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The materials -°Tlsl: I E f L o r oinD t and though sunny Italy, the works have been described in these days by hundreds of tou rists, and become familiar to every English reader, this agreeable and intelligent writer brings them anew before the public, with a freshness and vigour to be found only in Eustace's Tour, the first and also the best since the poet r y an d w i ne ) ; 1839. 39 seventeen Years ago (nearly twice the period required to ripen of art it contains, and the great men it has produced, Peace. It is true she had many advantages. She mixed in the first society —enjoyed the company of Kings and Queens —had familiar intercourse with the mother of Napoleon and different members of his family—was visited by Lord Byron, and lords and ladies, and Poets and artists out of number, and had means of " 'Piling information which hardly any modern tourist now possesses. The work is not elaborate, as we may infer from the title, it is in the form of a diary, , and exp resses the opinions of the writer in an easy and chast e sty l e describing works of art, but still more men and manners, with great truth, judgment, and impar tiality. If in the latter quality she is ever defective, her faults lean to the right side, and can offend only o ne class whom nobody cares to please—the morose, malignant disappointed, and envious. Her praise, how ever, is not without discrimination ; one instance will serve, and this instance proves how correctly 17 years ago sh e estimated the character of the present leader of the aHous e of Commons, who sacrifices the friendship of i ls Parti sans f or a trifle, and prefers the ghostly advice e f a political enemy to the solicitation and counsel of those who h ave b een so l ong h i s faithful allies. His praises are the s e____ ,, Good sense, a considerable power equalit y of di scr i mination, a highly cultivated mind and great temper, are the cha rac t er i st i cs o f l'or of d Joh n R ussell, and these peculiarly fit him or takin g a d i stinguished part in public lire But then comes the discrimination—the drawback, as tcor r ectly giv en as if i t h a d b een wr i tten on that unfor !nate evening when Lord John mad e suc h a di sp l ay i n 44voi Lent.n• of th e r idi cnlous Catholic custom of eschewing In Plll„Sie, and eating sa lt fish on Wednesday s an d F r id ays " The only obstacle to his success seems to file to b e the natural reserve of his manners, which, by :MingPeople t o thi n k hi m co ld and proud, may pre - :Ming SgLhim from exciting that warm sentiment and per oattachment rare l y accor d e d , except to those whose i t, rnt friendly demeanour excites and strengthens nOt "d with out t hi s attract i on i t is difficult, if b e , i mpossible, f or a s t a t esman , w h atever may t er tee degree o f esteem enterta i ne d for his charac , t o have devoted friends and partisans, accessories rlindispensable for one who would fill a di st i ngu i s h e d Years"e'' in Publi c life. . . He should stay two or t h ree ; among his It a li an f r i en d s to wear off for ever the rears among that shrouds many good qualities, but he will retu rn to England —become as cold and distant as tor reerlY, and people will exclaim at his want of cordiality, and draw back from what they consider to he his haughty res erve! , The character of Byron is drawn with the game candour and judgment, but that with some Other s w e may pass by for the present. " How ~,e Louvr e s i n k s into insignificance, " says Lady e ssingto n , " when compared with the Vatican ! The tblue skies and pure air seem to respect its treasures, h d they - borrow f res h c h arms f rom t h e c l ear atmosphere at surrounds them." The same expression fitly ap plies to France and Italy, and we therefore regret that her Ladyshi devoted so muc h o f th e wor k to a ceun trY so monotonous, and so devoid of objects o f interest, compared with the native land of Boc eaeio, and T asso , an d Mi c h ae l Angelo, and Raffaele, w ith its unrivalled treasures at Florence and Rome, and Napl es an d Pompeii. We shall not, therefore, iiiiitate her example, but press on to Italy, touching at G eneva, and " Fair Leman's Lake, where she met an e .. ld friend of Byron, and a still greater friend of the ca 'Militated, unfortunate Shelley, Maurice, the boatman, ho a ccompanied his L or d s hip i n hi s excursions on the rke. The character which this honest-hearted Swiss e or Shell e y, w ill b e rea d w i t h corresponding feeling 7 all but that class who would shut the doors of West- Min ster Abb e y, aga i ns t a monument to t h e poet of the a g,e , who h ave no p i ty f or the a b errations of genius, and ado act as if i t were the i r first duty to promote bigotry nd uncharitableness :- 6 ' Poo r Mr. Shelly," said Maurice, " all I we wore all s orry for him ! He was a different sort of man : so gentle, so aff ec ti onate , so generous ; he looked as if he ed the sky over his head, 1 (the water on which his boat floated. He would not hurt a fly ; nay, he would t s ave everything that had life, so tender and merciful was nis nature. He was too good for this world ; and yet, Lady, would you believe it, some of his countrymen, whom I have rowed in this very boat, have tried to make me think ill of him ; but they never could succeed, for we poor people judge by what we see, and not by what we hear." Prom Genera she proceeded to Italy. Her descrip tion of the country—of the manners of the people— tile works of ar t— an d a l so th e str iki ng p i ctures she has dl of many o f h er c oun t r y men, s i nce b ecome public er ecters, will be read with interest. We have given °Li e sPecireen of her discrimination in this respect, and e o • bi le give twenty more. Her portraits of Lord utt,,Y , Lord Morpeth, Lord Howick, and some aitti i — re ' A ere indeed so truly given that people less good Bl ew : and more inclined to suspicion than Lady -- I t Ql) would infer they have been retouched ally 3 , e , ever, a rs after they were drawn. We must, how e" ellt short our remarks, and conclude ... with two gr ltets, both of a melancholy description , l the one tie in g a n account of Byron's presentiment that he should niver return from Greece, and his anticipation that the_ n iii;.ergy would not object to his ashes resting in peace i °the:Minster Abbey —he little knew them—and the Ter a description of Napoleon's mother when on the verge o f eighty :—. 6, rit ... May 16---Took a ride with Byron. He was in low spi -11:h s i c ' k e with sadness of his future prospects—and said , t.- 4 . a conviction he should never return from Greece. hying‘ ' l e bad dreamt more tham once, he assured me, of t su til L ero ; arid continually entertained a presentiment ell would be the case. Th " D en ' why go?' asked I. Irre y i ' recisely because I yield myself to the dictates . of a cometeable fate, and should wish to rest my bones in th, arid dre ams hall wed to me by the recollections of my you Ild i rG , ef happiness never realised. Yes I a grassy pieNie •eee, and a grey stone to mark the . spot, would -.... an ho /I le retire than a marble tomb in Westminster Abbey Pose „,.,11,°,11nohich, if I were to die in England, I sup- is tbe refused to me ; for though my compa o - f ray faw„ere unwilling to let me live in peace in the land m hex .ruers they e ' s t i„"`LeY would not, kind souls ! object to y r y ~ 1. '434 A4t e -- -g in peace among those of the poets of my ii fly genii, 1 , toe Letitia Bonaparte is tall and slight, her figure , f4l. j qe7f ed b 3.' age, but, nevertheless, dignifed m a e nd gra.ce '"r'or of t h a ce Is, even still, remarkably hanaso , bearing tuti a A n "', e a courac of Canova's admirable statue of her; vial"°foun(l. her p' of a Roman matron could not d Yna ' st t -4" is presented by this Hecuba of the impe colinterlaneY' She is pale, and the expression of her u P bY som e i 3 pensive, unless when occasionally lighted nloineat — ! ,ah servation, when her dark eye glances for a e 1 1 01,,, _, With a nimation, but quickly resumes its melan tier I re u t n a l rae ter again ; yet even when animated, h Be eins b " 8 its natural dignity and composure,and . s e de 14 0 ., o_rn to represent the mother of kings. The Prince fel all"dtlert, and his excellent wife, treat her with a watc 7 suitedsPectful tenderness ; each sißpolted h . er, and atte,it.sueir pace to her feeble steps, listening w . ith deep of r i ci l l ° ll to her observations. She was dressed in a robe r ast • da rk grey Levantine silk, and a bonnet of the same . 14 "la! u, with a black blonde veil. -Ler hair -ern over a lace cap, glie qi ., was divided a la Madonna (her own white hair) or e , Ile a high and pale forehead, marked_ by the furrows fre,: r e A superb Cashmere shawl, that looked l i ke a tribute de r ; me barbaric sovereign, fell gracefully over her shoal_ behe,iikrid completed ^ one or the most int t ictures I ever and d• I must not omit recording hatber feet are small, i, 10 tiely formed, and her hands admirable. Her voice ti etl _W, and sweet, w . ith . a certain tremulousness in it that leapote s a deep sensibility. She spoke of the Emperor ,leon • and her lip quivered and her eyes filled with ' ...- - te ar ` I shall soon j o i n hi m i n t h at b etter world, where no I , t4e, are shed,' s a id s h e , w ipi ng away those that chased doge so, other down her cheeks; ' I thought I should have long ago, but God sees whet is best us.' " THE FALL OF WARSA TV. A l'44i °ti po Rolfe, London, 1839. t/la r l er il Penned in a s i m pl e , u nassum i ng spirit, not 4 4t1 for its vigour ; but full of the most amiable sentiments. J 1714 CABINET MINISTER. 