The Sun. — London, England, 1830-07-15 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE, FRENCII PAPERS. PARIS, JU1:1r13.4-;-4 Supplement to the Illoniteur of the 12th, and the Moniteur and other Papers ofi the 13th, contain 1. A letter from Admiral Duperre, dated 3d July, , giving an accottht of the false attack which he had ordered Admiral Rosamel to make upon the enemy's batteries on' the sea-side, in order to distract their attention. 2. Another letter of the same date, giving an, account of the further operations of Admiral Ro-; satnel. 3. A letter from Admiral Duperre, dated on hoard the Provence, July 6, to the following ef fect : Sta,—On the 4th instant, the day after the attack made by the fleet under my command on the forts and batteries of Algiers, the chief object of which was to call hack to the town the enemy's cannoniers and troops whom I had seen going in great numbers to the fort of the Em peror, the batteries opened their fire upon the fort at, three o'clock in the morning. At ten o'clock, after a, dreadful explosion, which war heard to the distance of 60 miles, all around, we perceived the fort partly destroyed, and our troops took possession of it. Half an hour after-! wards, I was preparing to make another attack on the sea. batteries, when, delayed by the unfavourable winds, found myself obliged to suspend the execution of my plan,l by the arrival of a boat, with a flag of truce, which had en board the Admiral of the Algerine fleet, who came to entreat me, in the name of the Dey, to suspend hostili ties, and to ask for peace ; at the same moment we per ceived another flag of truce going towards the fort of the Emperor. Our batteries and those of the enemy had ceased fir►ng. I desired the envoy to tell his master that the proceedings of the fleet under my command would be subordinate to those of the army, respecting which I re ferred him to the General-in-Chief. The evening and the night passed without hostilities. Yesterday morning, st five o'clock, the envoy returned to repeat his solicita tione. I answered by the annexed note, which I desired him to deliver to the Dey, giving him at the same time a copy for the Commander in-Chief of the land forces. At noon, the Algerine colours were no longer displayed on the Casaube, and some neighbouring forte. We perceived our troops in motion towards the city at 40 minutes past two. His Majesty's flag was flying on the Palace of the Dry, and successively hoisted on all the forts and batte rice. The squadron immediately saluted with 21 . guns, amidst reiterated cries of "Nive le Roi To. (iv I have just caused the Provence to anchor omit the walls of Algiers. The other vessels, in two divisions, under Admiral Rosamel and Captain Pon6e, are cruising before the Bays of Algiers and. Sidi-Ferruch., I despatch, without loss of time, the Sphynx steam boat, with Count Bourmont's desiatches and my own. My first care has been to claim our unfortunate pri kronen belonging to the Silene and Aventure they have just been deliveied up to me, and I send them tol4'rance.i They have suffered since the time of oar landing, but much more from the exasperation of the populace than that of the lley. Nevertheless none of those who elvaped be ing massacred by the Arabs, and a list of whom ha s b eer , sent to you, has sunk under his sulTering.—Accept,' &c, (Signed) DUPERRE. NOTE TO THE Dry or ALGIERS FROM THE ADMIRAL. ON BOARD THE PROVENCE, JULY 5. . . The undersigned Admiral, Commander-in Chief of the Fleet of his Most Christian Majesty, in answer to the communications which have been made to him in the name of the i)ey of Algiers, and which have too long suspended the progress of hostilities, declares that so long as the flag of the Regency is flying on the forts and city of Algiers, he can receive no farther communications, and considers ii as in a state of war. (Signed) DUPERRE. (From the Moniteur of the IStb.) LA CASAURA, JULY 5, THREE O'CLOCK, TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNC OF MINISIMRS. PRINCE !—The opening of the fire before the fort of the Emperor was deferred till the 4th of July, in order that all the batteries might fire at once. I thought that striking awe into the enemy on the very first day, by a great su periority in our fire, I should abridge the duration of the operations. The trenches were opened in the night of the 29th, after which the works were not interrupted a moment. During the night, and even in the hours when the work men are generally relieved, the enemy's artillery fired hu! little. During the day the Turkish and Aral► sharpshooters, protected by the bushes, stole into the ravines, which were to the left of the attack. They wounded a pretty consider able number of men ; but the troops were soon covered by epaulements. We bad reason to expect vigorous rallies. The occupa. tion of the fort of the Emperor allowed the enemy to as, semble without danger before the Casauba. They die not profit by this advantage. However, every thing wa , ready to give them a good reception. The batteries had been erected with astonishing rapidity. Among the 26 pieces of artillery mounted in them, there were ten 24-pounders, six lapounders, four 10-inch mortars, and six 8-inch howitzers. All was ready before day-break on the 4th. At four o'clock in the morning, a rocket gave the signal, and the tiring commenced. That of the enemy replied for three hours with much briskness. Tho Turkish gunners, though the wideness of the embrasures left them almost wholly expose's!, remained bra%ely at their posts, but could not long contend against the skill and intrepidity of ours, whom General La Hate animated by his example and his counsel. At eight o'clock the firing of the fort was si kneed ; that of our batteries continued toluin the works. The order to snake a breach had been given, and was be ` ginning to be executed, when at ten o'clock a dreadful ex. plosion caused a part of the fort to disappear. Torrents of flame, clouds of dust and smoke, rose to a prodigious ' height. Stones were thrown in all directions, but did not cause any serious accidents. General Hurel, win. commanded the trenches, did not lose a moment to pas , over the space between our troops and the fort, and to placethem there in the midst of the ruin*. It seems cer tain that at nine o'clock the troops who defended it, being discouraged, returned to the city, crying that they were sacrificed to no purpose, and that then the Dey ordered the powder magaziae in the fort to be Wawa up. At two o'clock a flag of truce wts brought to me on this ruins of the fort of the Emperor. It was the Secre tary of the Dey. He offered to indemnify France for the expenses of the war. I replied that, first of all, the C - 10subit, the forts, and the port, must be delivered up to I the French troops. After appearing to doubt whether 'this condition would be accepted, he allowed that the ob !stinacy of the Dey had been very fatal. When the Alge• rinse, they say, are at war with the, King of France, I they must not repeat the evening prayer till they obtained peace. . Ha returned to Algiers. soon afterwards two of th e richest Moors of Algiers were sent by the Dey. They did not d iss em ble that extreme terror prevailed among the soldiers' and the inhabitant', and that all were desirous that negotiation. should commence. immediately. They desired that I would ca u se the firing to cease, promising that the fire of the pine .should then be like wiSe suspended. 