The Sun. — London, England, 1836-05-24 00:00:00

1 RUSSIA. (From the Frankfort Journal of May 9.) The genius of the Russian people has up to the present time been either very lightly examined, or very badly under stood. The Russian is a nation, or an assemblage of na tions, as new and as bizarre as the concourse of nations which people the United States. Its primitive population is singularly homogenous, and is of a common race. a com mon idiom, and a common faith. The Empercr, the head of the Church, and the chief of the race, it looked upon as J the father of all his subjects, whose devotion to h_los is bounded. The world never before saw such a yott entra tion of power in the bands of one man. The Sclavonic tribes are simple and. easy—they wish for a master, and their submission is ucither forced nor fictitious—they love the yoke. Every nge, by assuring the success of the un dertakings of Ilussia, increases the devotedness of which we speak. Let it not be said that the Russians are barba rians ; let not this multitude of men be branded as sa vages, whom civilization has as yet left unpolished and un prepared. Wonderful instruments in the hands of a conqueror !—to govern them there is no need either of Pollee, or Deputies, or Peers, or Elections, or Minis to-jai intrigues. The whole machine is of the most extra ordinary simplicity ; it works of itself ; and all the energy of this great kingdom is free to be employed on the exte rior—the interior does not give it the smallest trouble. When the principal chiefs of the aristocratic opposition have been once drawn into the higher grades of the army, Russia can rriarch onward without ever looking behind. It is this that sets in motion the springs of her diplomacy—a diplomacy so constant, so vigorous, and so enlightened ; it is this that, g ives her talent to t urn t o h er own a d van t age ever y event in foreign nations—a talent which is worth more to her than conquest, and more efficacious than victorious armies. Having her desires always bent upon the accom plis'ament of one object, well acquainted with the East, of w`aich she holds the key, familiar also with the genius of the Turkish people, which we do not understand, and upon which nothing has enlightened us. Russia has made our diplomatists, and their profoundest combinations and mas ter-strokes of design, the sport of her policy and the instru ments of her greatness. How was it possible for Russia to avoid mixing. in fo reign policy ? In remaining inclosed within her primitive boundaries, she would have been at the mercy of all Europe. Two straits, the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles, could give the law to her rivers, to her ports, and to her most important arsenals. These formed the double outlet for her wealth, and the double gates of her prison—it was by these that she respired, by .these that her commerce flourished, and by these alone that she could be extin guished. It is not necessary to be a profound diploma tist to understand these things—it is sufficient to be a Russian. Vulnerable in these to points at a distance from herself, it would seem that her vitality was outside, if we may so express it, of her territory. Thus it is that she springs to the succour of these dangerous points—thus it is that, leaving her interior civilization to take care of itself, she remains ever on the watch. The first soldier of fortune who is sent as ambassador to Con stantinople immediately comprehends her position. It is necessary that Russia should be of weight in the balance of European power ; and she must not be niggardly of the gold which bribes and corrupts, but at the same time she will not spread abroad too many menaces or promises, or too much terror or gold. The first care of Russia has been to assure to herself the free passage of these two straits, and she has then tried to weaken other Powers, and to prevent a coalition against herself—a coontion which would ruin her. Her ulterior object is to be come mistress at the same time of the Bosphorus and the _Dardanelles ; of the Dardanelles especially, which open out a whole world to her. It must be said circumstances are very favourable to her, and Russia is not ignorant of it. The model of an absolute power, she finds friends and allies in the most of the Powers of Europe,who see their autho rity endangered by popular usurpations, or, if you will, by the progress of liberal ideas. Politically speaking, all these kingdoms find themselves engaged in an interior struggle, 1 danger of which Russia has escaped. Morally, nussia otters virwdoms a model, an asylum, a hope, and a resource. Admire the language of Russia even towards Eagland, her most redoubtable foe. The Gazette of Moscow, of the 27th December, 1832, says :—" The Russian nation is filled with indignation at the secret part which England, or rather her perfidious Ministry, has taken in the troubles of Poland. But we will have our turn ; we will take off her mask, and will teach the world in what manner a great peo ple is rescued from slavery. You will soon see whether Ponsonby said rightly, in repeating to all that were willing to listen, that Russia was nothing, and that her Asiatic Government should no longer be of any weight in the des tinies of Europe. How dares this indebted Albion to wake the Polar Bear (it is by this name that she designates us) this bear, which was well nigh devouring Napoleon with the first army which was fool-hardy enough to set foot on her territory, and which then proceeded to Paris to be re venged for this temerity ? No, the turn of England must goon collie ; in a alert time we 'must- Wake no 4r...try - with that people, except at Calcutta. Her false policy has played its last game ; and she may now go on and form an alliance with the negroes of Africa, to whom she wishes to do so much good, and for whom Europe is her dupe. N.7e Russians, barbarians and slaves, as her journals call i;is, will one day give her a lesson. In the mean time let t: deni con tinue—it is all we desire." We will not occupy ourselves further w -. ..th the Asiatic possessions of Russia, but will content cnrselves with the refutation of an error, shared by mP:ay politicians. The extent of territory no more weake;is the central authority than Me angmentation of capital, impoverishes its possessor. This is a practical question. We must know how to em ploy capital, and we must also know how to make the most of extent of territor; at the same time that we govern it. This immense &Amain of Russia, over which wander so many nameless tr::oes, is easier to govern than Modena, a poor little princirfality about as large as one's hand! It is submitted to a surveillance so exact and so rigid, that not a day par.scA that the authorities do not examine a space as loa d as the wall of Chinn, to see whether the sward heals the impress of the foot of a man. As regards European. 