The Sun. — London, England, 1839-04-02 00:00:00

EVE N ING- EDITION THEATRES. DI?UllY-LANE. After the performance of the Gipsy's Trarning, at this theatre last night, a. " new Easter romantic melo drama, in two nets, never was Illiller of the entitled, the King of the Mist ; cr, Hartz 11/fountains," was produced, and a spectacle more s'uccessful. The miller (Compton) is induced by the King of the Mist, in the dis of Mr.rtin, an ancient shepherd (Mr. H. Wallack) to gu i se the Hartz mountains in quest of treasure ; the King of the Mist being doomed to endure " the aches f su rld Wh a nd pains of cramp e d age " i n that disguise till some per n''o shall res i st t h e temptation to kill, or att empt b) kill the apparently decrepid old man. The . miller's virtue is proof against the temptation—the charm is di sso l ved, and seldom was there so splendid and start ling an exhibition, than when the Monarch of the Mist r.uddenly burst forth in all his glory, from the tapered garments of the shepherd. Then rose on every 5 , 4 0 the gorgeous magnificence of his magic palace— adz zling with gold, and glittering with gems. The . effect was admirable, and acknowledged by loud and ' reiterated applause. The acting of Wallack and u3rnpton—and of Brindal, Mgan, and Mrs. Jones— with Pretty Miss Poole (who sang lu one or two pleasing st'"Ys)—was spirited an‘,l ng, and contributed ma n amus y to th e success of the iece, the run of hich was abund antly secured by the universal cheering w at the fall of the curtain. CO VENT-GARDEN. theatre The favourit e P l ay o f Ri c h e li eu was performed at this last tied, and considering that it was an Easter aanday ; f 1 n 'ghts was heard with much attention. Maeready baeyfie:!stthe Lord Cardinal with more spirit than even on the i N presentation of the drama,—especially towards e a,"; where the thought of the danger impending i, er Rig country, rouses him from his apparent trance, effect °adden, vehement action. Here, he was far more the ive than on the first night. His mode of delivering ni Passage " Here, at my feet," drew down shouts of ap ....mist it as enthusiastic as were ever called forth by ;".a in his best days. The rest of the actors played uelr Parts neith er b etter nor worse than usual. There is 'lowlittle doubt that Richelieu will run triumphantly through the season. Having been . considerably curtailed, tlularly in someof the more sentimental passages, there te en "' l l° flagging or halting in point of incident. Every e l - ' e t ells ; an d every dialogue helps to carry forward the inn b us i__ t he dr "esPh of the plot. Indeed, the tact evinced . in ,si ps. sacaniracoisysnore remarkable than the genius, for it con a single passage that rivets itself on the 4411(1, wh'etber by reason of its depth of sentiment, eaer gy lost of er:pression, or grandeur of imagination. The anatheatur al portions of it would appear to be the comic, v i„ ere is a grace and airiness about these that con ' s e ee 'IF. that Sir Lytton Bulwer is far more likely to ,c a ce e () ; in comedy than in more serious and imp issicned as 144t1C writing. At the close of the play, Macready, 4 , 3 ,i '1a1, was called for. After Richelieu, the revived ci ti i t i li: n a o n le bi e ng f Lodoiska was performed. As a comPo can well be worse than this piece. .The 1 4 Jae is mediocre to a degree, and the jokes put into li e ers mouthwho plans the part . of a lively bust ,,(ll, servant of a young Polish nobleman, the Count 11 reski (Nlanvers)—are of the most threadbare, coin alo n. 1 r e _ e .P Ice description. • Nevertheless, they were not i'.l _ c ived by the audience, for they chiefly turned upon good eating and drinking, and this is a theme always ex eeldini'riv palatable to John Bull on a holiday night. fe,,,lss Ra'inforth played the part of Lodoiska, and sang the pitei"gs allotted to her with taste and s . weetness. te i ..P B ' as a Tartar Chief, made as much of his eharac so t .. 8 w as Possible, and fought with Count Floreski, to t e l e _ m usc, in a truly chivalrous style that carried delight 8 ,,, 4e heart s of the gods. The scenery throughout was tra7enddid, and the conflagration of the castle was ma t._ , o. 