3 VoLs. l'or thi s Bentley, London, 1839. thee'Gor t..°44 tale we are indebted to the pen of Mrs. (1." t the liveliest and most . . y s e b rs e a r ti b le es zo w ve b l e is n ts w o e f rei nernb " 0 cannot say that it i D e r her .. h a!lghters ~, , Mary Raymond" " r aise o f 1 3 ' ; out, at any rate, i,ve and I\alcoctohredrsit and It aY attern be gracefully and naturally told, without .n Point r Pt to produce effect by startling surprizes i r°4l its title f or incident or character. As may . be surmised th at i, it 4 deals somewhat in political matters 4ge th s al. B4 Y, Many of the eminent politicians of it t_he such a " nas just passed away, are introduced into wh o% li e Sheridan, the Regent, and the Whig friends by tio g , a was surrounded, in his better days, at.Carlton vidtiais; and the scenes wherein these celebrated "ndi anilbatjlPPear, are among the most interesting I and t icul ar • . Thee:l:el. The sketch of Sheridan,. in par . - ai r 1 8 hit off with much skill and spirit, and his chat,iS pretty much as we should par ry' d s : Q ui l t:: co ti Pposed he would have indulged in, when in the tr iPan Seri e 3' o f those whom he liked. The brief, rapid de eaton his latter days, and more especially of his p kth _ bed scene, evinces all that touching, unaffected 4 as, which we admir e in " Mary Raymond." We a gl a d "e Q'th t to see that Mrs. Gore is bold and honest th e °/, 0 sPeak out the strict truth respecting George sket ch 'orth, and, hasty and imperfect as is her a l i,. to draw hire n just as he was, selfish, vain f , ore but7.B:,.capricious, not naturally devoid of good Fe ?rigs, gut us, to sacrifice them all on the altar of his mor f t _ gto selfishness. We would gladly make extracts to a r ti . , ? this portiou of her tale, but space and time alike tl o , ll ' We roust, therefore, bring our hasty notice to a e. with the remark, that the . Cabinet Minister" will amuse the reader, even despi!e the somewhat loose and slovenly way in which its incidents are put together. THE Q UEEN, THE PARLIAMENT, AND THE PEOPLE. By Wm. ItEmrsoiv DI4.VHAM, F. R. C. S. Effingham TVilson, 1839. The author advises the people to petition in person for a redress of grievances, and to adopt the following plan :—" Let them (the myriads of the north and the famished agricultural labourers) assemble on some chosen spot, as near as possible to the House of Com mon ; and, when the Members of that House are en gaged in their ?nighty labours, let the congregated mil lions march to, and d raw u p b e f ore i t, and then send in a previously appointed few to confer with their rulers." We suspect the physical-force men will not choose Mr. Denham for General till he explain the secret how these myriads are to be fed on the way and lodged in London, and how tile congregated millions are to be condensed, or paired down to the Lilliputian form, so that they might all find elbow-room in Old Palace yard ; and till these important points are cleared up, we must decline entering on the subject of the pamphlet. ENCYCLOP2EDIA BRITA2VNICA, Vol. XVIII. Part 2. Black, Edinburgh, 1639. The present Part of this Encyclopzeclia—which is undoubtedly the ablest and most carefully digested work of the sort to which modern times have given birth— contains, among other sera iceable essays, one on " Popu lation," which displays in every page a luminous and impartial spirit of inquiry, and is defaced by none of those sophistical theories in which those two extreme, Malthus and Godwin, so liberally indulged when dis cussing the subject. . The writer's researches are in general remarkable for their profundity, and drawn from a multiplicity of sources, which few but himself would have had the patience and courage to explore. " Porism" is a scientific article, filled with algebraic figures and calculations, of which we must, with shame, confess our entire ignorance. The essay looks learned, and that is all we dare venture to say of it. The brief biographical Memoir of " Porson" is neatly written ; and does no more than justice to the abilities of one of the most learned men, and profound Greek Scholars that ever existed. Yet the Professor would have been a greater—and as suredly a more useful—man than he was, if he had not devoted so much of his time to the mere pedantry of scholarship. But this was the fashion •of his age—a fashion which, we are glad to see, is now nearly exploded. " Printing" is a treatise containing many valuable, and some curious, facts ; but, indeed, the whole Part abounds in useful information, to a degree not often seen in mo dern publications. THE YOUTH OF SHAKSPEARE. 3 Vols. Colburn, London, 1839. These volumes are by the author of " Shakspeare and his Friends," a work which attracted some little notice at the time of its publication about a year since. The present production is not unworthy of its prede cessor ; indeed in one respect it is superior, for it abounds in snatches of poetry, some of which exhibit powers of fancy which the author certainly did not de velops in his former work of fiction. The whole of the first chapter is a most successful flight of flancy, describing the descent on earth, in a fine summer moonlight, of Oberon, Titania, and their attendant bands of fairies. The language put into Obe ron ' s mout h, on t h e occas i on of these fairy revels, is full of poetic beauty ; and almost leads us to regret that the writer had not confined him self to the purely ideal, instead of dealing with grosser natures, such as Masters Malmsey, Dowlas, and Buzzard, in sketching whose peculiarities it is evident he is not quite at home. The work, however, will be as successful as " Shakspeare and his Friends," for it is well and carefully written, and is by no means deficient in various and well-sustained interest. The Preface— which is somewhat rare in Prefaces —contains many eloquent passages ; one of which we quote, for it is as just in thought as it is in expression :—" In what remote wilderness hath the Missionary set up his dwelling, which knoweth not, in his higher hours, ;he cheerful piety of Shakspeare's matchless preaching? Over which inhospitable towering mountain doth the tra veller seek a path, that hath not heard, to beguile the way of its weariness, the welcome remembrance of his infinite wit? And over what far distant ocean bath the sea boy strained his gaze, that never caught from such lofty gallery, snatches of the inimitable music of his everlasting tuneful verse ? There are no such places !" WOMAN PHYSIOLOGICALLY CONSI DERED. London, Baily, 1839. This is one of those works of which it is impossible to take adequate notice in the columns of a Daily Journal. It professes to be an essay--or rather, series of essays-- on the character of Woman, as that character is influ enced by society. Some of the author's remarks are just ; but there are many of them, especially those re lating to marriage, which are of so heterodoxical a nature, and so likely to shock received opinion, that the less we say of them, the better. BENTLEY'S STANDARD LIBRARY. Bentley, London, 1839. The present volume of this Miscellany consists of a re-publication of Gleig's well-known " Traditions of Chelsea College," his cleverest, or at any rate his most interesting work, with the exception of the " Subaltern." The volume is embellished with a portrait of the author, which, as an engraving, shows no slight skill ; of its resemblance to the original we cannot offer an opinion. SHELLEY'S POETICAL WORKS. Maxon, London, 1839. This volume contains the " Prometheus Unbound," Shelley's finest poem ; and the " Cenci," his finest tragedy, which last rivits attention, and challenges admiration, despite the repulsive—and we might add, disgusting character of its incidents. The edition is beautifully printed ; but we fear it will not ob tain any very extensive circulation. PERU AS IT IS. 2 Vols. Bentley, London, 1839. These volumes form very interesting reading, for they regard a country of which, comparatively speaking, little is known. We are all familiar with Constantinople and its romantic neighbourhood, even though we may have never travelled beyond the shores of England ; and equally well acquainted are we with the United States, and the hacknied countries of Italy and the Genoese Alps ; but the Peruvian republic is, in a great measure, a terra incognita to us, like the forbidden regions of Dr. Francia's Paraguay ; wherefore we have perused Dr. Smith's details of it with very considerable satis faction. This gentleman, it seems, resided in Peru upwards of ten years, during which protracted period he lived sometimes among miners, and sometimes among agriculturists ; and was professionally brought into contact with people of all classes and ranks in society, from the palace to the humblest hut. Hence he had opportunities—unknown to at least one half of our mere coxcombical and aspiring tourists--of making himself thoroughly acquainted with his subject ; and it is doing him no more than justice to say that—to use his own words in the preface—" he has treated it with candour and impartiality." Of the hospitality and generally courteous manner of the better classes in Lima, Dr. Smith speaks in terms of approbation ; though he is far from extending his praise to their morals, for the relaxation of morals in that city is, it appears, " general, but not universal"—which is as much as t o say , t h at t h e moral tone in Lima is about as low as it can well be in a place which puts forth the slightest pretensions to civilization. The laws also are but feebly administered there, which is scarcely to be wondered at, however it may be regretted, considering that Peru has scarcely yet had time to settle down from the fierce convulsions of the revolution. Of the scenery in the neighbour hood of the majestic Cordilleras, the author speaks in the warmest terms of admiration. " The Cordilleras," says he, " crossed at noon and in dry weather, is a grand sight. 