'Russia, it is composed of immense plains, which would oiler neither asylum nor resource to revolt, if the idea of it even penetrated into a Russian brain. Place the point of a compass on the city of Moscow, and form a circle, of which the diameter shall be one hundred and fifty German miles (600 English), and within this vast sphere you will not enclose a single mountain or even a hill. The hollow of the valleys is the cradle of indepen dence, and the summit of the mountains is its o.rone. Men hide themselves in caverns and escape frofr:a their oppres sors through the defiles of the mountr?.as. Clanship and family spirit nourish pride and covage, but an agricul tural population, spread over ar'; immense plain surface, easily falls into servitude. it '.s more difficult to conquer a tribe of Bedouins than 1 . - ;.eep under two millions and a half of Egyptians. is..tia notwithstanding, when these last, incapable as they `Are of maintaining their independence, were led to wr.e; they shook the Ottoman throne. The Bedouin remr.i . ns a wanderer because he cherishes his inde• pendence. The plains of Russia, which feed the Russian troops, m..sy be calculated at five hundred thousand square leagues, and the population daily augments more rapidly than 'in any other Europe an St ate. D ur i ng s i x months of the year,the soil refuses every species of vegetation. The Government has only to gi ve t h e or d er, and the storehouses full of corn will be emptied, the huts and the stable ra vaged, and the peasant be left entirely without resources. Thus the peasant has not the thought of resisting any order. The being who, like the Emperor, possesses a power so complete, an?, we may almost say so supernatural, becomes, as it were, a god to his imaimation. His only re ligion is to o'oey. This universal sentiment speedily assumes a character oF. enthusiasm :Ind fanaticism. In cur days few Christians ar e to he 'round capable of undergoing martyr dom for their Goa, with the joy the Monjick feels when concletr.necl to undergo torture and death in obedience to the commands of the EMperor. P. there are in Russia some few hard, intractable, and stubborn spirits who are filled with European doctrines, they are immediately sent to join the army, where military discipline soon bends or breaks them. As regards the rest of the population, fatalists, without embarrassing them selves about fatalism,:resign e d to all, careless of the future, without proper.iy, without liberty, and without hopes, cer tain of obtct . ning either from charity or from despotism the necessari aliments of life, indifferent also as to the spot where they may be allowed to subsist, they have no other will than that of the Autocrat—no other joy than his good Pleasure, and no other grandeur than in his conquests. This population, so useful and so pliant—this dough, so well kneaded (if we may be forgiven the expression), is composed of thirty-four millions of souls. In other coun tries you find one or two elements of despotism, with a few Vole germs of liberty ; but in Russia everything tends to file aggrandisement of this despotism, and to the furthera nce of its designs—.religion, manners, climate, soil, the past and the future, ST, PETERSBURG, MAY 14.—The journal de St. Peters burg): contains the following article : " A measure adopted by the Russian Government for the general interest, respecting the establishment of a quarantine at the mouth of the Danube, has furnished many foreign journals with a pretext for propagating the most lying assertions relative to the motives of that establish ment—assertions which have even been re-echoed in the British Parliament, where an Hon. Member of the House ,26.rebifitiaiiiiiMade use of it as the foundation• of a heavy ..--- co ni - p0 int. against Russia. Th oug h L or d 'P a l merston ' s denial should seem to be sufficient to prove the groundless ness of it, yet considering that these false reports, which have been proptgated by malice and dishonesty, might ex - cite apprehensions in the merchants, as if the navigation of THE SIJN, LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY '24, r,36. the Danube might be impeded by the said quarantine, we think it our duty most formally to declare that they are falsehoods, and to show the real state of the case. " It was stipulated in the treaty of Adrianople, that the line of demarcation between Russia and Turkey should fol low the course of the Danube to St. George's Island, so that all the islands formed by the several mouths of the Danube should be in the possession of RUS644 Oat the right bank re main as hitherto in the Possenir'7l of the Ottoman Porte. It wit 4 also stipulated tha no fortifications, nor any establish- IlaPt3t entpt quarantines, should be erected or permitt- ' , islands left to Russia. '..41 in " Russia has made use of this right, abiding with the most conscientious accuracy by the stipulations of the treaty, and this in the well understood interest of all na tions interested in the navigation of the Danube. The Su lineh mouth is accessible to large ships, but they can not enter at all times. They are often obliged to stop there for several days, in expectation of a favourable wind, without finding a place of refuge, or the possibility of procuring the supplies of which they may be in want. Those which happen to be wrecked—which unhappily but too often oc curs in the coasts of the Black Sea, they were destitute of all means to repair, and frequently even to save their crews, because the entrance into the arm of the Danube was often fttal to inexperienced mariners ; for the Light-house, which formerly stood at the point of St. George's Island, fell down long ago. "The Imperial Government has now founded a quarantine establishment, in two sections, at the Sulineh mouth, one at the point of the island of Lati, for vessels admitted to pra tique, the other in St. George's Islznd, for ships coming from suspected places. The two sections form, therefore, the outposts of our sanitary cordon. They offer to ships that are in danger a pl ace o f re f uge , wh ere t h ey w ill fi n d provisions and materials to repair the damage they may have sustained. Suspicions ships will be kept apart from those that come from'places that are considered as healthy. Without purifying the former, or hindering them from pro ceeding on their voyage to a proper lazaretto, the new establishment, for the interest of the public health, will merely take care that the ships of those two classes shall . have no communi ca ti on w ith cach other. Of course 'only such ships suspected of infection as are bound to Russian ports arc to be sent to the Lazarettos of Odessa and Is mael, and also that the communication of these ships and their crews will be hindered at the Russian bank of the Danube, and at such of our ports as have no sanitary establishment of their own. Hence it is evident that any ship, to whatever nation it may belong, that is to sail up the Danube, to the ports of Moldavia and Wallachia, has not to perform quarantine at the Sulineh mouth, and conse quently that the navigation of that river does not suffer any obstacle on the part of Russia. " In order to be better convinced of the correctness of this assertion, we need but recollect that Moldavia has a quarantine of its own at Galata to purify both ships coming from sea, and she goods brought by vessels navigating the Danube. " The Russian Government is also rebuilding the light house which points out the only navigable entrance of the Danube, and thus provides for the safety of navigators, whether they are bound to our ports or to those of Mol davia. Every impartial person will undoubtedV acknow ledge that the Imperial Government, when it adopted these measures, was very far from entertaining prospects of mono poly for its commerce, and that it has had in view, not the exclusi;e interest of Russia, as has been so unthinkingly allied, but the general advantage and the substantial in terest of the commerce and navigation of all nations on the Danube." PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock. 3 per Cent. Bed. 9 0 ,,i% ~ Ditto Bonds 2 pm. 3 per Cent. Cons 9 1 %% i South Sea Stock lO4 314 per Cent. 99% Old Annnities - Ditto Red. 981( 3t. New Ditto - New 3X. per Cent 100% 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751... - New 3 per Cent -1 Exch. Bills, £l,lOl 13 ... 