'nig suspension of hostilities, in fact, took place. General Value took advantage of it to open counnonicatione beyond the fun of the Emperor. At three o'clock the Dey's Secretary returned, accompanied by the 'Consul and Vice-Comad of England, He revolted the [ conditions of the peace might be reduced to writing— . this was done, and I tensed a paper to be delivered to hint, •4 copy of which your Excellency will find below. At e mir .;'lock the Secretary came for the third time, The Dey desire...! that an interpreter might be sent to him, in order that he inig,!st, by his aseletanee, understand what was required of him. X.• Braschewitz, formerly first in terpreter to the army in L. went to the Cou" The Dey, when he w as me t h, a c q ;:einted with the pro posed CollVelltioll, said that he stece,,ted the eon' slitione, and that he placed implicit conaslence 1' the French honour. I bad signed the Coniontion, Ids put his seal to it, but &aired that the arotiati ought be prolongol till the toth, at noon, in order that he might have tine to summon hifs Council, and I . IA- 1 duce it to subscribe to the condition, procribeih The Chin; wee 'suspended till further orders.; however, out 61/01k4 were Cootitilltd, and 011 the lith, at day-break, 4 ' , enmmunicetion of 800 rests,:, connected the Sort of the i I,?anperor with the *pet on which the buttery against the(' C 4141044 W 44 tit INS erected. To-day the two Moors re-:j turned ; they were commiesioned by the D.fy, to confirm" the engagement into which he.had entered, by affixing hi' eeal to the Convention, hot they desired diet the neeolio - d oe should be deferred for twenty-four home. I rAuirca that the forts, th e p ort , and the city, should shlivered c ',it deters French troops by , eleven *CI be : oock in the morning. The e ttxf p.m teek, and kt thitt moment the standard of FranN i tt . 0 en , the tower* of this eity , the mils jeetTi ',*, d - ' . I: r 4tt a t 46 s o many ayes the ' oh feet of pil6;j:,-rite Mil . ireit into a 11011641 in the !Bay, ye;sittogdfsilleieffsil took up his tam& iu tfi:, liatyleart I made to respect hie pere.s.l , .. i k .404 , t, -::/„ „I, . moat paragraph praiees thff 4„ 11 . cfprol4 . fass aptiltitl in high term 4 pi Ow) iiioiNt . . 3 , ' : le** ill lery, bath the field, piece* ittttl heavy. ' ' ~: '','T , -,.,, , 45,,0f ic 411 . I TO; Vidal •.:-' "pcfrverty Tas been put under seal; an la ventory will be taken which I shall transmit to your Ex- Icellency. I have the honour to be, &c: (Signed) COUNT DE BOURAIONT. i coNVENTION BETWEIN TUE GENZRAIAN-CHIEF OF THE FRENCH ARMY AND HIS HIGHNESS THE DRY OF ALGIERS. The fort of the Casauba, all the other forts depending on Algiers, and the port of that city, shall ho delivered up to the French troops this morning at ten o'clock, French time. The General-in-Chief of the French army promises his Highness the Dey of Algiers to leave him his liberty, and the possession of every thing that belongs to him per sonally. The Dey shall be at liberty to retire with his family, and all that belong* to him, to the place where he shall fix upon ; and, so long as he remains at Algiers, he and all his family shall he under the protection of the General in-Chief of the French army; a guard shall protect the safety of his person and that of his family. The General-in-Chief promises to all the soldiers the same advantages and the same protection. The exercise of the Mahoinetan religion shall remain free ; the liberty of the inliabitante of all classes, their religion, their property, their commerce, their industry, shall be inviolate; their women shall be respected; the General-in-Chief promises this upon his honour. The exchange of this Convention shall be made before ten o'clock this morning, and the French troops shall iin mediately after enter the Casauba, and successively all the other forts of the city and the port. Camp before Algiers, July 8, 1830. (Signed) Count de lIOURMONT. (Here the Dey has affixed his seal.) A true copy. Lieutenant-General of the Stair, (Signed) DESPREZ. Furricn Fuxns.—Nitts, Jvav 13.—flre per Cents., 10.5 r. 55c. 50c. 45c.• 105 f. 40c. 35c. 25c.. Four per Cents., 001. ; , Three per Cents. 791. 25c. 20c. 35c. ; Bank Stock, 1,8801, ; Itentea de Naples s 871. 25c. 30c. 45c. 40c. 35c. ; Rents d'F.spagne, 14% 15 ;UT % Spanish Loan, 1,14% %; Royal Spanish Loan, 749 75 74% 74l % ; haytian Loan, 470 f. ; Exchange on Loudon— ne month, 251 50c. ; three months, nr. 35c. (From the Meeenyer des Chambres.) PAWS, JULY 11.—A Ministerial journal says, " We believe that we may affirm that there is no foundation for the news given by the Gazette, and repeated by all the journals, concerning the nomina tion of the Duke of Ragusa to the Government of the territory and city of Algiers. Prince Polignac has just despatched M. Edward de Sercey, Secre tary of Legation, express to Constantinople. (From the Gazette de France.) PARIS, JULY 12.