'When we first crossed it, the sun was out in full blaze ; and though mountains of snow lay on every side of our way, we felt quite warm ; but we ob mired that in the shade the cold was very chilling. It was to us peculiarly exhilarating to gaze on so many snowy monuments reflected in all their sublimity from the green waters of the lakes beneath, thickly thronged with sportive ducks and cormorants." We recommend Dr. Smith's volumes of travels to all who are curious to become i acquainted with th e manners an d customs pre valent n one of the most remarkable of the South Ame rican republics. WORKS OF JEREMY BEN THAM.—PartVIII. Tait, Edinburgh, 1839. The Part before us—whose contents, we fear, will be caviare to a great portion of our readers —contains some of Bentham's subtlest and most speculative writings—such, for instance, as his Essay on Political Tactics ; Junctiana Proposal, and Tax with Monopoly —treatises which it is difficult to read, and, in some places, still more difficult to und ers t an d . The edition is got up under the surveillance of the great Jurist's friend and executor, Dr. Bowring. THE FAMILY SANCTUARY. Smith, Elder, and Co., London, 1839. A collection of Sermons, illustrative of some of the most important texts in Scripture, and written in such a simple and unassuming manner, as at once to con. vince the understanding. The work is well adapted to the purposes of family devotion, for the author's piety is ardent, without being fanatical. WINTER JOURNEY TO KOORDISTAUN. 2 Trois. , 3 Bentley, London, 1839. The author of these volumes is Captain Mignan, of the Bombay army ; and the journey which he describes, over the Caucasian Alps into Koordistaun, was under taken —as the author observes in his Preface—" daring the very depth of winter"—a feat which, he adds, " has is not, I believe, been often accomplished." The work pleasantly and unambitiously writte n , an d g i ves some entertaining particulars respecting those seldom-visited THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1839 provinces which lie on the western shore of the Caspian Sea, and were formerly tributary to Persia, though they now belong to Russia. Captain Mignan's accounts of the Koordish villages, and of the habits and customs prevalent among those primitive tribes, fully bear out What Mr. Billie Fraser has written on the subject, in his " Journey to Persia," published last year. JA3IA ICA. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.". I should be much obliged by the insertion of the accompanying documents in The Sun, as the grossest mis-statements arc circulating not only in Jamaica, but through a part of the public press of this country, rela tive to the indisposition of the negroes to work. No. 1 is a copy of an extract from the letter of a highly re spectable Missionary, which states the object of this combined effort to mislead the Government and the people of this country. No. 2is a copy of the address of the whole of the Baptist Missionaries in Jamaica, to to the Governor, with his reply. The conduct of the managers of many of the estates is such, that unless the proprietors at home immediately dismiss them, I think the time is come when the friends of the negro should advise them to leave such estates, and work elsewhere for more reasonable and humane ' employers. I challenge the production of a single in stance in Jamaica where an estates' gangs have refused to work industriously when equitably treated, and a fair remuneration has been offered. I am, respectfully, THE YEAR BOOK OF FACTS. Simphin and Marshall, London, 1839. This work is chiefly useful as a book of reference, for it is a sort of omnium-gatherum of facts collected from all quarters, and bearing on almost every subject. It exhibits also many of the most important discoveries and improvements of the past year. POPULAR SONGS OF IRELAND. Colburn, London, 1839. " Several of these songs," says Mr. Croker the editor in a p'•rtinent and well written preface, " although they have been extensively sung, are now printed for the first time ; and all the swigs in the present volume will be found not mere English imitations of Irish peculiarities, as in most former collections, but the real productions of Ireland ; not whimsical caricatures, but genuine speci• mens of national feelings, prejudices, poetry, and hu mour." The above statement is certainly a great recom mendation to the volume, and on looking hastily over it, we find that the editor has said no more than he is fully entitled: to say, The songs in question are really and truly Irish songs ; hastily and carelessly written, most of them, and with an utter indifference to all the melody of rhythm, but abounding in broad rolicking hu mour, satire, and occasionally, though not very often,thc deepest and truest pathos. To the majority of the songs, Mr. Croker has prefixed a sort of introduction, stating its origin, and who was its author, following, in this re spect, the example set by Hogg and Cunningham in their popular Scottish songs and ballads. JOSEPH STURGE. Birmingham, 3d month, 19th, 1839. Spanish Town, Feb. 5, 1839. MY DEAR FRIEND,—I did not write you by last packer, as I was on my way to the Association (at Montego Bay) when she sailed, and I at not certain whether 1 wrote by the mail previously. On my jour ney I naturally looked with an observant eye on the the state of things around me, and had I seen here and there a cane-field overgrown with weeds and jungle, or subject to the depredations of cattle ; or had I wit nessed occasional indications of idleness among the pea santry, or here and there the operations of an estate sus pended, I should not have been surprised, from my knowledge of the policy adopted by many of the indi viduals in charge of properties. The very reverse, how ever, has been the case. The cane-fields never appeared to me to be in better order—the crops more luxuriant, or the prospect of harvest more generally good. Throughout my whole journey I discovered but one cane-field that betrayed signs of suspended labour ; but on inquiry I found that it had been thrown up the pre ceding year. PHILLIP QUARL. Finch. London, 1839. A re-publication of the well-know❑ story of the Life and Adventures of Philip Quad, which was cuggested by Defoe's " Robinson Crusoe," and at one time was almost as popular. The present edition is illustrated with several inger.bus wood-cuts, and makes an excellent book for youth. REPORT OF A SUMMARY OF THE EVI DENCE GIVEN BEFORE THE SELECT COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO INQUIRE INTO THE MANAGEMENT OF CHURCH PROPERTY IN ENGLAND AND WALES. .Ridgway, 1 639. This well-digested and complete summary of the mass of unreadable evidence given before a Parliamentary Committee, has been prepared by Mr. John Power, Secretary of the Central Committee of Church Leases, for the information of all who take an interest in the sery important subject of the management of ecclesias tical property. The episcopal sees are ranged in alpha betical order, so that the necessary information respect ing- each may be obtained without loss of time or any, other inconvenience. In condensing the evidence Mr. Power has shown tact and judgment ; and we only re gret that one half the voluminous blue books furnished by Parliament, and through which it is our painful duty to wade, day after day, were not previously subjected to a similar revision. In no instance on the road, in the negro villages, or in the towns, did I discover a single negro loitering about, or betraying any other signs of an indisposition to labour. All was active industry everywhere that the peasantry were treated justly. Gangs of labourers were in many directions already cutting down the canes, the smoke was thus early seen curling from the chim ney of the boding house ; grass pieces had been lately cleaned that had been neglected, I am credibly in formed, during the period of apprenticeship, and even the decayed stone walls which enclose and intersect many of the properties on this side of the island, were being repaired and extended the ma:lager in some instances having had nothing else for the labourer to do. • So much for the reports that have been circulated about the idleness of the people and the ruin of the country ! These reports are really SO contrary to the facts of the case, that one can scarcely avoid being forced to the conclusion, that the authors and abettors of them are either influenced in their conduct by the prospects created by anarchy, or are under the influence of an in fatuation which, in the judgment of Heaven, will urge them to their own destruction. By this packet there will be also the most dolorous accounts transmitted to the island agent—the result of the meetings that have been called in several of the parishes. But if all this is an attempt to secure the sanction of the British Government and