15 13 pm. Bank Long Annuities to expire }Ditto 500 l5 1:3 pm. Jan. 5, 18)10 15% Ditto Small Oct. 10, 1350 15 11-16% Ditto Commercial... pm. Jan. 5,.160 ..- Ditto Advertised 141.1. Jan. S,'ISEIO - Bank Stock for Account - April 5, 1880 - India Stock for Account Jan. 5, 1870 - Consols for Acconnt Omnium pm. PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds Belgian Bonds Ditto Account. Brazilian Bonds 86 A 7 Ditto Account Buenos Ayres Bonds Ditto Account ..... Chillian Bonds Ditto Account Columbian Bonds Ditto Account Columbian Bonds, Si:e Ditto Account Danish Bonds 76%34 Ditto Account ............... Greek 80nd5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,...... .„ Ditto Bonds, 1325 Ditto Account Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent Ditto Account Ditto, 6 per cent, Ditto Acrount ..... 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BARRY'S DESIGN FOR. • The ATHEN/EUM Monthly Part for MAY will contain A DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW HOUSES OF PAR LIAMEMT, WITH GROUND PLAN, AND A PERSPECTIVE VIEW, Engraved on Steel, in the first style of Art, by Mr. Kearnar., after Drawings made UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE ARCHITECT. The anxiety of the public to see this splendid Design, to which the Commissioners awarded the first Prize, will now be gratified. From the exquisite delicacy and beauty of the Drawing, it was found impossible to do justice to the artist except by a Steel En graving. which will be carefully stitched in the Monthly Part. *. 4 Orders must be given immediately to the respective Book sellers, that they may have time to communicate with their London Agents. The Athenaeum is published every Saturday, price Fourpence. The Monthly Part contains the four Weekly Numbers, stitched in a wrapper, and will be published on the 31st. HAMBURGH, AputL, 1836. (AN approach of the Drawing of the 68th HAM, BURG GREAT LOTTERY, published and drawn b authority, and under guarantee of the State of Hamburg,— HEISE BROTHERS, in Hamburg, the Contractors, beg to recapitulate the Capital Prizes above 5001., which they sold upon whole tickets to England, Scotland, and Ireland, during the last seven Lotteries. 61st Lottery, sold to Edinburgh £3,000 Do. Do. London 62d Do. Do. Beverley 63d Do. Do. London 64th Do. Do. Aberdeen Do. Do. Liverpool 65th Do. Do. Limerick Do. Do, A Hamburgh house for ac-1 1 ,„ count of a London house. I "" Do. Liverpool Do. Liverpool Do. Edinburgh Do. Porthleaven Harbour Do. Edinburgh 66th Do. Do. 67th Do. Do. The publication of THE SUN NEWSPAPER commenced this day at 10 minutes past Three o'Cloch. 4 rati r te, 4) - = b „ rights and privileges of British subjects ; and that Bri.• fish institutions shall be denied to those who; foi . the sake of those institutions, have made }Mesh sacrifices 1. The people of Ireland are riot vet so falicti aiicl pitt , trate as to brook an ignominy liiec this. Have we not I in every encounter discomfited the enemies our noun.. try, and put 0-- ,„ to tout ? io our old tactics, by which so many victories have been won, let us again resort. The masses must be raised in legal and Constitutional manifesta tions of the people's resolve. For this let the great Meeting on Monday next be called. For my own part, no effurt shall be wanting ; my entire heart and soul to this great cause shall be devoted." The language held by Mr. GRATTAN was :equally spirit-stirring. " Irishmen," said the Hon. Member, were ready to live with England, if they got but justice. But why should they be treated differently . from England ? He would not rest till the English Carlists were overthrown. They might oppress the black ; and enslave the Indian ; but, so help him God, they should not with impunity insult his country while be bore the name of GRATTAN 1" We are not at al l surprised at the warmth of - Mr. GRATTAN'S language, when we consider the deep, deliberate affront that the Lords, by their cavalier treatment of the Corpora tion Reform Bill, have passed upon Ireland; and feel persuaded that it will soon becorne:general through out the country. In fact, the Catholic Association will be revived under another name ; agitation will be come as universal as it was in the memorable years that immediately preceded the Relief Act, and will no doubt be attended with results equally decisive. The experience of the last few years has taught Jreland wisdom, and supplied her with a steady, [Aral reso lution which she never before possessed ; and such being the case—feeling her strength, as well as know ing how to exert it to the best advantage—sure are we that she will no longer endure to be spurned and trampled on by a tyrannical Tory oligarchy. `Ye' beg to direet the attention of our readers to the Sixth Report ,of the Post-office Commissioners ; the first part of which we have inserted in our columns of this day. 'We shall give the conclusion of this docu ment to-morrow, accompanied with some observations suggested by its perusal. The Paris Journals of Sunday bring no - intelligence of importance. The fall of the YIENDIZABAL Ca binet continues the principal subject of political specu lation. The Journal des I Debats takes it for granted that ISTURIZ will adopt a retrograde system.; or, in other words, that he will place himself at the head of the apostolicals. We should like to know upon what authority the Debats ventured to make an assertion so utterly preposterous. The Editors of that Journal know well that ISTURIZ'S principles are, and have al ways been, Ultra-Radical ; and that since his return to Spain he has been regarded as the head of that body. It is not to be:supposed that IsTußrz- --after the exam ple of certain French patriots, and we are sorry to add not a few English Ultras of the same school—would barter his public character for official aggrandisement, when it is recollected that he -declined taking office in the late Cabinet, solely because the President of the Council had adopted a policy which appeared to him too apostolical. When the destinies of a great people are swayed by the will of a capricious woman there is much difficulty in hazarding predictions with re spect the future ; and the chances are as nine to one against the, accomplishment of any, not at utter variance with the suggestions of reason, experience, and the moral fitness of things. Nevertheless, we are disposed to look forward to the speedy recal of MEN DIZABAL, with whom it is possible that IsTußrz may be associated in effecting the speedy deliverance of zpam Carlist rehellinw There appeal pto us only one possible circumstance which can-,Breven't ATENDIZABAVS recal—and that is the annihilation of the Carlists by CORDOVA. This, however, is no more than barely possible. Admitting that COR DOVA had the will, he wants the abilities requisite for the accomplishment of such an achievement. He has no