•--Alllong the persons whom joy and gratitude for our triumphs, induced to attend the celebration of the Te Deum yesterday was the Countess de Bourment. The Members of the mu nicipality of Paris took the opportunity of exprees ing to her on this occasion the sentiments which were called forth by her presence in this numerous and brilliant assembly. The Prefect of Police, proud to' be the organ o f t h e i r sent i ments , sa id to ;ler, " Ma dame, the municipal body has participated in your grief as i t moth er , an d i n y our joy as a wife, permit them to offer you the tribute of their respect." Among the diplomatic body we saw, with great pleasure, Commodore Sir Sidney Smith, the illus trious seaman who founded the society for the abo lition of piracy and slavery in Africa. He appeared warmly to participate in the joy which all persons felt at the triumphs of the French army, anti the glory of the Monarch, who has thus accomplished, in three weeks, the wish of three centuries. Sir Sidney Smith is better qualified than any other person to appreciate the difficulties which it l dered 150 bales of provisions, a number of casksi lof wine and brandy, &c. to be thrown overboard, 'not to lighten the ships, but that the wind and sea might drift them to our soldiers. In fact the seal actually rolled the packages on shore, where our men in the camp of Sidi-F erruc h pi c k e d them up' and stored them. But very few articles were damaged in this strange mode of landing.. The packages had been (provided with treble wrappers at Toulon, which were impervious to water, being calculated to keep them dry on the passage, and fitting them for being hove overboard, as was one. LIST OF TRIBUTES STILL PAID By DIFFER NT GOVERN• MENTS TO THE Dry OF ALGIERS. Naples and Sicily pay an annual tribute of 21,000 Spanish dollars. Tuscany, by treaty of 1823, is exempt of tribute, but makes Consular presents of 25,000 ditto. Sardinia is indebted to the mediation of England for her freedom from tribute, but pays considerable sums at every change of Consuls. Portugal has concluded a treaty similar to that of Naples. Spain is subject to no tribute, but makes presents al every change of Consols. Austria, — through the mediation of the Porte, is exempt from tribute and presents. England owes a present of 660/. at every change of Consuls, notwithstanding the Treaty dictated in 1816, under the cannon of Lord Exmouth. The United States, by a Treaty concluded some time after that of the English, have adopted the same arrange ment as England. Hanover and Bremen, under the protection of England, have obtained the same condition, but their Consuls pay large sums on arriving at Algiers. Sweden and Denmark pay annually a tribute of war like ammunitions and naval stores, to the value of about 4,000 piastres. Besides this, these States give, on the renewal of the treaties every ten years, presents to the amount of 10,000 dollars; and their Consuls, on entering on their functions, make presents to the Dey. FRENCH FUNDEL-.PARIS JULY 12..-Five per Cents., lOU 80c. 85c. 95c. 105 E 101 f. 90C. 105 f. 30c. 105 f. 40c.; Three per Cents. 78E 60c. 65c. 70c. 75c. 70c. 115 c. 85c. 90c. 79E 79f. sc. 10c.; Bank Actions, 18&24 50c.; Rentes de Naples 87f. 10c. 20c. 10c. 20c. 25c.; Rente Perpetuelle d'Espagne 14% •; Royal Spanish Loan, 81%; Spanish Rentes Perpetuelle, 74U ; Haytian Loan, 480 f. Exchange on London, onemonth (paper , 25E 5c.; (money), 25f. W.; three months (paper), 25f. 20c. ; (money), 25f.30c.-Court Authentique. THAMES WATER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Much has been written and said on the subject of supply of water to the metropolis, in con sequence of which, improvement in the quality of that article has been made by some of the Com panies. On reading the Reports presented to the House of Commons, my attention has been drawn to the artifice practised by the South London Water Works Company, so as to escape detection on the following facts, which I hope for a corner in your respectable Paper to expose. The agent of the Company has had the temerity to call the state ment " that the water works draw supply out of a land drain" false ? but I trust it will presently appear fully proved to be true. In Report No. 267, printed) April 21, 1828, p. 30, it is stated " that the Direc " tors el i a not consider it for the interest of the public " nor tire Company •to employ any but a mere " working (labouring) engineer," although about that period. they were erecting a new engine at Cumber land-gardens, which must have been performed by a scientific engineer; and while that work was in progress, I remember a notice "that no person " would be admitted on the premises without an " order " from him. It is also stated, " that the " Secretary having occupied his post but a sh or t " time, could not b e well acquainted with many " particulars," a lth oug h t h e person who preceded him in that post, was, and is, a Director, if not a principal manager of the premises in Kennington lane. On those grounds, a written statement only of the Company's concerns was tendered, without producing any persons subject to examination, by which management the following facts are not brought, to light, and the assertion c that the Thames' " is the only source whence water is supplied by the Company" passed as true ! ! There is an ancient land drain or sewer, which must be known to many of your readers, it runs by the Half-Moog, Dulwich, alongside the Ephra road, crossing under the Brixton and Clapham roads, near the Grey hound and Swan, then circuitously through Mr. Pentiman's field., some gardeners' • grounds, and by South Lambeth, into the Thames, In its course it receives extensive land and road drains, also the sewers of many houses, and runnings of large dunghills. At the parade, near the Oval, Kennington, about 1,000 yards from its mouth, the water works have n tunnel of communication under the road into it, by shutting certain sluice gates IV Lawn-lane, close to the Lawn, South Lambeth; such tide water as may have flowed up, together with the drainage water passing down are mixed and pumped into the reservoirs (and there kept just about long enough to breed insects), for as to the pretence of separating the water by their trap gate, for neap tides, it is impossible; the gratings or strainers in the creek outside the tunnel are often in a most disgusting condition from deed animals, und' vegetables in a putrid state, the quality of the water is very bad, but few are aware of the cause; to 'those who see the condition of what passes up and .down the creek, it is net a matter of surprise. The reservoirs are sometimes cleaned when foul stuff, black as ink, is run down, part of which is returned with the next rising tide. Most important informa tion (to the point) is given by Mr. Clay, of th e Grand Junction Wat er Works, with respect to the state of the Thames, in communication to the House of Commons, No. 148, printed March 15, 1830, p. 6,7, and 8, where it is demonstrated by satis factory experiments that the middle of the river is much purer than the sides, because the tide current 'turns the streams of the sewers which run into the Thames, confining the filth along the