people to the enactments of oppressive laws, or for the extortion of more compensation money, which is seriously appre hended, let the friends of liberty and justice be upon their guard. On the subject of the parochial meetings, a large pro prietor thus writes to me :—" I am by no means dis • couraged with the present aspect of things ; but I am not without anxiety as to the result of the insane con duct of the white people, who are holding meetings in the different parishes, at which they declare themselves bankrupt, and the country ruined. I can neither discover wisdom nor policy in such a course, and tremble lest it should alarm the capitalists in Europe, and induce them to withdraw their capital from us. We have had one of these wretched exhibi tions in this parish, at which a string of resolutions passed, which arc at once false, scandalous, and libellous. We arc getting on famously at -- and at --, and my anxiety to get amongst the cane-cutters and sugar-boilers, must plead my excuse for unintelligible writing." I am just returned from the King's house, where I have been presenting sundry addresses to his Ex cellency the Governor. Among them was one from us, as Missionaries, as a body. The Governor's reply is admirable ; I forward it, with the address, to you by this conveyance. The object of the planters I find, in their agita tion, is to secure two things from the Government— more stringent laws and more compensation. Last evening a large proprietor called on me, and read a letter from another large proprietor, who had been on a recent tour to all his estates, in which he ex presses himself highly delighted with the conduct of the peasitetry, stating among other things, that the mill yards present the moat •cheerful-4111V loopy -Scenes that _can be conceived. The former gentleman :Alio read a communication from one of the head black labourers, on one of his own properties; expressive of the greatest attadiment to his master, and of his determination to do everything in his power to promote his interest. Within the last day or two I have visited two large sugar estates in this parish, and can assure you that the. managers have spoken to me in any way but discou ragingly respecting both the present and future pro spects. They not only expect to make as much sugar as at any former time, but to manufacturer it in a much shorter period. On asking one of the overseers how things were getting on, his reply was, " we could not do better." You will have heard ere this what effect has followed the notices to quit. Numbers have been ejected, but I have been enabled as yet to direct all who, come to me to small freeholds. For this I have purchased 150 acres of excellent land near town. TO HIS EXCELLENCY SIR LIONEL SMITH, Bart., Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Hanoverian Order, &c., Lieutenant-General of her Majesty's Forces, and Colonel of the 40th Regiment of Foot, Captain General, Governor-in- Chief, and Commander of the Forces in and over our said island of Jamaica, and other the territories thereon, depending in America, Chancellor and Vice- Admiral of the same, THE DUTIFUL, LOYAL, AND HUMBLE ADDRESS OF THE BAPTIST MISSIONARIES ASSEMBLED AT MONTEGO BAY. It affords us, at the same time, the greatest happiness, to be enabled to assure your Excel lency, that in the full confidence in your con tinued efforts to secure them the protection and rights to which they are entitled as British subjects, as well as from still higher considerations, they still yield the same obedience to the laws, exhibit the same peace able demeanour, and evince the same regard to your Excellency's person and Government, as that by which they have been hitherto distinguished, and which they are gratified in knowing has received your Excellency's approbation. As ministers of religion, as the instructors of the ig norant, as friends of the oppressed, and as the advo cates of civil and religious liberty, it has ever been our lot in this island, to be distinguished by the misrepre sentations and calumnies of unreasonable and wicked men. Misrepresentations and calumnies, however, which we have had the honour to share with the best of our rulers, with the most liberal and enlightened of Governments, with the most illustrious philanthropists, and with the most inoffensive and deeply injured of our fellow men. At no time, however, with one exception, have we been assailed with such virulence of invective, or with such aggravated injustice as since the day that gave the apprentice population its unrestricted liberty. We have been charged, as a body, with exciting the peasantry to exhorbitant demands for wages, with en couraging habits of idleness and dissipation, with creating differences between master and servant, 1 and in some in stances with having attempted a disturbance of the public peace. To all these charges, and to all others of a similar kind that have been preferred against us, whether by the Press or by the Members of our Legis lature, we give our most decided and unequivocal de nial, challenging our accusers to substantiate a single accusation that would injure our characters as minis ters of the Gospel, or as members of civil society. So far from having employed the influence we possess to the disadvantage of the general interest of the country, we have done everything in our power to promote them. To accomplish this object, even when conscious we should meet no other return than mistrustfulness and defamation, we have scarcely considered any labour too severe, or any sacrifice too precious ; and to this in fluence we cannot but flatter ourselves the present peaceable and promising state of the country is mainly to be attributed. Possessing influence as we do, di rectly and indirectly, over a very considerable portion of the population, your Excellency will be at no loss to conjecture the different aspect which the state of things would have now presented had these charges been cor rect ; nor will your Excellency be less at a loss to per ceive the ignorance and recklessness, the injustice and the impolicy, on the part of the individuals or bodies, which continue so assiduously to prefer them. We beg to repeat our assurance to your Excellency, and through you to our most Gracious Sovereign and the Parliament and People of England, that we have never cherished an unkindly feeling towards the proprietary and other influential portions of the community, and that the charge of hostility to their interests at the present time, is equally unfounded with the other calumnies we so unequivocally denied ; and the only pretext that we can conjecture for such a represen tation, is, that the interests of the proprietor are consi dered inimical to the rights of the freemen, to the diffu sion of religious and general knowledge, and to the relief of the oppressed. It has ever been our earnest prayer, and never more so than at the present crisis, that our Governor and Senators, and Judges and Ma gistrates may be eminent for piety, wisdom, and equity; that the proprietary of our soil, the managers and pea santry, may be good, industrious, and happy ; that Jamaica as a country may become distinguished for all that in a worldly sense is great, and good, and admirable in human society ; that she may be connected with Britain by the tics of the warmest affection, and noblest sympathies ; the residence of our brotherhood, united by the most sacred relationship that can bind society to gether ; and we are persuaded that there is no way in which we can so efficiently contribute to the security of this delightful state o f thi ngs , as b y a cont i nue d and perseverinr , discharge of the duties to God and our neighbour, by which our conduct has hitherto been characterized. That your Excellency and your amiable family may long enjoy the bless ings of health, and live in the enjoyment of that holiness, without which no one can see the Lord, and have an abundant entrance administered unto you into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. We have the honour to remain, Sir, Your Excellency's most obedient and most humble servants, ( Signed) JOSH. TINSON. J. M. PHILLIP°. THOS. BURCHELL. WM. KNIBB. THOS. F. ABBOTT. WALTER DENDY. BEN, B. DEXTER. JOHN HUTCHINS. JOHN CLARKE. JOHN OUGHTON. DAVID DAY. JAMES BARLOW. JAMES REID. JOHN CLARK. HENRY C. TAYLOR. HIS EXCELLENCY'S REPLY TO THE FOREGOING ADDRESS Jamaica, King's House, Feb. 4, 1839: Rev. Gentlemen—l receive this Address with great pleasure ; the reason :which occasioned it, that of your annual Convocation, must have brought to your recol lection the occurrences of former times, and presented in happy contrast the reward of your labours over a grateful and religious peasantry. My duty and my inclination bind me to do all I can in supporting your praiseworthy exertion. to keep your followers, through the obligations of Christianity, in a course of obedience to the laws, and you may be as sured that I am not to be shaken by any trials to which I may be exposed, in the faithful discharge of my duties. It gives me great satisfaction that you confide in my character, to give effect to the benevolent designs of the British nation, with respect to the lately eman cipated peasantry ; and while I cannot remedy, I can only lament the uncompromising spirit which in many instances they have had to encounter in their new con dition. I shall say but little to you in regard to the calumnies of which you complain. Abuse is often honourable, and it has done great