experience, and is altogether ignorant of the science of war. Venus, not Mars, was the deity at whose shrine CORDOVA. sacrificed ; nor will it be long ere his Royal Protectress shall have learned that the most fascinating Life-guardsman may make but an indifferent General. To redeem his credit with the country, as well as to justify in some sort the QUEEN'S good opinion of him, CORDOVA will, as a matter of necessity, make one desperate effort to crush the Car lists, and, if so, the chances are in favour of his partial success. But even then no dependence can be placed upon him. The Chamber of Deputies has disposed of the Budget greatly to the satisfaction of Ministers. Three millions of francs were voted for converting the temporary court erected for the trial of the prisoners of April, 1834, into a solid stone building. The Journal des Debats of Sunday, on the autho rity of despatches received by Marshal CLAUSEL, states that the situation of General D'ARLANGES ) on the river Tafna, is by no means perilous. A re-inforce ment of 500 troops were sent from France to join the General—a greater number not being required to en able him to put the Arabs to flight. The accounts from Algiers were very favourable. Private advices from the North of Spain announce that CORDOVA had written a second letter to General EVANS ; informing him that he was about to send a re-inforcement of 7,000 men to join the British Legion at St. Sebastian. The number of troops already at St. Sebastian is about 6,000. MINA was at Barcelona. The following are extracts from the Journals of Sunday :-- PARIS, MAY 21.—The principal obstacle to the move ment projected by General Cordova against the Carlists, has, been removed by the French Government, as we learn by a letter from- Bayonne, of the 17th instant, 10 or 12,000 pair of shoes have been placed at the disposal of the Spa nish General, part of whose troops are very much in want of them. Provisions have also been sent to him by sea from Bayonne, the scarcity of which is severely felt by the Queen's army. A great deal has been said to-day of a plan of operations between;Generals Cordova, Evans, Jaurre guy, and 'Bundle, according to which the Carlist; are to be shortly attacked vigorously at Arlaban, Ernani, and in the valleys which open towards Pampeluna. A letter from Frankfort says—" A discovery of immense importance has just been communicated to our Society for the Promotion of the Physical Sciences ; this discovery is, that of an impulsive force, more powerful than that of gunpowder or of steam. Our men of science are in rap tures, and are preparing their Reports, which will be very shortly published. All we yet know is, that the moving power is a galvanic machine, the action of which, it is said, will equal that of steam, without the expense and without the danger." Yest—erslurgh be comes The ex g e l e e t t f e e r e u fr r o i e m rs F b r e a t n w k e frt e o n , p o a f ris M a a n y d I s 4 t ,. s p a more and more frequent. chaAn " Prince Metschersky, Chamberlain to the Emperor Ni cholas, has just passed through Frankfort, on his way ,to St. Petersburgh, with despatches from Count Pahlen. Almost at the same moment, M. Giboux, a French Cabinet messen ger, arrived from St. Petersburgh, and delivered at the Hotel des Capucines a communication from M. De Barati. At the same time the Count de Mocenego has just arrived at Frankfort, as a courier from the Russian Legation at Paris. All these comings and goings excit e muc h attention, and give occasion to various conjectures." TULONMAY 17.— Th e E p h egen i e frigate sails to o O , morrow for the Levant, having on board Capt. Robaird, who is going to take the place of M. Massicre de Clericale, who is ordered to France.— Messager, May 22, The latest accoun ts from Greece are t o t h e 26 t h o f April. Kin g 0 TH o wa s then only w a iti ng t h e arr i va l of a steamer to embark for Ancona. The state of the country was critical in the extreme. Band s of robbers • overran it. in every direction ; and the pdpittatien etery: tilhetie attiiktted Slif4eiinis id tiie presence of d sWallii d deed.'', Useless Bavarians. The Corres pondent of a Morning Contemporary, writing from Athens, thus describes the state of affairs in Oroece, under date of the 2d ult. " The Bavarians are fast leaving the country, loaded with the money of Greece and the curses of its population. The fever is already appearing here, and the diplomatic body are preparing to change the air. In such a state of things King Otho is about to quit this country. The Royal equipages and suite are embarked on hoard the Greek brig of war Nelson, and the steam frigate Medea is hoOrly expected from Malta, to convoy his Majesty, Baron Kobell, Count Saporta, Dr. Wimper, and the Aides de-Camp, to Ancona ; it is expected they will sail on the 2d of May, and that Count Armensperg will be invested with the powers of Viceroy during Otho's absence. The ostensible purport of this voyage is to select a Queen for the Greeks ; but this quick peoplC do not hesitate to ex- press their apprehensions that his Majesty may not return, and those attached to Government express their dis content, and wonder at the sale of some part of the Royal stud, with all the wine and beer of the Royal cellars. Seriously, I fear a storm is brewing, and that the want of energy displayed by the Government hitherto will hasten this event. The Ministry continues to be imper fect. M. Lassavi has been appointed Director of the Finance Department, with special powers equal to those of Minister, but without a seat in the Council. This ap pointment has not given satisfactiOn. Scouffo, the Editor of the Sauveur, is again spoken of for the Department of Public Worship and Instruction. - No one is named to fill the long vacant office of Minister of Justice. The Presi dent of the Board of Audit, Regny, has obtained permis sion to resign. Sillivergo succeeds him. " It is said that the Government intends to change the system of Prefects and Sousprefects, and instead of the 10 Prefects and 44 Sousprefects there will be 28 departmental Governors. M. Ambrosiades has been provisionally named to the Government of Achaja, and Aristides to that of Eubea." The prospects of Greece began to brighten before the 26th—the date of the latest arrivals. The rebels had been defeated in Roumelia, and General CHURCH was about to . mike a tour of the Province, with a view to organize an efficient military force. Nevertheless fears were entertained lest after the departure of the KING matters would go on worse than ever. General GORDON was prepring to return to Scotland on a six months' leave of absence. Adyiees from Constantinople to the 28th of April have been received. The Turkish fleet had not sailed, though there was a report in circulation that the Ad miral had received orders to be in a condition to put to sea at a moment's notice. It was supposed that it would first proceed to Malta, and thence sail to Tripoli. The marriage festivities of the SULTAN'S second daughter were in the course of celebration. Nothing could exceed the pomp displayed by the Porte. Lord PONSONBY was in high favour with the SULTAN and his Ministers. SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.) (FROM LLOYD'S.) DEAL, MAY 23.—Wind N. E. fresh.—Arrived and sailed for the river the Rosanne, Munro:from Berbice; and Ruckers, Laper, from Grenada. Arrived from the river and proceeded the Margaret, Taylor, for the Cape of Good Hope. