that the great obstacle which Ministers have to encounter in all such undertakings is the ra pacity of the Nobility and Gentry, and all pos. sessed of Parliamentary influence. They know that Committees after Committees have - been named to give a little courage to Ministers id propose reductions; but no longer pipe no longer dance; and means must be found to move Parliament. What are all the Re Venue Inquiries instituted by Ministers—to Otiti . which we alluded only so late as Saturday List' —but manifestations on their part of a disposi. tion to awe the Gentry into moderation lty means of public opinion ? The expenditure is excessive, and ought to be reduced.—Grantad. The Beer and Malt Taxes amounting to seven millions are int o l era bl e b ur d ens , and their re moval would be a great relief to the people-- Granted also. A sensible man in private life reduces his expellees to his means ; and Govern ment ought, in like Manner, to consider.,nry:ex pences justifiable but what they can afford. But the Country Gentlemen have higher gam*. in... view than ordinary economy. The tuna; they think, is now come for speaking out respecting the national debt.- " A great deal of talk (said Sir Robert Heron) was made about the nieces. shy of keeping the national faith with the public: creditor; but in his opinion the doing so wntild be breaking that faith with the grossest injustice towards all the rest of the community. He did not mean to say that the Government onBlit to be blamed for the alteration in the circulating medium, or for reducing that which was once exclusively British circulation to the circu lation of all Europe ; he believed that in a time of peace such a course was necessary ; but he objected to their now paying the interest of what was borrowed at a depreciated currency, in ( th Hr, e e aadvanhecea.) Those currencydr who were calling of the presecnttig outime.-- loudest respecting the national faith with the public creditor, knew that it could not be done; they kneiv that in the very first year of a war the whole system must be put an end to. His object was to anticipate that time." No, no, Sir Robert, that will not do. Tax the national ere= ditor as highly as you please, provided you tax other property as highly ; but beyond this you shall not go. You tell us that in the very first year of a war the whole system must be put an end to, and that you wish to anticipate that time. And what security have we that the same Aristocracy, to gratify and pamper which all this debt has been created wantonly and un necessarily (for every war in the last King's reign was both unjust and unnecessary), if the debt were out of the way, would not play the same game over again ? With such a Consti tution of Government as that under which we live, the absence of means will always be the best -tecurity for moderation. Major Handly observed, that "salaries ought to be lowered, and there was some public property which might be appropriated." Sir E. French Broomhead hoped that " nothing was meant to be un dertaken against the Fundholders and against the property of the Church."—(Voices in the crowd, " Against both.") Major Hand ley explained, " that his observations applied to the Corn Laws." But Colonel John son afterwards avowed that "he wanted to have a slap at all public properties; and after that he would compromise with the public cre ditor 011 the best terms he could, but so that every person should bear his fair share of the public burdens."—Sir William Ingleby " did not know why the farmers should be ruined to enrich the tax-gatherer and the fundholder. If the country was in such a bad state that its re sources were no longer equal to its wants, the Government was bound to reduce its expendi ture, to lay its taxes on equally, and allow all to go down together, not to ruin only one c!ass." We understand this language very well. The gentlemen of England, however, are very much mistaken if they think that any Government of this country dare to attack any one description of property. What is taken for the public exi gencies must be taken on some general principle, applicable not more to the national creditor than to other descriptions of property. Times of revolution are times of confiscation ; and times of confiscation are times of revolution. Every man who holds property in this country, holds it subject to the share of the debt corres sponding to that property; and as all property is the creature of the law, the same law which pro tects the one necessarily protects the other. It has been proposed by Mr. Heathfield, Mr. cardo, and others, to extinguish the debt at once, by a contribution from all property to which the national creditors would contribute their proportion. This is an intelligible. pcq ceeding. But any measure levelled exclusively at the national creditors would lead to other consequences than the 'Squires dream of.:: , We have a long way to go before arriving at private property. We must reduce our expendilure iu all directions. We must have soldiers arid - sailors just as we must have prisons and havginetk.-_Hitt-:-, ;haat trt t'' ) Id ° =i fe, en , mile"