ser vice to your cause, for you may be assured it has ex tended the knowledge of your exertions, which have gained you ample honour in every other country. Heed it not ; and as long as I can give satisfaction to my country and my Sovereign I will gladly partake of that abuse as a gratifying proof that we are fast destroying the last remnant of slavery throughout the land. To the Baptist Missionaries residing in Jamaica. THE NAVY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sitt,—Since that celebrated declaration of yours, which appeared in one of your publications a short time since, that you were determined to support the cause of the Navy, it not being a political question, but a national one—on the faith of this I take the liberty of sending you a few remarks, in justice to the parties concerned. TO TIIE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin—You will confer a great favour on the body of men to which we belong by inserting this letter, and should you, Sir, deem our cause worthy your support, you will win our gratitude by advocating our rights. Sur rounded as is the nation by foreign enemies, watching, a favourable moment of attack, agitated as we are b y factions, whose tyranny have maddened the people Dl most to insurrection, it may appear unfair on our part to broach a question of so much interest to the nation. A sense of justice required at the hands of our countrymen urges us to the act, and a desire that those whose cruelty has been for many years exercised on us should be exposed induces us to give publicity to our grievances. Believe us, Sir, when we say, that we will have justice and our fair rights, or that our country shall not have our ser vices. When the call of justice to the Negro was heard in England, and answered to by all, the good fight was persevered in, and freedom to the Black was won. If the demand of the Negro was granted, how much more do we, your countrymen, whose lives are devoted to the public service, deserve to be heard'! By the act of justice granted to the Negro, his ser vices are remunerated fairly, and he is free of the lash. If common right and religious law towards the Negro requires this from Englishmen, can they withhold the same from us, their countrymen, who still suffer under the same grievances from which the Black is free ? How long shall tyranny stalk unabashed amongst us ? When shall we cease to be subjected to the caprices of petty despots ? It is notorious that throughout the world the sailors of England are the most badly treated. We do not assert that all are tyrants— there are some good, kind men in the Navy, but it is but a tithe of them. We are well aware that discipline is indispensable in the government of a ship, and that we must be amenable to some laws ; but cannot discipline be maintained without the exercise of a brutal punish ment ? We may be subjects of good law without being the victims of despotic caprice or childish insult. It has been the fashion for some time amongst the great men of parties to quarrel on the state of the Navy, that is the wood, iron, and hempen part of it. From this question, which remains unsettled, the contest • was shifted to insults to which the flag of Eng land has been subjected. Many pretty words were used, but nothing was concluded on it. From this, by mutual understanding, they skip to the affairs of the officers—the grievances under which the gentlemen labour—but not a word is said on the suffer- ings of the common sailor. The mentioning of anything pertaining to TAU being excessively disagreeable. There can be no doubt, Sir, that the Lord Chancellor and the two ex-Chancellors, as also the Dukes and Bishops of the House of Lords, arc also able seamen —good sailors, almost as good as the Lords of the Admiralty, or the old cows that feed near the house we lodge in. With all deference to them, we beg to say, that there are as good sailors as them, men who have spent their lives on the forecastle, who hold quito opposite opinions. Perhaps the gentlemen are so well satisfied with their knowledge, that they care not whether we think them wise or not—a pleasant delu sion, and long may they enjoy it. The gentlemen in the " other House" are also good sailors, as witness their motions on the expenses of the Navy. One gentleman gets on his legs, with great coolness and says " If Captain Marryat speak truth, the American Navy is manned by Englishmen." If he speaks truth !—if the gentleman will come and drink a glass of grog with us, we will assuredly convince him by hundreds of examples. We have a saying sir—which for the benefit of a certain Lord—who is one of our affectionate friends—we now write ; it is this—" Damn Andrew Millar—hurrah for Uncle Sam." There are many of us who have been in the Yankee service; in 1836, we, ten of us now present, shipped in a schooner of twelve guns ; the crew was seventy in number. Five of the crew were Ameri cans, two Dutch, one Frenchman, the rest were English, Irish, and Scotch sailors. The Brandywine, sixty-four guns, had a crew of 600 men on the South American station, two-thirds of which were English. The Delaware, rated a 74, but mounting 110 guns, had, in her last cruize, more than two thirds English. In fact their navy and merchantmen aro manned by Englishmen. And why ? They re ceive better pay, are ted better, and flogged less. The American Government always attend to their wants, and relieve their distresses. They encourage English sailors as much as possible, profiirring them to any others (Americans are not sailors), knowing that on the English they depend for the manning of their fleets. The punishments are very rare. Does a month pass that does not see twenty men flogged in an English man-of-war ? No. The pay for an English able sea man in the British service has been at the most thirty five shillings a month, subject to deductions. In the American Navy the rate of payment is from twelve to fourteen dollars, or from two pounds eight shillings to two pounds sixteen shillings per month, and the pro visions are much better. Now, how can they grumble if we forsake them to better our condition ? If they wish to prevent it, let them increase our pay and abolish flogging and other abuses. We hope, Sir, that you will not think it our wish to depreciate the naval power of the country. We are Englishmen, have fought, and are ready to do so again ; but we are also men, have feelings, interests of our own, apart from others ; we wish sim ple jcistice, and confidently expect it. A Gallant Cap tain the other evening, spoke largely in behalf of the midshipmen. He complains of the smallness of their pay. He said nothing for sailors. Why is this? Are mid shipmen more useful than common sailors? Or do sailors receive more in proportion than the midshipman ? The young gentlemen gat nearly as much as the sailors for doing comparatively little ; and that little every ship's apprentice can perform ; but a midshipman can never do the duty of a sailor, if he were to live a hun dred years ; and yet their complaints are to be listened to and dilated on, while ours aro neglected. The Captain would look well with a crew of mid shipmen, especially in a squall. Supposing even that the midshipmen are not paid sufficiently well— they arc not in fear of treatment from which, by Act of Parliament, the jackass is protected—they are treated like human beings—no opprobrious language is used to them—disgraceful in a common sailor—but which titled Captains have not blushed to use. But sailors are strange fellows, and unless the lash be ap plied to their backs, their spirits broken, their charac ters destroyed, every bad passion roused in their hearts, and every species of tyranny exercised on them, they would not be such sailors as they are. We complai❑ not of the ships but of the officers. We care not for the work but the treatment. Before we ship we must have a guarantee for better usage. To you, Sir, there ! fore, as the enemy of oppression and injustice, we con sign the task of advocating the cause of the neglected seamen of England ; and though no monument of brass or pillar of marble shall record the deed of humanity, the heartfelt gratitude of the sailors of England shall keep alive the memory of your humanity. We remain, Sir, Your obedient servants, SOME SAILORS OF ENGLAND. EVENING EDITI disease ; and I fear, Mr. Editor, that you have CO VENT-GARDEN THEA. r . got a touch of the same complaint : in your rem ar k s FUND DINNER. ia•NPs' on Captain Napier's last letter of Wednesday e ven i ng, ; c you finish by saying that the Navy is in. a( wretched Yesterday evening the friends and support state. Now, Sir, Ido assure you the Navy i s no t i n . excellent Institution, " The Covent-Garden VI _ a wretched state, anything but that ; ther e m a y no t b e Fund," dined together maybetermed, at was on this occasion morethe Freemason's Hall. Thefe ships enough, or men enough employed ; the men may tai for ' so it not be sufficiently nutnercusly attended than it has been for many years past, paid. Captain Napier's plan is One best I have seen, at least I think so. The seal n- as there were not less than four hundred and fifty gentle. men present. The galleries were crowded with ladies, and cers are getting old and disappointed, the j un i ors are owing to the valuable professional exertions of Sir Georg ~e sad and helpless. J ac k i s a goo d fellow still—take care Stuart, Madame Dulcken, Miss Romer, Miss Horton, Mi as of him. Of all this I have nothing to say ;it is in Hawes, Mr. Balfc, the Hungarians, and otliCr, eve iry better hands. I must beg, Sir, again to state, with attraction and amusement were afforded that coula rel' der due deference, that the Navy is not in a wretched state. the evening one of unmingled pleasure and delight. Ile The gunnery practice in our ships is beautiful ; there is room was tastefully fitted up for the occasion. Over lite none so good, or anything like it, in any other serv i ce President' s c h a i r was e r ec t e d a speci e s of t e nt, u p on t h e in the world. Thanks to the Excellent's establishment, front of which was inscribed te It,hateroannensaouonfcetmheenFt Fund, dat and , i there is no t a s hi p a fl oat at t hi s moment, nor h as b een jes y ty ia the Queen was h for a le ng th o f t i me, b ut i s a B r i t i s h man-of-war ,f• beneath blessingss the appropriate motto, " The dews of he aven every sense of th e wor d.f e a th• kin upon her Of one thing l am cer t a i n , we s h a ll never want a His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge pre s id e d ussan the occasi on , an d p er f orme d th e duti e s of Chai rman i n f' top-sail ; and I fear we shall never sae the Russians out such a manner as to secure for himself the approbation of of the Baltic. ail present. Amongst the toasts given by him were I am, Sir, your obedient humble servant, The Queen"?