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 2.3.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrived the Gel denerone, Laune, from Messina. Sailed the Royal William, Ireland, for Madras. PLYMOUTH, MAY 22. --. Wind E.—Arrived the Jane, —, from Naples. Off port the Coronation, ----, from Gergenti. FALMOUTH, MAY 22.—Wind E., fresh gale.—Arrived the Pyramus, Weller, from Singapore. Off port the Caroline, Brand, from Lisbon. PENZANCE, MAY 23.—Arrived the Alder, Braberng, from Malaga, having sprung a leak, bound to Antwerp. LIVERPOOL, MAY 22.—Arrived the Edward, Zapkin, from Stockholm ; and Amicitie, Wallis, from Dantzic. Off port the Isabel, —, from Antigua. WATERFORD, MAY 21.—Arrived the Royal Eagle, Allen, from London. LEITH, MAY 21.—Arrived the Regina, Neilson, Neustadt. HULL, MAY 22. —Arrived the Nanny, Shuninells, from St. Petersburgh ; and Thetis, Keith, from Riga. 111-14 LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 24, 1836. The conduct of the House of Lords with respect to the Irish Municipal Reform Bill, has had just the effect that mi g ht h ave b een an ti c ip a t e d on th e minds of the people. They are speaking out with a bold ness and promptitude worthy of the old Catholic Association, many of whose leaders, by the bye, are talking of the necessity of once again having recourse to an organized system of agitation, such as that which seven years since wrested Emancipation from the re luctant PEEL and WELLINGTON. Speaking on this subject, Mr. SHELL, at a great public Meeting held on Thursday last in Dublin, observed, " The Corporation question awakens every Irishman's national pride. What, take from us our Legislature—take from us our House of Commons —make us but a province of England—and then tell us that for all these losses we shall receive no compensation ; and that we shall, , after the surrender of our country, be deprived of the THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY). - - • HALF-PAST. TWELVE. Our arrivals this morning are the French and Hamburgh Mails with amp Letters from bmgapore, .uec. 5, and !rem the river Gambia. Singapore Papers have been received to the 4th December. We extract the following from these papers : " The brig, Corsair, which arrived on the Ist inst, brought files of Bengal papers to the 7th ult. Singapore has produced a new paper, which, for mechanical execution and editorial in dustry, surpasses anything of the kind published in the Straits. " The Corsair touched at Penang, and landed there 35 chests of opium, which we are informed sold at 6571 dollars per chest, and part again re-sold at 710 dollars, 4 mos. A few days before her arrival, the drug had been sold at 725 dollars per chest, cash. The market, according to letters of the 24th ult., was very heavily supplied with British cotton manufactures, for which there was little or no demand. The Commercial Advices from Canton are unfavourable— the markets being much depressed for most descriptions of imports. " The exports'to Great Britain during the last six years greatly exceeded the forme. The aggregate value during the six years ending April, 1829, Dollars. Being 9,200,000 And for the last six years Showing an increase of about 80 per cent.... 7,300,000 " This is in a great measure to be accounted for by the transhipment from Java and China, from 1829 30 to 1833-34 being very heavy. " European goods; beer, wine, and spirits—of these the only sales were twelve dozen strong at 5i dollars, and the - quarter cask at 40 dollars. In Cotton goods, the trans actions of the week have been very limited. In Woollens there has been a good demand for scarlet striped lists, and 120 pieces have been sold." THE FUNDS Consols are 91- 1 for Money and Account. Exchequer Bills ; 13 15 ; India 'Bonds, par to 2 ; Bank Stock, 211 212 ; India Stock, 258 259. Spanish Bonds continue heavy at 41i ; Passive, 121 13 ; Deferred, 20f ; Portuguese, 841 ; Three per Cents., 53i 531; Mexican, 33i 342 ; Dutch Two-and-a- Half per Cents:. HALF-PAST ONE. Several private letters, received from Lisbon, mention that the Queen of Portugal is enciente. Owing to the absence of intelligence from Madrid and the armies in the North of Spain, the Spanish Securities are in a state of inactivity. Spanish Active Bonds, 414; Passive, 124- 13 ; Deferred 203- ; Portuguese, 844 ' • Three per Cents., 53 ; Columbian, 30;; ; Mexican, 341; Dutch Two-and-a- Half per Cents., 56k. Consols have been stationary during the morning, at 91i i f for the Account, and 914 for Money ; Exchequer Bills, 13 ; India Bonds, 2 prem. ; Bank Stock, 212 ; India Stock, 2581. In the Share Market scarce a bargain doing. Attention is chiefly towards English Mining Shares. Money scarce, and in demand, at 4 per cent. THREE 0' CL CK. Consols for the Account, 9 THE FUNDS.—C LOSING PRICES. FUNDS. Omni •+m pm India Stock '259 Ditto Fonda South Sea Stock ....... ............ Ditto Old Annuities Ditto New Annuiti— t.'x. Bills, InoW l4 pm. Ditto 500/ l3 poi Ditto WU/ l3 ;.m. Bank Stock for Opg. ladia Stock for Act. Consols for Act. -1% FUNDS. I`3rtuguese Bonds, 5 per cent BSM Ditto; Now Ditto 8 1 1,6 Prussian, 5 per cent. Russian Bonds, 5 per cent. IC9% BRITISH rank Stock 212 :3 per Cent. Red 9"% 3 per Cent Cons 91% 'N per Cent. 99% 3% per Cent Red 3 8 74. New 3 1 4 per Cent 100►% I per Cent. Assented Dissented Long Annuities to expire All 1860 lsli Oct 1850 15% Jan. 151 k) FOREIGN Austrian, 5 per cent Belgian, 5 per cent Brzilian Bonds — B C -7 }4 Buenas Ayres, 8 per cent — —.... . Chiliun, 6 per cent Ditto, Metallic Colombian, 6 per cent. Ditto, 1834 4O. 30X . Ditto. Consolidated 42% Danish, 3 per cent ..„ ;Di% F.ench, 5 per cent —f. ,--c Greek fonds, 1152.5.5 per cent. qL. I Exchange Mexican, 5 per cent. — I French, 3 per cent —t. —c. Ditto, 6 per cent., 1825 ..,.... .... I Dutch, 2 per cent 5, -iIA Peruvtan, 182 15, 6 per cent ... Ditto, 5 per cent. ........ ... - -102 NATURAL REQUISITES FOIt THE LEARNED PROFESSIONS. —" Na, I'm grieved to think about time callants, o' ours," said the careful mother of three promising young men, to the sagacious father ; " I'm grieved to think about them, for I muekle doubt we'll never be able to make ony_ thing wiselike o' them." " Never fash your thoom about the callants, Janet," said the old man ; " there's nae fear o' the callants • we's gic them lair, and that'll set them on t h e i r f eet . Nae doubt Charlie is a run de'il, and owre coorse and fury some a fallow to make a wright, or a weaver, or a tailor o' him ; but he'll do for a doctor—for though he could na be trusted to work arming dear mahogany, nor to handle fykie warp and waft, nor to rin the shears through . guid braid claith —he'll do weel enough for physicking and the setting o' banes. As for Jock, there's nae denying that he's a loopy, sneck drawing, pawky scoeneral, and no inclined to win his bread at any honest calling—but, wi' a tift o' lair in his head, he'll make a capital lawyer, and answer weel for the dispensing o' justice. And though, as ye ken, Tam is but a fule, wi' as little sense or gumption as a sookin turkey, and no fit to learn ony trade like a wisebody—we'll put him through the college, and when he comes out he'll be qualified to get a kirk, and to be a teacher o' the people."