shores; it is ,also there shown that a large portion " of foul ," water of London drainage, which is carried down " wards by the ebb, is returned with the flood tide." Now it is to be particularly observed, that when the tide has run up about two hours and risen about six or seven feet in the Thames, it begins to ,produce a rise in the creek which is just about the period that the " foul water" would be brought to the vicinity of Vauxhall-bridge, and with the rising tide fills the said creek at the river side, thus the supply from the Thames is taken at the worst time of tide, and shut in by the sluice gates before de seribed in Lawn-lane, thereby making the dirty (From the CallitiiittiOnnel • ) creek answer th e purpose of a reservoir in aid of Yesterday, at four o'clock, the Ki ng wen t to Notre " excevacations i n an a dj o i n i ng meadow. " It has t Jame, to attend the 're Deum for the succ e s s o f been said (by the Water Wo r k s S ecretary) that the our expedition to Africa, having in his carr i age t h e i r statement before the Commissione rs i s correct, be lloyal Highnesses the Dauphin, Madame, a n d th e t cause they report that they had checked the evi- Duchess of Berry. dence by collateral testimony." Such an argu- The Swiss Guards were drawn up in close files meat would have a tendency to compro-nine the nit the Pont Neuf. Detachments of Lanc e rs, o f character of the Comniissieners as professional gen 'Gerdes du Corps, of Cuirassiers, the Staff of the tlernen; but it is evident they could not me an t h at First Military Division, and that of the town of R.- observation to apply to this particular Company re 'is, preceded and followed the Royal carriage, an d i t spec!ieg whom they did not have any collateral tea. those of the Officers of the Crown and the Ladies ft amity, (the story of the 14 old wutermen not being in Waiting. The crowd was great, especially on iin point, as it refers to the situation of the section als) Pont Neuf, but order prevailed every w h ere .— 4 / 1 pipe of the new engine.) It is conjectured by this The sincere friends of national glory-s-the mew, same person, who seems, indeed, " not well ac whose besete beat at the tr u ly F renc h wor d s o f ,1 quainted with m an y part i cu l ars, " that the mud at battles and victories—did not observe, without al the bottom of the reservoirs would be about two and painful impression, that species of prepossession and a half inches deep in two years! l I . r s‘o any one who disquiet curiosity which manifested itself in the -- observes the state of cisterns or butts, containing looks of every one. Invisible, but present in the Thames water in fair condition, I leave the appre droughts of all, was the Ministry, whi c h, like 11, elation of this estimate. There are other points noxious nightmare!, seemed to depress the publi c joy, „ which seem incredible in the statement made by the ' The following are some wholly unknown particti- ; ; Company, but the above are enough for the present lars respecting the storm which assailed the fleet, purpose, and it is to be hoped they will at least be end transports at Sidi-Ferruch :-- , deprived of the Vauxhell creek as a " feeder," or The sirmy had only three days' provisions. The means of supply to their works. The intention of ,storm seemed to increase, and was likely to be pro- S the Directors expressed in 182 11 may then b e full leacted. The wind blcev fiord on shore. riser filled of taking supply directly from the Thames transports disigged their auchors-sethey broke from more frequently, by means of their new engine," their mooring!, and at last cut their cables to stendk which at present appears built only for show. It is out to sea. evident they will not abandon the creek tirdee ' bli dthroughnaturally and Their position seamed frightful, but the commis- o ge , ! tense, who were On board, wore only harassed by . which use it ought to be limited, nder all the the painful eonseiousiiese of leaving the army desti-. above circumstances, it is evident that the Thames; Ltate of provivione on shore. is to this Company a comp ara ti ve l y good and pure) M P' l'i'llanstanced, th e I n t en d ant -G enera l or , source , especially if supply is drawn during the ebb' was necessary to overcome, in order to execute an enterprise which the principal powers of Christen dom have attempted in vain. It is affirmed that, in consequence of an arrange ment which had been long deferred, above 200 promotions have just been made in the regiments of infantry of the line and the 20 regiments of light infantry. At the drawing-room of the Tuileries yesterday,, the King address e d M. Gerard, whom he had sent, for. His Majesty informed him that he confided to, him the execution of a picture of the taking of Al giers. His Majesty has been pleased to receive, in the most flattering manner, the drawing of the expedi tion to Algiers, sent by M. Eugene Isabey, painter to the expedition. We learn that these drawings, which are highly approved by all the artists, are to be lithographed by M...lsabey, seri. (From the Nationalof Monday,) The Court of the Tuileries has been very nu merously attended to-day. Algiers formed the sub ject of every conversation. The capture of that town, and the glorious result obtained by our army, which proved. unattainable by the army of Charles V., was unanimously praised. The despatch of Admiral Duperre, dated from before Algiers, on the 6th inst., has brought no positive information respecting the fate of the Dry. It was still believed that be had retired with army towards Constantine , as we stated yesterday. The appointment of Marshal Marmont to the command of the army of Africa, is as yet only a project, Nothing has been decided yet respecting this matter ; for it is not known whether it suits General l3ourmont to return immediately. Some are of opinion that it might be expedient to the Commander-in-Chief to remain some time longer with the army, rather than to make his appearance in the Chambers at once. Rewards and titles are already talked of at the Palace, as being intended for him. In the midst of this joy, which is as general as i , is expansive, some individuals only conv erse d, though cautiously, about the question how the suc cess of our expedition could be rendered available. This question, and the great alarms of England, will soon recopy us. A telegraphic despatch, received to-day by the Minister of the Marine, announces that the cannon,l nude and bombarding of the town of Algiers tool: place on the 3d, both by land and by sea, and con-' tinned the whole day with the greatest execution. It may be concluded from hence that the tiring on the town was protracted till the sth, and that it did not capitulate till after a breach had been made. The vessel which brought the news of the 3d, sailed before the Sphinx, which brought the ac count of the capture of Algiers; but the Sphinx, being a steamer, performed the voyage in two days and a half. Before muss, the King granted a private audience to the lingli,ll Ambassador and to the Hanoverian Minister, who notified to his Majesty the death of King George the Fourth. The municipality of Paris bad the honour of pre enting their congratulations on the capture of Algiers. tide, whatever general object i ons may ex i st to it.