(who had sent a donation of 100 guineas); FAIR PLAY ( Captain R.N.). " His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, and the rest of Plymouth, March 2, 1839. the Royal Family;" " The Army and Navy ;" " The Covent-garden Fund, and success to it ;" " Mr. Bartley, :the Honorary Treasurer of the Society ;" " The Noble and distinguished Vice-Presidents ;" " Miss Burdett Coutte, the Duke of Northumberland, the Duke of De , vonshire, and the other liberal donors of this Fund ;" " Prosperity to Covent-garden Theatre," &e., &c. " The health of the Duke of Cambridge" was proposed by Sir Hesketh Fleetwood, M. P. Amongst the other speakers were—Mr. Adolphus, Capt. Forbes, R. N., and Mr. Bartley. The duty of returning thanks for the Covent-garden Thea trical Fund devolved upon the last-named gentleman. He gave a most interesting account of the rise and pro. gress of the fund, and icombated very ably some cf the objections which had been made to it. He concluded a speech, which was loudly and deservedly applauded, by the following befitting appeal to those who were present : " Davies, in his Lite of Garrick,' says, ' That his Ma jesty George the Third did more to patronise and rescue the players from persecution, than all his predecessors.' When his late Majesty William the Fourth first pre sided at these meetings, he particularly alluded to the favour always shown by his royal father to the stage; and added, from himself, that ' he considered the pa tronage recently bestowed upon the Covent-garden Fund by his lamented brother, the Duke of York, had de scended to him as an heir-loom.' Dare we, then, indulge a respectful hope, that the same sentiment may ani mate our Royal Chairman, and that this institution may find equal favour in hit eyes? The way, Gentlemen, to ensure it, is for you to prove that the appeal so powerfully made by his Royal Highness has been duly appreciated. Your former acts of benevolence stand upon honourable record--let the present occasion be considered (as it de serves to be) one of unusual interest ; and, by your liberal donations, this day, at once ensure a repetition of his Royal Highness's gracious visit and the future prosperity of this Charity." That Mr. Bartley's oratory was crowned with success, it is sufficient to state that, exclusive of the subscriptions paid by the Vice-Presidents, t he money re ceived in the room amounted to 8891. 10s., a sum greatly exceeding any received at such dinners for many years past. COMMERCIAL GAS-LIGHT AND COKE COMPANY. A public meeting of the shareholders of this Company was held last evening, at the Crown Tavern, Church_ street, Shoreditch, for the purpose of having submitted to them by the Commi:tee, some important communications relative to the proceedings and prospects of the Commer cial Gas-light and Coke Company. A number of exten sive gas-consumers in the district of the Tower Hamlets were present. At' eight o'clock Mr. Coss was called to the Chair, and having briefly stated the objects of the meeting, Mr. Monais said, they had had many meetings on the same subject as the present, in that and in other districts; and a great deal of information had been given upon this subject ; but the present meeting differed in character from any preceding one. Heretofore he had on any previous occasion only to tell them that the work was going on, and that funds were necessary to carry it out; but now it was gratifying to him to be able to state that the success of their undertaking was doubtless.—( Hear, hear.) The brick and iron works were progressing rapidly, and the Directors felt confident that by the latter end of September the works would be in a state to light the whole of the district.— (Hear.) He would beg to suggest that the meetings of the Directors and the Committee should take place more frequently, in order to be able to contradict, and to put down the effect of certain reports condemnatory of their proceedings, which were every day circulating amongst the gas consumers of the districts by persons connected with other Companies to suit their own purposes.—( Hear, hear.) The principle upon which the Directors had acted was that of economy—purchasing every article at the cheapest possible market; and the works had been commenced in the most conveniest and the most eligible situation for gas works in London; and all they desired was the co-operation of the consumers, which would be for their own benefit, not only in putting down monopoly, but affording them a handsome remunera tion as proprietors.—(Hear, hear.) The Committee were most anxious to learn if any of the gentlemen present intended to interrogate them relative to the proceedings, as they would be happy to afford every information in their power upon the subject.—( Hear, hear.) At a meeting of the Directors that afternoon it had been suggested that they should meet on Monday next at three o'clock in the after noon, to witness the laying of the first stone of the large chimney, when he hoped that the attendance of those inte rested in the undertaking would be numerous.—(Hear, bear.) From calculations which had been made, the ae. curacy of which was undoubted, it was found that by a capital of 60,000/. works could be completed, capable of supplying the Tower Hamlets district with gas—the capital on which other Companies were compelled to pay dividends was 460,0004—( Hear, hear.) Mr. ROGERS stated that the proposed capital of the Com panywas 100,000/., to be raised by 20,000 shares of 51. each, the deposit to be 11. per share, and three months to elapse between each call ; that the lease of the ground upon which the building was erecting had been completed ; and a contract had also been signed for its completion. Mr. Mortals said it was the wish of the Directors that the fund should be raised amongst the gas consumers of the district rather than the money speculators, who had already offered to supply it. The bolder of two shares gave to him the privilege of voting at all the general meetings. The meeting was afterwards addressed by Messrs. Bing ley, Bulloeke, and Pilgrim, in support of the objects of the Company. The utmost enthusiasm appeared to prevail with regard to the objects of the meeting ; and several gentlemen, at the close of the proceedings, requested to be supplied with shares. A vote of confidence and thanks to the. Directors an Committee, was then passed. After wh'_ch thanks wet a voted to the Chairman, and the meeting separated. Preparations have commenced at Marlborough - house for the reception of the Queen Dowager, who is expected to return to England early in the ensuing month. _Morning Paper, The Minister of Commerce in France has sent circulars to all the Prefects of the Departments, direct ing them to make the most extensive inquiries into the state of vaccination in France, as regards the necessity of re-vaccinnation, and the quality of the lymph, for the purpose of ascertaining whether the nutty-. ber of cases of small-pox that have appeared lately would lead to the inference that vaccination is beco min.- every day less efficient, and may, in a certain number' of years, be totally inoperative. Such an inquiry is. considered requisite, to enable the Goverumen Ito take the proper steps for making alterations which practice and experience have shown to be necessary. LEICESTER ELECTION.—At the nomination at Leicester yesterday, Mr. Wynn Ellis was proposed by the Liberals, and Mr. Frewin by the Tories ; and Colonel Thompson was proposed by the Chartists. The show of hands was greatly in favour of Mr. Ellis. A poll was demanded on behalf of Mr. Frewin. It is believed that Colonel Thompson's name will be withdrawn, and the success of Mr. Ellis is considered certain. FIRE IN A COTTON MlLL.—About one friends, be o'clock on Monday afternoon last, a fire was discovered in the mill of Mr. Guest, cotton-spinner, Holt Town. The fire was completely extinguished by about half-past four. A large quantity of warps was destroyed ; but we have not heard the particulars of the damage. We understand that Mr. Guest was insured, as was also the owner of the building.—Manchester Guardian. POISONING BY GlN.