--Ayr Observer. ti)FAiit-pSOF RON We uriAbr r itati"d a gin^pitlna tOU -place 6f? Pa', Ody morn - jog, heittiedii ad-M.6 has been recently before the piifillE ;6' 6orizi'eitiOW tain transactions at the Turf-Club, and bapt,-.4.ii of the Regiment of Foot. The quarrel arose out of dther- - fatiditS Made iiy tilt! latter Oe?Ytlemln. on the conduct of he lidtiddfable Member in the. affair Added to, and all attempts at addrithriiddlitidn having proved fettitiegs; the parties met, and preliminarieS Hein arranged; they fire(, when Mr. R--'s ball struck the vtateh et his dpponent, without effectinc , further injury. No second fire itiok place, but the friend of Captain S. having repeated the offensive expressions. personal chastisement was immediately inflicted upon him by the insulted legislator. Without much parley the second took the place of principal—the pistols were again loaded, and at the first fire Mr. R.'s ball took . effect in his opponent's Whip, but happily without any. fatal consequences. The affair thus terminated,' and the gentlemen left the ground without any explanation. Another meeting took place on Monday morning off the ' Uxbridge-road, between N. A. G-I—n, Esq. and Captain H—t —n, the former attended by J. N—t —n, Esq., the latter by P. N—k —s, Esq. On the first fire Mr. G. Wail shot very slightly, Captain H. severely, but not dangerously. The seconds having interfered, the parties left the ground reVonciled. ROLLS COURT-(THIS DAY). JUDGMENT.-:STOKES V. HOLDEN. The MASTER OF TIIE ROLLS gave judgment in this case this morning. The question was whether a legacy which William Holden was entitled to under the will of William Stokes, the testator in the cause, was forfeited to the Crown ? The legacy was charged on - the testator's real estate, and given to the legatee when he should attain the age of 2 1 years. It was said on the one hand that the personal estate was exhausted in paying debts, and it was admitted on the other that if the legacy could only be paid by means of the charge on the real estate it was contingent until the legatee attained 21 years of age. In the month of January, 1833, the legatee, not being then 20 years of age, was convicted of steaing, was sentenced to a month's imprisonment, which he underwent and was then discharged. On the 17th of July, 1834,..heottained the age of 21, the legacy then became vested and payable „so far as it was a charge on the real estate, and it was now claimed by the Crown as having been forfeited by the convic tion of the legatee for the offence he had committed. For the legatee it Was contended the contingency was not forfeited ; that by the statute of the 9th of George IV. the punishment had the same effect and consequence as a pardon under the Great Seal, and that as the legacy did not vest till after the punishment was endured, the right to it was not forfeited. His Lordship said it, was clear the offence committed by the legatee subjected him to forfei ture, and that the only question was, whether the contin gent legacy was forfeited. There was no direct autho rity on the subject; but finding it said by Chief Jus tice. Wray, in the cause of " Manning . v. Andrewes," in " Leonard's Reports," that " an use, as long as it is in contingency, cannot be forfeited, as if the mortgagor be at tainted and pardoned," his Lordship thought, under the circumstances of the case, relying on the principle on which Chief Justice Wray must have founded his opinion, he might safely conclude, that the event in which the contin gency occurred, not having happened until after the punishment had been endured, the property was not forfeit- Ole to the Crown; and, therefore, he declared the legatee was entitled. ' The COURT then proceeded with the unopposed petitions. KING'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) THE KING V. IHRKETT, CLERK. Mr: LUMLEY moved for a rule to show cause why a writ of mandamus should not issue directed to the Rev. William Birkett, official principal of the collegiate church of Wolverhampton, commanding him to administer the usual declaration to - two gentlemen who had been duly elected chapel-w4rdens of the Chapel of Ease of Wolverhampton. Lord DENMAN—What objection is made by the Rev. Mr. Birkett ? Mr. Lumley—That they are not duly elected. _ _ _ Lord DENMAN—Are there any other parties claiming to be elected ? Mr. Lumley—No, my Lord ; and :ac cording to the decision' in several cases where there is even a colourable ground that the parties have been duly elected they have a right to be sworn in. Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE—And Mr. Birkett is the proper person to swear them in ? Mr. Lumley—Yes, my Lord. COURT—You may take a rule. EX-PARTE THE SHIP ELIZA JANE. Mr. RICHARDS moved for a rule to show cause why a writ of prohibition should not issue to the Court of Admi ralty, diroeting o.urk.onot to proceed - against the ship Eliza Jane. It appeared that in the year 1834, the ship gliza Jane was outward bound, and proceeded from the London Docks down the River, and on arriving at a part of the River between the counties of Kent and Essex, she was run foul of by a vessel called the Mary Anne. On her return from her voyage, a warrant of seizure was issued against the Eliza Jane, and a suit was now entertained against her by the Court of Admiralty, for running down the other vessel. Whatever party was in fault in the colli sion which had taken place, he (Mr. Richards) contended that it did not occur within the jurisdiction of the Court of Admiralty, and, therefore, they had no authority to issue a warrant for the seizure of the vessel. The Learned Counsel was proceeding to cite some authorities in support of his application, when The COURT said he might take a rule. THE FINE ARTS. THE BRITISH INSTITUTION. The gallery of this institution was yesterday open for a private view of the exhibition of pictures by the Italian, Spa nish, Flemish, Dutch, and French masters. The richness of this collection probably surpasses all that have preceded it for the variety and splendour of the specimens. No. 1, " The Assumption of the Virgin," by Guido ; and No. 3, the same subject, treated by Murillo, will be likely first to attract attention. They are both exceedingly beautiful. The first a large historical, and the second a cabinet, a pic ture ; and the latter particularly distinguished for the ex quisite softness and clearness of tint peculiar to this master of the Spanish school. No. 10, " The Angels earning to Abraham," and No. 22, " The Return of the Prodigal," are also by Murillo, both painted on a large Peale, which, as a rarity with this artist, in addition to their intrineio excel lence, 'render them objects of attraction. No. 2, " /ft. Thomas," and No. 5, " St. Cirillo," by Zurberan, are astonishing pieces of effect, and elaborate finish ; the head of St. Thomas is replete with character and ex pression. No. 8, Landscape, with " Mercury and the Woodman," by Salvator Rosa, is of that bold and romantic kind which the " savage Rosa" so well knew how to paint ; the mountainous back ground in this picture could not be gar , passed for the air of grandeur with which it is invested. No. 104 the catalogue describes at a Mountainous Land scape, with cattle and figures, painted in 1055, by order of Sir Peter Lely, for Sir Ralph Banks, the ancestor of the present professor, who has Berghem's receipt for the pay ment of it, which, including a frame, amounted to about 30/. sterling. We should apprehend that Bergliern never painted a more beautiful picture'llianihis, which he sold so cheaply. Rembrandt, Vandyke, Ruysdael, Hobbima, Par megiano, Wouvermans, Vandevelde, Mieris, Teniers i and Ostade, are among names that guarantee the excellence of the works to which in an original collection their names are affixed, and here they are to be found in all their va riety and power. During the day the following distin guished visitors, among many others, visited the Institution —The Princess Augusta, the Margravine of Anspach, the Prince of Orange, the Earl of Dartmouth, Lady Bernard, Lord Brownlow, the Marquis of Westminster, Sir T. Baring, Bart., M. W. R. Colborne, Esq., M. P., Earl Grey, S. Wright, Esq , Sir M. A. Shee, P. R. A., Sir M. W. Ridley, Bart., M. P., W. Wells, Esq., General Phipps, Sir J. Campbell, Colonel H. Baillie, J. V. Thomp son, Esq., J. Morrison, Esq., Sir R. Frankland, Bart. SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARD ENS.