— Other mischievous consequences to the neighbour. hood ensue from the Water Company having con trout over the said creek, which may be made the subject of future communication. DETECTOR. N.B. No specimens of water were submitted to the chemical gentlemen from the Vauxhall creek to be analysed. LITERATURE. BEAUTIES OF SHELLEY. LONDON, 1830. This little volume will, we hope, be the means of causing a re-action in Mr. Shelley's favour. With his political principles we have nothing to do; they are but in too many instances vague, visionary, and incoherent ; specious in theory, but dangerous in practice ; the high-flown ideas of a poet and a philosopher, who looks on the world as a sort of Utopia, to be best governed by the most eloquent, imaginative, and theore tical. With such principles, we repeat—how ever sincerely and disinterestedly advocated—we have'nothing to do, further than to express our objection to them. But with Mr. Shelley's poetry the case is widely different. Here we are at full liberty to admire him as one of the most original, high-minded, and impassioned writers that Eng land everproduced. Most sincerely are we of opi nion that no book of the same compass, in the wide circle of our literature, abounds in greater, more numerous, more exquisitely poetical beau ties, than the little volume before us. From every page something may be gleaned to excite asto nishment and admiration. Unrivalled felicity oflan 'gunge, copious, but not redundant ; an elevated tone of feeling which Wordsworth only, among the moderns, and Milton, among the more ancient of our poets, has equalled ; a quick, lively appreciation of the beauties of nature, and a power of steeping them in the richest lights of the imagination ;—these are a few among the various strong claims that Mr. Shelley has upon his readers. Already, we are glad to learn, he is taking his proper rank as a poet of the highest class. At Cambridge he is universally read, and as universally admired, and by the literary influential circles in the metropolis stands out as a poet as far superior to Byron in imagination, as he is inferior to him in versatility of talent, in general knowledge of the world, and in the ex tended range of his passion. Had Shelley been less lof a metaphysician he would have been infinitely more popular than he has yet been, or is ever ,ikely to be. But his darling habit of abstract speculation, which he in vain strives to lay aside, by compelling his readers to think, has laid a burden upon their attention which is not to be thought of in the present slight and super. ficial state of our literature, We will select a few passages at random, from this delightful little volume. In an " Ode to Liberty"—than which Pindar never produced anything finer or more majestic—occurs a description of Athens, the splendid yet chaste and appropriate richness of which needs no comments of our own to re commend it : " Athens arose : a , city such as vision Builds from the purple crags and silver towers Of hattlemented cloud, as in derision Of kingbolt masonry ; the ocean-floors Pave it; the evening sky pavilions it; Its portals are inhabited By thunder-zoned winds, each head Within its cloudy wings with sunfire garlanded, A divine work ! Athena diviner yet Gleamed with its crest of columns, on the will Of man, as on a mount of diamond, set; For thou wart,* and thine all-creative skill Peopled with forms that mock the eternal dead In marble immortality, that hill Which was thine earliest throne and latest oracle. 'Within the surface of Time's fleeting river Its wrinkled image lies, as then it lay Immoveably un qu i et , an d for ever It trembles, but it cannot pass away !" From the dramatic poem of " Prometheus Unbound" we select a description of what the Editor of this little volume calls " a rocky Pin uncle." The simile which concludes it, is among) the very few original ideas that modern times have produced. The classical reader will also not fail to admire the graceful manner in which Mr. Shelley adopts the compound epithets of the Greek dramatists : A ROCKY PINNACLE. " ASIA. Fit throne for such a Power ! Magnificen How glorious art thou, Earth And if thou be The shadow of some spirit lovelier still, Though evil stain its work, and it should be Like its creation, weak yet beautiful, I could fall down and worship that and thee. even now my heart adoreth : Wonderful! Look, sister, ere the vapour dim thy brain: Beneath is a wide plain of billowy mist, As a lake, paving in the morning sky, With azure waves which burst in silver light, Some Indian vale. Behold it, rolling on Under the curdling winds, and islanding The peak whereon we stand, midway, around Encinctured by the dark and blooming forest*, Dim twilight-lawns, and stream-illumined caves, And wind-enchanted shapes of wandering mkt ; And fir on high the keen sky-cleaving mountains From icy spires of sun-like radiance fling The dawn, as lifted Ocean's dazzling spray, From some Atlantic islet scattered up, Spangles the wind with lamp-like water-drops. The vale is girdled with their walls, a howl Of cataracts from their thaw-cloven ravines Satiates the listening wind, continuous, vast, Awful as silence. Hark ! the rushing snow ! The sun-awakened avalanche ; whose mass, Thrice sifted by the storm, had gathered there Flake after flake, in heaven•defying minds As thought by thought is piled, till some great truth Is loosened, and the nations echo round, Shaken to their roots, as do the mountains now." Want of room prevents us saying anything more at present on the subject of this volume. 