—Last evening an inquest was held at Charing-cross Hospital on the body of a little boy named Solomon Phillips, aged seven years. The father of deceased said that on Sunday morning he found his child lying on the stones in the kitchen nearly sense- I less, and that he afterwards discovered that the little fellow had taken a stone bottle from the cupboard containing gin, and drank about half a pint of it. Dr. Choe, physician to the hospital, was of opinion that the child died from having taken an over quantity of spirit. Verdict —" Accidental death." SUDDEN DISAPPEARANCE OF A COMMER CIAL TRAVELLER. On the 28th ult. Mr. T. F. Staple, a commercial traveller, suddenly left the Clarence Hotel, Brighton, and has not since been heard of. His sudden departure has led to the conjecture that he was unsettled in his mind, and he has left a wife and three young children in the greatest anxiety and suspense. Information of the circumstance was yesterday forwarded to the various metro- 1 lital police stations, together with a description of his po , person. He is described as being about 38 years of age, i five feet eight inches in height, of light complexion, stout figure, smooth face, no whiskers, and usually wearing a pair of blue-rimmed spectacles. Poor Nourrit was only in his 36th year, and was in a fortnight to return to France. The Opera-house was closed last night—a voluntary mark of respect and mourn ing to the fate of one who had been for years its brightest li'lisVvaterloo-briclge, ornament. This was suggested, it is said, by Duprez. The Debals says that when Nourrit was last in London, ac cor d_ one nighti ri g to walkedhis confessionown forthree ho u r t s o t o a some nd fr o o t' o with the intention of throwing himself into the Thames, and that it was with the greatest difficulty lie refrained fro m giving way to the dreadful idea.—Galignani's PRINCE PIPPIN' !—There is at present on a -young apple tree, in the garden of Mr. Jones, currier, Col lege, Brecon, a pippin apple which has stood all the rigour o f the winter without injury. What adds t o the singularity of the circumstance, is the fact, that this is th e only apple he tree ever bore.—Silurian. We, the Baptist Missionaries whose names are here under written, assembled at our annual Association, held at Montego Bay, beg to present to your Excellency at this important period of our Colonial affairs, a hum ble, loyal, and dutiful expression of our sentiments and feelings. Your Excellency has already received addresses from many of our Churches and Congregations, expressive of their loyalty to our Sovereign, of attachment to your Excellency's person and Government, and of gratitude to the Parliament and people of England, for the inesti mable boon which has lately been conferred upon them ; and we have reason to believe that similar views and acknowledgments will be presented you from every Church and Congregation con nected with us throughout the island. In all the ex pressions and sentiments contained in those which have already been presented, we most heartily concur ; and additionally beg to convey the assurance of the high estimation with which we regard your Excellency, for the noble, decided, energetic, and impartial manner in which, amidst almost unparalleled o pposition and con tumely, you continue to administer the affairs of the Government, without in the least detractin g from the honour due to your illustrious predecessors—the Mar quises of Normanby and Sligo , whos e names will e ver live in the recollection of posterity, that from the happy combination of offices possessed by your Excel lency, among other co nsiderations, the aff a i rs of the Colony at this unexamp led crisis of its histor y , could not have been confided to abler hands. While, theref ore , we the most unexc e p tionable manner, the we express r high sense we entertain of y our Excell ency's public conduct, we cannot f orbear expressing our mos t anxious hope that no circumsta nces will induce You to res i n the important trust reposed in you by Your Sovereign, as her representative, and our ruler, until the benevo lent designs of the British Parliament and people, with respect to the lately emancipated peasant ry , s h a l l be fully accomplished ; it being ou . rfir m convi c ti on that any change in the Execu tive until this object is effected, would be highly detrimental to the interest of the Colony at large. In the declaration wh ich has been mad e to your Excellency, by the peopl e, of our charge, of willi ngness to labour whenever trea ted with the consid erat i on due to human beings, and for just and reasonable wages, we also most cordially unite. —We assure your Excel lency that we have scarcely met with a singl e in s t ance, among the thousands under our p astoral care, the di seased and infirm excepted, in which an indisp os i t i on to industry ha s been the result of the g reat gift of entire freedom. On the contrary w e state it as our decided opinion, from extensive persona l observatio n and expe rience, that at no former period of the histo,sy o f the Colony, were the peasantry so much dis posed to la bour, or, i n th e a bsence of petty annoyances and ill treatment, ever half so cheerful and happy. So far from having manifested any disposition to take advan tage of the late change in their social condition, to re venge the injuries of the past, or even to justify the least suspicion of hostility, as the effect of more recent injur.es and oppressions, and which in some districts, have assumed all the aspects of a conspiracy, to goad the multit u d e i n t o ac t s of insubordination ; they have manifested both in expression and conduct, a degree of submission and forbearance, which nothin g but the benignant influence of Christianity would ever have in spired. I have read your Reporters' account of the debate on the state of the Navy, brought forward by Lord Colchester, and supported by,the Earl of Hardwicke. Perhaps Lord Colchester did the thing very well ; how ever, of that I will not attempt to judge —it was a long yarn. The Earl of Hardwicke visited Plymouth Dock-yard a very short time since, and expressed his admiration of every thing he saw ; yet his Lordship is reported to have said in the House of Lords that there was not a topsail in the yard save a mizen one. Verily I thought the late Sir J. Yorke had stepped out of his grave and taken his place in the House of Lords. You may recollect, Sir, at least I do, how the Gallant Admiral used to convulse both sides of the House of Commons ; he was a good one. Now, Sir, I should hardly think this could have been said seriously by Lord Hardwicke, if reported cor rectly. I have the honour to know one of the Lords of the Admiralty. I wish the Gallant Admiral had been in the House of Lords that evening, the spirit of Sir Joseph Yorke would have broke out with all the Ad miral's quarter-deck punctuality. No Topsail. When his Lordship was here, the Malabar was being paid off —her stores returned ; she had been but a short time in commission, and had three sets of these topsails ; two sets must have been new—pray, where were these sails ?—in the dock-yard certainly. I fear the Earl of Hardwicke did not go into the corners of the yard, splendid corners ; the sight of sails there are a delight to a sailor's eye. I am creditably informed there arc at this moment in the Dock-yard ten complete sets of sails for line-of-battle ships. I do not think at this moment there can be a more efficient Dock-yard than this at Plymouth ; the Gallant Admiral at its head devotes all his time for the public good. As for stores, I do not think there is a deficiency in any article ; the sail stores at Sheerness tremble to their foundation from the weight of sails above. The Russell—l recollect being on board of her in Plymouth Sound ; she had just returned from Malta, having left all her spare stores behind, consisting of spars, sails, and cordage, perhaps as much as a large transport could take on board ; that ship's time had nearly expired, which she was to finish at Lisbon ; yet this very Dock-yard, Plymouth, obliged her to take all on board again. Ships of this day have nearly one-third sails, spars, and stores of all sorts more than they had in the war. So much for defici encies. A remark was made that the Revenge's foremast had been taken out for another ship. Surely, it cannot be expected that spare masts should he kept for each vessel in the service. I recollect the Bellerophon, about two years ago, Sir Charles Paget's flag-ship, springing her fore-mast outside this port ; a mast from the Foudroyant was taken out and put into her ; she was again at sea in some four hours, without detriment to the Service. The writer of this statement has been for the last ten years constantly employed. You will allow he ought to know something of what he here puts forth. I have to apologise for thus troubling you, which I would not have done had it not been for squads of croakers, which I meet at every turn, since Lord Hardwicke's statement appeared ; their faces are uncommonly long, evidently suffering under that sad HAY-MARKET.—Mr. Kenneth, we unner stand, takes his benefit at this theatre this evening ; on which occasion will be revived the favourite play of the School of Reform. As the whole of the Bill of fare is very popular, we doubt not the theatre will be well attended. ARTIST'S GENERAL BENEVOLENT INSTITU TION.