—Yesterday, these gardens exhibited the first entertainments of the season, and upwards of 8,000 persons were assembled to witness Mr. Green's 112th ascent. This was not the only amusement af forded; on the island upon the lake the Burmese brothers ex hibited their gymnastic exercises. The carriage of the King of the Burmese, with the splendid elephants, were objects of interest. The gardens were enlivened during the day by the band of the - Fusilier Guards. At half-past six the all-absorb ing object of interest began to draw the thousands into one vast mass, it being announced that Mr. Green, accompanied by a gentleman, was about to ascend—not from the lake, the wind being too high to admit of it. In a few minutes after wards the majestic body was seen proudly ascending and tak ing its course towards Chelsea, amid the shouts of surround ing multitudes. It was a late hour before the company sepa rated. A clergyman in a neighbouring parish was lately applied to by one of his parishioners to pray for rain ; " the crops need it so much," said the farmer, " that I am afraid if we do not get rain, we will all be ruined."—if My good friend," said the parson, " nothing . would give me more plea sure than to put up a petition for ra►n, but depend upon it, it will be of no use, whilst the wind remains in this quarter." A fine specimen of the azure blue butterfly (P o _ lyommatus Argiolis) was taken near Carlisle on Thursday, the 12th instant, being the first, we understand, of that butterfly that has been obtained in Cumberland.—Carlisle Journal. A small Galloway cow, belonging to Mr. Robert Todd, of Thornby last week gave birth to four calves (three of them alive), and having given birth to two last year, has thus produced six calves within thirteen months. Five of them are living.—Carlisle Journal. i'HEATRES. co YE ATT-GARDEN. . After the performance of Meeheth last night at this theatre% a,„fittY piece. called The Steel Pavilion; or The Charcoal! Lffirfierg of the Hartz, was producedf for the gratification. of fl - re &Oat trovHed and noisiest of galleries. This Nirbitsuntid novelty was seasoned with all due seasonable absurdity, and ' was relished accurchogly. It was founded on a German story, in which the ixr:onea of three brother charcoal bnrners of the the diatmiltie f mixed up Hartz mountains is recounted. There is abundance of the Ilkliccous, the scenic, the melodramatic, the panton,imic, and What which render it welch) , of the tribunal of the gods. too with the simpler matter a this piece,. ever at the same iffAto may be its merits, it was decidedly long--'e'ven for so good Le. thing, half-past twelve was an o ver late hour for ltv, being drawn Out, ; I u _Ashore, Last night a new comic operetta, calleri Th e PI -La - o f a was produced at this theatre. Harry ENGLIShI OPIFIFA.IIO USE. deceased Admiral, on getting into harbour after a efil l ' c l i r ng , ceeds on a visit to the residence of his aunt, Lady .. star fi e is ton, and is firmly resolved to do just as he pleases . Bi ll y attended by Tom Cringle (late boatswain on boad the D er Ruffin), The lady is quite shocked at the uncouth ma fi ner and naatical phraseology of her nephew, and sets aboutn; testing both by calling into request the services a Mr. , Jaw. Halyeml, the .sou _To. nish, who acts in the compound character of dandy and ma _ hi m how u t; elegantiarunt to the " Middy," while teaching strut, scrape, and bow in the most approved style. The Y n ' t rj o f son of Neptune, however, Very soon becomes such tutelage t and, after fluttering away for a few mom ,r. as a creature of fashion and frivolity, doffs in dusgusst tu dress that was provided for him as a substitute for 1 . pro'most who is .., fes anal costume. In the meantime his aunts, o f her fanil: sensitively alive to the honour and dignity is scandalized at the idea that his sister, Emily Ha l Y c° $ has formed an attachment for so humble a pei son , 10 . a ' 111 subordinate o ffi cer of the navy, Lieutenant Moreton, ea in , order to prevent the proposed union, contrives in the first xt stance to get the Lieutenant arrested for debt, and in the ll' to have both her nephew and niece subdued under the solemn control of a letter purporting to have been written impatie en_ moments of their deceased father, enclosing a lock of his half , and enjoining them to pay in all things the most implicit °er: dicnce to their aunt. This letter is a fabrication by Lt a3b ; e o back, a ready agent of any scheme or device, and who is &I'D; nated in the bills as the Family Adviser. The lock of °"1 , proves to be not that of the lamented Admiral, "now no frPr e i ., w hile P hut of Tom Cringle, from whose cranium it was cut, was in a drunken dose. In all these pranks and tricks be Middy, of course, takes the most prominent part. lg rs ; It eelcy looked and acted the yoimg Midshipman to the OP He, and realised for the character all that the author 111: tended. Mr . Salter, as Tom Cringle, played with a gor e in the 18. s deal of original humour. The other performers had butlitt_li to do, but that little was done well. Mrs. Keeley announer the piece for repetition amidst the unanimous plaudits of tP e house. ASTLEY'S. The enterprising proprietor of this theatre has p're vi Ade variety of entertainments for The amusement of Whitsu.