'We may probably, however, revert to it, as. time and opportunity permit. Meanwhile we may assure our readers that there is nothing in this edition, whether in sentiments or politics, for the most fastidious moralist to condemn. LIFE OF KING JAMES THE FIRST. ICAINHURGII, 1830. This forms the Fifty-sixth Number of Con [stable's Miscellany, and fully sustains the repu tation acquired by that work, both as regards 'research, ingenuity of argument, and simpla, forcible, plain matter-of-fact writing. Mr. Chambers is a useful contributor to a popular Miscellany of this nature, where an eye must 'necessarily be had to condensation and arrange- 1 meat. SONGS OF THE A FFECTIONS--Enztoußam, 1830. The poetry of Mrs. nemans is so well known, and so generally appreciated, that any attempts to analyse its excellencies is superfluous. We i shall therefore content ourselves with observin • Mr. Sh e ll ey here allude., to liberty. gl that the present volume, if not altogether ealcu-1 lated to increase to an eminent degree the high reputation of the fair authoress, will most asH suredly not derogate from it. Its only defect is' its monotonous character. There is a want of variety in the subject as well in the way of treat ing them. Mrs. Hemans should strive to en large the range of her poetical ideas. Within a somewhat contracted sphere she is omnipotent., Let her strive to extend that sphere, and the number of her admirers will no doubt be propor. tionately increased. THE ARMY. The following troops proceeded yesterday morning to Windsor, and are to return on Friday:- 1 Squadron Ist Life Guards, from Regent's Park Barracks. Ditto 2d ditto Hyde Park Barracks. Ditto 9th Lancers Hounslow Barracks. 2d Battalion Coldstream Guards Knightsbridge Barracks. let Battalion 3d Guards King's Mews. 100 Alen of the 2d bat. Grenadier Guards, from Westminster. Ditto 3d bat. ditto Tower. GENERAL ORDER. Horse Guards, July 12. The Troops to be employed on the occasion of the Funeral of his late Majesty King George the Four th, to consist of the following detail:— One Squadron let Life Guards. One Squadron 2d Life Guards. The Regiment of Royal Horse Guards. One Squadron 9th Lancers. let Battalion Grenadier Guards. 200 Men from the 2d and 3d Bat. Grenadier Guards. 2d Battalion Coldstream Guards. let Battalion 3d Foot Guards. The whole to be under the orders of Major. General Sir Hussey Vivian, Bart., K.C.B. Bart. The Foot Guards to be immediately under the orders of Colonel Mae-donne% of the Coldstream Regiment. In addition to the above, a Detachment of Artillery, with two 9-pounder batteries of six guns each, has been directed to place itself under the orders of Major-General Sir Hussey Vivian. The distribution of the troops to be as follows : THE GRAND STAIRCASE. The Grand Staircase to be lined on each side by Men of the Household Brigade, in equal proportions. THE BODY. The body to he received by the Guard of Honour, which is to be composed of ,one Captain, one Lieutenant, two Serjeants, two Drummers, and 413 Rank cad File, of the King's Company of the Grenadier Guards, with the King's Colour; and of one Lieutenant, one Serjeant, one Drum mer, and 46 Rank and File, of the Coldstream ; and of the l same number of the Third Regiment of Foot Guards. PLATFORM. The Platform to be lined with Men from the Grenadier Guards. 2d Battalion Coldstream Guards, and Ist Battalion 3d Foot Guards. BANDS. The Bands to be on the right of their respective Bat talions. The Band of the Grenadier Guards to commence the "Dead March in Saul," on the Guard of Honour re ceiving the Body with presented Arms. The Band of the Stl Regiment of Foot Guards to take up the " Dead March in Saul " en the Procession reaching its Right Flank; and, in like manner, the Band of the Coldstream Regiment of Guards to take it up, and con tinue it until the Body be met by the Clergy. GUARD OF HONOUR. The Guard of Honour to follow immediately in rear of that part of the Procession which is to enter the Choir, and to halt at the Screen, excluding all others. The Officers comprising the Guard of Honour, with Ow Royal Standard, to be within the Screen, the Gates of 'which are to be kept open, and the Non-Commissioned Officers of the King's Company to form in Rank entire", in the rear of their Officers. DISPOSITION OF THE TROOPS. Within the Chapel, outside the Screen, from the Door of the Chapel to the end of the South Aisle, is to be lined hy men of the Foot Guards. The Centre of the Chapel is to be lined by dismounted Men of the Household Brigade. From the side door, outside the Choir to the Platform, is to be lined by Foot Guards. The Guards now mounted at the Castle to be doubled, itid such other Guards mounted and arrangements made as may appear requisite to the Commanding Officer. An Escort of Household Cavalry to attend his Majesty from Frograore to the Castle, to consist of one Subaltern Officer of the Royal Horse Guards, and 12 men, in equal proportions, from that Regiment, and the Ist and 2d Re giments of Life Guards. A Guard consisting — of it Serjeant, Corporal, and IS Privates, six Privates from each Regiment of Foot Guards, to be mounted at Frogmore. By command of the Right Hon. the General Command ing in Chief, HERBERT TAYLOR, Adj.• Gen GENERAL ORDER. H Guards, J 6 Some misunderstandi ng havingor ari se sen relative uly .to the 95th article of the Barrack Regulations, which states " That Officers detached on Courts Martial, or on leave of absence, for a limited period, will be permitted to retain their looms in Barracks," Lord Hill desires it may be dis tinctly understood that such indulgence is not to be con: *trued to extend to any other appropriation of their room, during such temporary absence, but that whenever the Officer shall be absent from his Barrack-rooms, on his private affairs, for any period extending beyond that of the Monthly Return, the rooms shall be given up in charge to ,the Barrack -master. By command of the Right lion. the General Command. ing in Chief, HERBERT TAYLOR, Adj.-Gen. The following movements have been ordered : Reserve Companies of the 10th Foot, from Kinsale toTralee. Ditto of the 15th Foot, from Cork to Guernsey. 24th Regiment, from Montreal, Upper Canada, to Quebec. 27th Regiment, from Barbadoes to Cork. Reserve of Ditto, from Jersey to Cork. 30th Regiment, from Gosport to Weedon. 35th Regiment, from Barbadoes to Portsmouth. 36th Regiment, from Ireland to Barbadoes. 37th Regiment, from Enniskillen to Bermuda. 50th Regiment, from Dublin to Waterford. 59th Regiment, from Weedon to Manchester. Reserve of the 77th Foot, from Clonmel to Kinsale. Ditto of the 84th Foot, from Kinsale to Jersey. Ditto of the 86th Foot, from Tralse to Jersey. 