—The twenty-fourth anniversary dinner of this excel lent charity, instituted for the relief of decayed artists, their widows, and orphans, is fixed for Saturday next, and from tite rank and number of the gentlemen who have sig nified their intention to act as stewards, a numerous at tendance is anticipated. CLOSING OF THE PUBLIC-ROUSES ON SUN DAY MORNINGS.-At a meeting of County Magistrates, held in St. Pancras, on the subject of licences, a depu tation waited upon the Bench, and presented a me morial, setting forth that the licensed victuallers of the pa rish of St. Pancras having taken into consideration the sug gestion of the Magistrates of the 7th of March last, rela tive to the closing of public-houses from•twelve o'clock on the Saturday night till one o'clock on the Sunday after noon, were prepared to carry out the suggestion, provided it was made a general measure throughout the metropolis. The memorial bore the signatures of 160 licensed victual. lens resident in the parish. STATE OF TRADE.—There was considerable inquiry for yarn yesterday ; but the spinners having gene. rally demanded an advance somewhat beyond the late ad vance in cotton, which the buyers are unwilling to give, the amount of business was limited, but large p arce l s wou ld have been taken at a trifling reduction upon the prices asked. Printing cloth was in better demand, and an ad vance of 3d. to 43d. upon the prices of last week was pretty readily obtained ; but heavier fabrics continue ex ceedingly dull. We understand that the working of short time at staleybridge is not likely to continue beyond this day. Indeed, several of the mills have already resumed full time.—Manchester Guardian. Every member of th e G overnment, an d connec t e d with it in the Hous e o f C ommons, vote d f or M r . Villiers' motion, with the exception of Mr. Robert Gordon. The Tories, with three exceptions, voted for the present Corn laws.—Morning Chronicle. THE MARQUIS OF WESTMINSTER. ---This Nobleman has written a letter to the Mayor of Congleton, in which he declares himself favourable to a total repeal of the Corn-laws, and offers to present and support any peti tion from the Corporation for the attainment of such an object on his going to London. —Chester Chronicle. FINE ARTS. • We have been gratified by a private view of Land seer's magnificent picture " Hawking in the Olden Time," which we look upon as one of the proudest triumphs which has ever been by a British artist achieved. The English have been reproached as pos sessing no genius for historical painting ; and doubtless there is too much ground for the imputation. At the same time their eminence in portrait painting has never been disputed, and this picture is a fine example of how admirably the talent for faithful portraiture may be united with, and, indeed, mode the medium of a strong historical interest. The subject is illustrated by the representation of an English Nobleman of the " olden time" preparing for the amusement of Hawking. The principal figures are likenesses of Lord Francis Eger ton (the munificent patron of the artist, and of the arts in general) and his family. When we stated that the picture was by Landseer, we rendered it superfluous to describe how he has painted the horses, the dogs--as as usual, they all but speak—" their eyes so eloquent of meaning." Neither do we dwell much on the accuracy of the portraitures ; though for that of his Lordship we can vouch, as being perfect There are few modern artists (are there any ?) who can so powerfully flash from the canvass the feeling of a fine, expressive eye,—in which after all lies the essence of a likeness,—" for soul is mirrored there." But the glory of the painting is in the general tone and keeping of the whole,—in the composition,—in the depth and bril liancy of the colouring, —in the effective grouping of the figures,—in the picturesque arrangement of the minor portions ;—in short, in the character, which gives to the picture some of the best attributes of an historical painting ; and renders it a splendid delineation of tho manners of a very interesting age. We are happy to find that this fine picture is being engraved under the auspices of that most enterprising of print-publishers, Mr. Moon—by the Mezzotinto engraver, Cousins— whose works are little less valuable than line' engraving : and from what we have seen of it we doubt not that it will be worthy of his fame. CURIOUS HISTORY OF A VIRTUOSO OF , EUROPEADI CELEBRITY, AND SALE OF HIS GALLERY' OF PIC TURES, &c.—The sale of this celebrated gallery, which, we believe, was the only private one of any note re maining in Paris, besides those of Marshal Soult and of the wealthy Spanish speculator, M. Aguado, com menced on the 18th, on which day and the following seventy-eight pictures were sold, which yielded alto gether 103,707 f. The liveliest competition was ex pected to take place for Canova's Magdalen, but it was affirmed that the French Government intended to se cure that beautiful statue, and place it in the splendid Church of the same name. The late owner of this collection, M. de Sommariva, was born at Lodi. In 1795 he was a petty lawyer, exercising his craft at Milan. When, during Bonaparte's expedi tion to Egypt, the ascendancy of the French Re public declined in Italy, M. de Sommariva declared himself the partisan of France, and exposed himself to some danger by defending the persons and property of various French subjects in the Courts of Lombardy. As soon as the arms of France re-asserted her autho rity, M. de Sommariva was appointed one of the three Directors of the Cisalpine Republic, in which exalted station he contrived to acquire, in a very short time, a for tune of 880,000/. The French Republic having become an Empire, and its Cisalpine sister a kingdom, Director Sommariva withdrew to Paris, after losing in some speculation about 240,000/. of his ravings. There he was visited with serious apprehensions respecting his remaining 640,0001. He was in constant expectation of one of those bills which Napoleon occasionally drew upon large fortunes too rapidly amassed in the public service. Dreading what had befallen M. Ouvrard and some other worthies, fear created the " Sommariva Gallery." To shelter his wealth he proclaimed himself the patron of the Fine Arts, and set about collecting paintings and statues. Little caring for old and foreign works, he affected a preference for the French modern school. By employing Girard, Girodet, David, and their pupils as his collectors, he secured the veneration of the artists of France, and the arts protected him more than he protected them. Napoleon spared his Cisalpine cash, but, to his great mortification, never would admit hina into the " Legion of Honour." M. de Sommariva left his gallery to an only son, who lately died without posterity and intestate, so that this fine collection is selling for some poor re tions of Lodi. If terror had inspired what affec tion the father bore to the arts, the son openly hated them. The paternal gallery reminded him of many a mortification. Whenever he applied for a small sum, his sire replied, " Impossible ! tile arts ruin men ;" and he pointed to a picture. It was a Zephyr of Prudh'on, a Pygmalion of Girodet, a Belisarius of Girard, or a Psyche of David, which bad temporarily reduced, on such occasions, Sommariva to mendicity. Need it he added that all these pictures were the ob jects of detestation of the younger Sommariva, and that he would have sold them with less scruple than Charles S u face his limned ancestors. But when he succeeded t• rthe fortune, the young Count Sommariva realm. bered, alas: that this gallery was the only trophy which gilded the rather recent, escutcheon of nobility of his family, and that the pictures aforesaid were substitutes for the portraits of great ancestors, which other more ancient hidalgos possessed. CONCERT. On Thursday last a concert took place at the Music Hall, Store-street, Bedford-square, which was nume rously attended. The selection comprised some of Ros sini's finest pieces. Miss Cooper delighted us by the way in which she sung the exquisite " Di Tanti Palpiti ;" it was deservedly encored : her singing of Auber's beautiful scena, " I love her, how I love her" (accompanied by herself on the piano-forte), was also admirable. The concert was given by Mr. Poz nanski, a performer (and composer) of some merit ; his violin playing was much applauded. Loss OF A NEWCASTLE COLLIER OFF CALAls._Last week the shore, about a league from Calais, was strewed with wreck from a ship, supposed to have been lost during a heavy gale from the N. N. W., which bl ew w i t h great v i olence on t h e prece d ing night. Among the articles picked up was a writing-deck, which contained papers showing that it belonged to the Profit and Loss o f N ewcastle, Captain Barnsley, w i t h a crew o f six men, and measuring 263 tons. There is every reason to apprehend that all on board were lost. SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION.—The Government are on the point of sending out an expedition to the An tartic Circle, f or t h e purpose of making magnet i c obser vations in the southern hemisphere. The ships to be em ployed on this service are the Erebus and Terror ; and the charge of the expedition is entrusted to Captain J. Ross. The other ship will be commanded by Commander F. R. M. Crozier. —Hampshire Telegraph. %* ._ll7 4 ~!~ ' 1C f 4 , ,i • ~ , z , ‘, - A.. c'e,ty '-, - - N -0 -,,t -i .3)4,7 'Esr. )arty, antal• was a 'Ming ST' and )orts,, o f M e 5 atio ,t$ of gb,`, )fr,