--0, audiences. Amongst the most prominent of these is g yve piece, 'introduced last night, under the title of Le v.V o s Gorge; or, the Black Inn of the Heath. The chief inel" t i g of the melodrama has frequently been dramatised • bet only justice to the author of this new version to say that be ' ts. displayed, at least, equal ability with any of his predecessere The piece was successful. The feats of horsemanship d last night even more numerous and surprising than usual two new performers, whom the bills announce to be reign„.o a Frenchman and a Dutchman, were added to the cl l l s : t ik• corps. The whole of the entertainments gave u ixg ° faction to an audience crowded to the ceiling. • SURREY THEATRE. of A piece called The Illustrious Thief; or, the Dage tet ,re- Robert illacaire, and arranged from the French, w a i! b o rt duced at this theatre last evening. The notorious o° ,ll. Macaire, in the piece of that name; after - having been,: ce s signed to the gallies for his .great and numerous ott e- s ie against the law, is supposed in the newi)iece to hale ow his escape, and, accompanied by his daughter, makei h is ir pearance as a French Count at an inp, kept by an Old 111 gadier of gensdarmes. He there forms an acquaintance Aid a Commisiary . of Police ; discovers that he carries abc a t t biag person 50,000 francs, and, true to his calling, after rn,,,Th i g him of his valuable snuff.box, and other property, u w- t bs dinner, lays a plan with his daughter for securing to , money during the night. This Commissary being 11:10. rally more under the influence of the fair than the sp i tates of prudence, is easily entrapped by the daughter; bort while he .'quits his room to keep an assignation with do , the servant of the illustrious thief enters it and secures prize, and the master then pounces upon the unhappy ` 1 e l, at, missary while paying his addresses to his daughter. Ile length discovered, but the officer sent to arrest him turns to be his own son, and he consequently makes his escape ab, cond time from the hand of justice. The piece ends verYi f ruptly, and the audience, partly on that account, and paV, also from their utter ignorance of what was said or . donet bo pressed their dissatisfaction in a style corresponding with t t be boisterous humour which prevailed during thew hble of c p performance. The house was crowded to excess .Eyed. Susan follow-vd, in wilich Mr. T. P. Cooke represen'' the sailor in his usual admirable manner. SADLER'S WELLS. I a - A great attraction has been prepared at this tli r atre w i ll or new and interesting drama, in three acts, called Perkin " beck, or the Battle of Garra-Kuir. It was acted for ,l og first time last night, when the parts of Perkin Warbeck, elf Henry VII., King James of Scotland, &c., were respact A ' T and admirably sustained by Mr. Fredericks (his first aPrc , ante), Mr. Webster (who is re-engaged) Mr. Hicks , M iss Mrs. Wilkinson as the wife of Perkin W a rbeck, and wibe Eliza Lee as Jeannie, were also much applauded, andwere drama was completely successful. The other pieces i... 00 Tom Cringle, or Mat of the Iron Hand, and the-mel°"r. of The Miller and his Men, or the Robbers of Bob:Mi ll ' n ip* Scarbrovr, in the course of the evening, ,danced a i , Q ll3r which was encored. The house was well attended. ROYAL PAVILION. . n tie The holiday. exertions at this house have been upo n the commonly splendid and extensive scale, and the resul t , i . s d for production of a brace of new pieces, admirably adapt f t he the gratification of the holiday taste of the playgoers 41 t he East, The first is a new tale of enchantment, founded Or i ; iM stories of M. M. Grim, called The Black Dragon a n ,d' of Fairy of the Lahe, or the Golden Peacock and the 'L i " - 0. Brilliants, rather a long title by-the-bye, and of this 7verf Payne is the inventor and writer. The pfo r' t is '''„ i psse describable, and we shall not, therefore, endeavour t o C° --with the task of describing it. Suffice it to say, it is reple tc „pcc t interesting incidents and striking situations, and with 1.;,-cond to the catastrophe it is just what it ought to be. T he 5 ;., the nev piece is entitled, The British Legion in Spai n ; °,OlO- Victory of St. Sebastian. This is a much betteaided ow drama than its title would seem to imply, and being 010% its attraction by the high interest of the events n P 8 ffie where the scene is laid, it will doubtiess have>a ho stre .Turnpike Gate introduced Mr. Abbey] (from the -Id. R o yal, Edinburgh), as Crack. The house was crowde GARRICK. , n year - The great attraction at this house last night was the app i o ante of Mr. Sheridan Knowles in the character of 11. :bieh Tell, in his own popular play of that name, and from au bor z 'ss reputation of the piece, as well as the talent o f its nut The an actor, it drew forth a house crowded to the ceili n g'h e cu r ' other characters in the piece were well sustained, an d a s i° tain fell amidst the greatest applause. Two other P' e " f°l which the wole strength of the company was called ~liisc• lowed, and the whole appeared to give the greatest 0" tion to the audience. NEW STRAND THEATRE.. . • dtistrie ill Two novelties were produced last night by tue In ~e nt • caterers at this nsg.,_and, we trust, prospering establisnTivcl The first of The novelties was a mythological burletta, e n 0 1 0 11 The Seasons (not Thompson's), in which much pretty 5° 4 0 several pretty women, and some pretty music ureic Ple a : as sois combined. Mrs. Nishett, Miss Daly, and Miss Fe i r o tan or severally enacted the parts of Spring, Summer, and A LI ; front and lent their combined assistance to drive off old Win i r',l a tta , the stage. The other novelty of the evening was a u ti '^bells entiticti Venus in Arms, in which Mrs. Nisbett as Ara.,4, Beaumont, travelling with her cousin, Lady Melville (;01`,5 W. J. Hammond), in search of the latter's husband, as_sonc,•er the garb of a military officer, in order to extend the s ti pi r : , ed arm of pfdiet.tion to her fair protegee. The farce was _O thello with abundance) of laughter throughout, as was according to Act of Parliament. The house was quite it.'" also the ..is, 1_ • Ear l of -- ---- Ha ß rese ß oo T d il 's,Tla ° no li ver T -s ti qu eS a 4 ret jv ihe 1 \ ' L I a a Y d Y 24, at the t. of a son. STAMPS ON NEWSPAPERS.— 1 importance took place at the meeting which was held Ye 9 r lot' on this subject in White Conduit-fields, after our rePortesaitel isT L oo u ti i t s; o :V r o e f ad rt is ; ltticy Among the speeches was one made by Mr. Beaum t t houg h of the Radical, which was decidedly the best of the day'tovvar° occasionally too intemperate in its tone. The ra eeting de ' cb w ore d th a e yGs cl hß o a s Ev e iEn o gN f I t ev h o e lmcm p a r e o nF c c e Ac e d d l i i ngs, was numcroualY atten i so than could have been' anticipated. 'de 1 101i ' d odiooafrfointcmtshosenonasrntadi l,s,railway former andtemptations,s occasions,steam-boat ii ma T. bd 0 la:econveyancesreinasmuch a multiplied 1 le wards he w Ut a isi s ue g ae r lfil e 1 lauVtelirl°iitfns us n ti u rr it t Iligb-c'eritistibt: tibia: off to er a c l a l e c: teea:l ra wb eit ic o l l v o e t y a a d n m e e i t appearedof casy or accurate bein requisition,calc u lat io a n ; Eve r Y a 0 tie d e verY 69 id drearf, ee. ' to enjoyment was crowded at an early hour. The i 0 , n 10a 15, and threatening aspect of the morning, up to t welve n uir seemed to produce no abatement in the desire for the _ ll r e ven ticated enjoyment of holiday gambols, accidents, .af d o poli dangers of a graver nature, which so frequently atLe.__ld Ink increased 3stiow the shows, and fairs, and sights, which arc so unspa_rwos. ( ho fered to the many whose taste is not fastidious enoungh. t_ is an d _ slightingly of Wombwell's beasts, Richardson's the I r e e a ei ; and the Crown and Anchor substitutions of hornpiPes andfhe *c' contre-dances, against the greater refinements_ . c . the s t ore readys, the Zootogicals, and the Taglionis, iv% . 11 , oiroa r, wealthy classes witness and applaud. The Greenicu oun ge of reaped an unusual harvest, and the steam boats from both l id" ford Market, Queenhithe, and indeed all along the river, were crowded with passengers. 1 ~, . tylo netil ....erg ir ocfrte A izi 2 ,v, r .h a i na r vg e isn sgeplaietbeiori entirely tt of the Corocrae (kJ' Carlisle Journal. onwehihteal,f wofatsheshfoetatch.nerssat:lei,s•duapiriass...o ~.. ~~ ' t