87th Regiment, from Manchester to Bolton. '92d Regiment, from Kilkenny to Birr. Reserve of the 97th Foot, from Waterford to Charles Fort, Kinsale. WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY EVENING. The town was this morning besieged with visiters from all parts of the country. Park-street presented one dense mass e, of ne vehicles feveevreyrynnedehlicnreipiinonta,—etc, acrarpiaaries,ogfilgos. cn , carts, i so stage n coaches, appeared ( to have been put i n requ i s i tion to con ypassengers to the lying in s t a t e . Th e road from Lon don was crowded along the whole line, the inns at Wind sor were filled to excess, and no charge was deemed too extravagant for the smallest portion of accommodation. Before ten o'clock this morning an immense crowd I,a I collected at all the barriers in the lower ward of the Castle, through which the public were to be admitted to the lying in state, but the permission to pass was Cow, and hum sired, remained excluded at the closing of the doors at four o'clock; the entrance was along the terrace, and up a tem pry staircase. The admission for those who had private tickets was up the grand staircase; here was no crowd indeed, the visiters thus specially privileged were few throughout the day. The body was removed from his late Majesty's private apartment by ten of Mr. Banting's men at eleven o'clock last night, and placed under the canopy in the state room, ;but the fittings were not entirely finished before nine o'clock this morning. The public first entered the King's gy ird chamber, an!! palmed through the presence chamber into the state apar t_ ment ; these chambers were entirely hung with b'ack clot!, and illuminated by small silver lamps, the grand stairca..e having glass bell lamps, and wax taper*. The state apartment was fitted up with a solemn gran deur suitable to the occasion. At the centre, and o n t h e right of the spectators, the canopy was raised: it was covered with purple cloth ; beneath was the coffin, on the funeral car, which was covered with a rich purple velvet pall, edged', with silver, the ornaments at the foot of the coffin being only exposed. On the lid were placed the Imperial C:own Great Britain, and the Royal Crown of Hanover. At thei head of the corpse sat a Lord of his late Majesty's Bedchamber, between two Grooms of the Bedchamber. Loris Howe and 'Strathaven officiated in the forenoon of yesterday as the . • former, Sir W. Houston and the Hon. Mr. the latter. There were other Lords and Grooms Bedchamber in waiting to officiate in Grooms acted is supporters to the Nobleman WI head. On each side of the body stood two Ushers of his late Majesty, with their wands, the Officers of Arms in their heraldic costume. likewise stationed at each side six of the band Pensioners, and eight of the Yeomen of the Gentlemen Pensioners supported the great banners • Union, of St. George, of Scotland, Ireland, Brunswick, and over the coffin was suspended embroidered royal standard. The royal arms ficently emblazoned in a lozenge-shaped frame coffin, and the insigniaof the Star, the Crown, ter, were multiplied in various parts of the hangh considerable taste, and a flood of light was poured ' splendid objects, from rows of silver gilt lamps arranged upon the walls. The light was properly in all the anti-rooms and avenues, so that its fun was preserved for the state apartment, and even t, distribution of it was so managed as merely to ilk the principal parts, and leave the rest in gloom. richness of the purple canopy, of the pall, and th masses of bright and flaming hues from the golden of the royal standard, the crowns, and heralds' imparted a death-like and spectral paleness to the the household mourners, which had an sine , ' resting effect. They stood perfectly motionless, statues upon a sepulchre, while the people moved a very slow pace, th e murmur o f breathing heard in any of the avenues of the state Nothing could exceed the regularity and di reigned throughout the whole ceremony, al: the immense multitude who poured into the the conductors of the funeral arrangements. There was a long line of carriages in Cast. in the avenue leading to King George the Fe and the throng kept pressing forward up to the meat. Hundreds were unable to obtain 1 the state apartments, although every reasonable was afforded by the officers of the public To-morrow the ceremony of the lying continued till three o'clock, and at seven o'clock procession will be arranged in St. George'' o'clock is the time fixed for putting it in motion upper ward of the Castle : it will be concluded at eleven o'clock, and the coffin placed soon after stone table in the centre of the vault. The the tomb have not been yet opened; the 01 subterraneous avenue is finished, and the pared for lowering the coffin at the conclusion ceremony ; the car will be lowered with it, t body then impelled upon the inclined plane in t : t o,, 1 centre of the vault. Immediately before the 8 1 )6 ' at the iron gate, on the stone shelves, rest the 6 of king George HI. and his Queen. The rich 0 , still remains upon the former, and shines throng° ~ gloom of this cemetery. The arches which s us:rin ~ roof of this tomb are very low, but of massive Slll' a t . c f , lurnns and ribs. The shelves on the right side alien' s ?' those on the left contain the remains of the raen t l i rio the lip al Family who have died of late year!' ' w e ; llajesty's coffin will be the first deposited on the tab le the centre. Some alterations have taken place in the di choir. West's picture over the altar will nr Her Majesty, it is again said, will be present vate. The Princesses' closet is for the Due/ Berland and her family. Sir Richard Birnic, at the head of a strong police, was on duty in the upper ward, and al form. Ladies were permitted to promenade before the doors were thrown open to the I heat throughout the day was excessive, and al insupportable in the suite of apartments whi tuony was performed. GENERAL ELECTION. Soatutsrrsurtur Er.zortotr.—Mr. Hunt letter from a body of freeholders of the county inviting him to become a candidate for the re) of that county at the ensuing Election—one promising to take 178 voters to the poll free to which request and offer Mr. Hunt returned 6' ing striking answer :—. " London, July 14, 1 8 :1, i i " Sta,—The f ree h o ld ers o f t h e count y o f Sollee rlel „;,4t an opportunity offered them in the year 11326 of re' r ,i x themselves out of the bands of a corrupt Whig and , 3 0 faction, the members of which had united for ulenY /id, in order the better to commit their depredations apw.h . ,i f to plunder the p eo pl e . Th e f ree h o ld ers of Somer set ''''' neglected that opportunity. 1 hill " It appears the T ory Si r Th omas has abarukn'eL 1.1 disgraceful occupation, dreading a repetition of di a 7; e t o gation he received at the last election. The Pr: 1 :‘ ). r i l l , are now to be turned over to two hungry 0 14 ,"' m w ere will, in all human probability, plunder them e Vt.' "A yti 11 than the united factions did, the latter having set'" - check upon each other's rapacity. s. Mr. Hunt will not walk ten yards, or do 4 11 01: 01 act, to prevent this; but, on the contrary, he" "" I° j r P with great complacency whilst this proels of T u t : iii 1 making its way into every man's pocket is the coon i stio ,,, means of Parochial, County, and ParliamentarY tri.! ct J while be reflects upon the worse than cowardly ea ° 0 * great majority of the freeholders, who stood lookin!110; with their arms folded, during the last contested else the the county of Somerset. " To Joseph Anderson, Esq., Post-o ffi ce, South Petherton, Somerset. 's a' Essex Eutortorr.—The cause of Mr. Bramstoe Cldining to offer himself again, and the absence of a PO i s candidate to represent this county in Parliament , n i ir .,, colleague of Mr. Western, are subjects of universal 1 311 and as such engross the conversation at this inetneol' o j. the respectable classes of which the electors are 00 1 nP lo ji Mr. Wellesley continues to persevere, although, 'lc 6 0 til think, with some distrust, from the little encoullige he has received from persons above the lower clash : 0 connected with his tenantry. The Hon. Candidate 1,11 twice visited us—the first time on Wednesday l ash vlte , there was some little bustle amongst the labourers . ,,'' i4O with the hope of reward, drew Mr. Wellesley' , f .n .,1, through the town on his way to Braintree, at which r i e. and at Halsted, it has been represented that be 1 1 hi calved with open arms not only by the male, but a : t iii the female population. The truth of this state' l however, much to be questioned the same rep s se r ril' I says that Mr. Wellesley returned to Chelm s ford oo 0,0 and that the Honourable Gentleman entered the tevi a if day " triumphantly." The symptoms of this triumphs , such it can be called, could be but imaginary, a ,' P 0 • single shout of acclamation, or word of congratulatimi, oil heard as the Hon. Candidate passed through the marlie:ha, down the principal street. We are induced to conclud' 0 , Mr. Wellesley had also visited, during his able' 1.0 equally cold part of the county, for, although tor sew el y. servants were supplied with bugles, not a note o r them ; the tunes, as in hlunchausen'e horns, ally l'e bo t , posed to lie frozen within them. Some few pereoeit o of . ever, collected round the inn, under the expee t3tl° ,ll ,l . l hearing Mr. Wellesley, who, it was given oat , 1,,,0. speak from the window. The Hon. Gentleman wat,,,3„t'' ever, somewhat differently engaged. His " trituol" o il entry, if such the Hon. Candidateconsiders it °I l 1" t o , . unaccompanied by alloy; but we forbear giving Par & . il ea of the occurrence to which we allude, uuless ell i ll '' P x. version shall be put forth from another quarter. , r, Wellesley le ft Chelmsford the same evening for Celc be :,id ' otber where it seemalhe arrived about nine o'clock, acconl e 1, 0 1 by Mr. Harvey a n d Si r Felix .Agar, who Weer t i n fo ol" I only associates. H ere , i n comp li ment to Mr. 11 (iv it ', many of that Hon. Ge n tl eman ' s annu i tants we re 1 13 'ile , draw the party to the Three Cups Inn • in retur l4 o l,e4 Harvey, who was received with much cfreeringt th .i s o ir them, and, alluding to the report of a th, i ",, e l' didate coming forwarJ, expressed his coolvien - ,1 bi ~ the burgesses: he declared that he would sta?o,l them until the last man was polled, and sPen d 1° ° shilling, if required, in support of their interest s. Aut ./it,: the conclusion of the Hon. Member's speech he Mr. Wellesley, who did not appear in very good IP t hai % his address was short, and delivered in so low a "' el iic" he could scarcely be heard even by those immediately nips;. him. On Saturday Mr. Wellesley, with Mr. nor ,r • : Sir Felix Agar, canvassed the freeholders in Cub e "' l' i ; the same evening the party left for London. The 11- o,iki' his canvass, and the cool and unwelcome manner in %„itv Mr. Wellesley has been received, must surely be o s after a r or( cient to convince the honourable gentleman, ment's reflection, that he is not only not the choice tiv electors, but, on the contrary, that his presences I . e ..ir, character of a candidate, is obnoxious to those c e .,„ ' who confide to their representatives the greater Per 1 0 2 ,, t 1K the wealth of the county, and whose Neff' ages it ni t Age (the pride of every candidate to merit and to obtain. ..L en „.p' the above paragraph was put to press, an adver; hc was received from Mr. Wellesley's friends, intlul ti of ,/ arrest here on Friday last to the contrivance of a l' A 10 1 ' We happen to know that the debt, sotnew here d l t l e 0 , , 5,00 W., was acknowledged by Mr. Wellesley r it letn t Itlessrs. Gosling, bankers, in town ; that in 1. . 0 , i , payment at the time agreed, proceedings were t ken b judgment obtained. The warrant was sent thoelli"0, for execution, and, but for the courtesy 01 Mr; ', , Sheriff, Mr. Wellesley must have gone to p: icon. 1"*" - , .. Herald. - intr... foi be ad do ter tin fic MM . t. Mr. Townsheal and Grooms of in succession. deman who Wet& food two Gentieus• it wands, and to costume. There Oil he band of Gentlsge of the Guard.llo. great banners of ii,ve y r t bci e f s a imdu l an u trp l a a t ;l :runwoerdi ( o r e i t e ap e m i lun,h an n emypr i nd iwngi b e udki i tu hett r eille h if it e l)b v igipain: : :; ln trieh r tre:l r 1 04G:0 c ., ! •est in gloom. 1) 1 all, and the gorgt m the golden drat nd heralds' unifor., leness to the hail sa uncommonly 'tot' motionless, ePd h ! eo pl e moved !Oleg it ji •eathing being 13 ' he state spel l and decorum i' l , l 1 ny, alike cred ital l into the Castle ments. i g n nu i e t i P n a ero Calit i ge li tia t a k d e e nts a f in tat : l nit it i teb l ir e t : ettb tot i °°' l l l:: : : . soon ictnathh t Thellett George's-bbl; a°l f' t Pur i t it:htinna i irttig 11 : al it'l g. SateP ° I II of t 'th 11 draper/ o f ,t lo t be COl", .nt, but is chess of curl is tea ur q,i~ if " titoti° here the • ezeiv' has r 4 of Somer!,..,' . repre. o sto of the P of expee'/! at t h e OHO