'with uncommon skill. The best part of sp it was the overture, whose music is sprightly and re P_ l _ , l . ed, and deserved, what it unfortunately did not bZ-lve by , no the honou r of an enc ore . Th e h ouse was f u ll , , Meatus crowded. A OLYMPIC. aucc:lssion of attractive novelties delighted a cr"ded audience at this house last night. We were ura,,, k , - ly too late for the two first parts of the very en terttaining burletta of Izaak Walton, produced for the ~, ',t time, but the smiling faces which greeted us on our the falling o, no less than the applause which followed i t '''ng of the curtain, was conclu‘ive as to the pleasure n it:ifPrded. There is very little plot, and not much corni weeviaitrrellozaak Walton the celebrated angler (Mr. EPA A has young and beautiful Ward, Acne tt , -Yn (Madame Vestris) who makes a conquest .. of aue heart of Arthur Graham (Mr. James Viniog), 11))e... 3 t ou that T t e h7 I 4 r wh o is, however, too poor to ex offer of his hand would be accepted IoY the Y°ung ladys eccentric guardian. Mutual While old Izaac ismon an earl is fruitful in e.xpedients.. , er c 'ss, Aline Eveylynfishmg near -Waltham excursion . .. _. the directioa of that most revered of oracles ' disguised as a milkmaid, sets out -Waltham of love•sick maidens, a gipsy camp. As stage Bt42ce requires that imprudences should be followed by NI iaebi correctives, the young lady is exposed to som n ti p a 4 s s ; but her guardian and her lover appear , i 4v e neugh to aeord her ample protection. The ,tekran angler is so delighted with the gallant bearing k l s'uea3:eung Templar, aTzl, so overcome by the more , e ,.., sive eloquence of his ward, that he not only . r e i o_n o- - gr : , ts to their union, but bestows on the happy b d played 1. 1 41 half his fortune —at his death. Farren r demure humour , Izaak t th life—exhibiting the of . L _ 0 e. re, tile the y piscator, who in his " Art of Angling" the bait tenderly on the ho:rm e nds his disciples to p gr emi as if they loved of the house by singing it!" ut l\adame Vestris added 5e ,,,.. 3;sto the good humour ur manner. Mr. Planche's 1 , 0 - t,a , , song s in her Lad, " 4 r burletta of " Faint heart never won Fair followed, and was received with every . Cre ll of renewed pleasure. Another new piece 814 c c eeded, which kept the house in roars of la d ughter a . R t i 8 entitled the Garrick Fever, and is founde . on ;;IMPesed incident in the professionalcareerof David Gar e( when i n th e mer i dian of his popul rarity. Mr. Garrick, li'llile Playi ng i n D u bli n, is offered a prof ess ional engag e - Illemt, by M r. H ardup (Mr. T. Green) , Manager of t he Theatre Royal, Ballinasloc, and receives what he celiceives to be a most satisfactory answer. The P r eparations for Mr. Garrick's first appearance in the Province' of Connaught are made on a great scale ; Air. H4rdup is in ecstacies, as Lady O'Leary (Mrs. Nlacnamara), and Major Derrydown (Mr. Brougham) of tire Westmeath Militia, have promised to attend as Patrons of the Drama —though the Major is as far re eir.ved as can be a conceived fr om a sympathetic d-rairer of th e theatrical profession. The hour 1 " 1 ' Mr. Garrick's appearance at last arrives * the house is crowded —the Manager in ago '' '''s for his non-appearance —Lady O'Leary and the NI • • , aJ,°,r impatient ; when Decimus Gig (Mr. Keeley), a 4 -1 1 °L unt actor is love with the manager's daughter, 1 1 1 . 1 ,:` anxious for an introduction to Mr. Garrick, makes Pd4l4 !Ppearance, and in a fit of desperation darerwilakenness, undertakes the part of " Hamlet, Fe b•.:nmark ; or the Mad Son, of the Mur tick: 4:6:tber," which had been allotted to Gar sive _, 4 9e drollery of the piece turns on the exces- Lt4or,, the tie_Aqtniration of Lady O'Leary, the jealousy of the sycophancy of the Manager, and the re pc,s_Siat in the Green-room, during which time the supd th eg Garrick is on the best terms with the ladies an beef's-bottle of Sherry which stands on a side table.Butwith ai n „ re t ile Play is half over the hero sinks overcome unt (I'Cnd excitement; a discovery takes place ; and Lady Pe t , j a * save her credit as a critic pays all the ex eh mli :is. Nothing could be more flattering than the applausetit ) , oliffeliolved the falling of the curtain after the %onrnent (fill oft very amusing performance. The entertainment o f e b ev ,eing was concluded with the laughable burletta favourite 4 diet Day: an established fltbt er of place of the fre tle,„, s of this very commodious . little _ '--, arouß rnent Imo Vestris never appeared la st . r spirits, or to re advant Nht. 14 l'ttr' .'e - . -" - age, than she did 1 F 1 ,, HAYMARKET. orel i c es - i Pieces, Power and Hill, with an excellent of u s . ra, bid fair to secure to the enterprising lessee h "Is th e De rfON atre a large share of popular Emir. _T e , in iann , "(`‘. , e , e. of last night commenced with But How tu4:4ljell, n otwithstanding the slender materials it is d the " et ed upon, has met with decided success, an Op ralher stale jokes of the hero, Caleb Chi e z x z i lr leiati;eneh) appeared to be as racy and produced as ,Fian -_ hi ga ' n g an effect upon the audience as old wine. irb! Q ad the Fairies followed, and Power, as usual, ° who k oves (if irn r • 1 . can be) upon acqnaintance, 6 '''M th n P . 0% ernent t ler, -4t 4 ; - house in roars of laughter till the fail of the th at • Without being hypercritical, we mayobserve th an 91e costume of Mary Kiernan is no mor irish or,i n • I t is Chinese. We haVe already pronounced our Yse l i t ° , ll-11 1 ) ° 1 1 Mr. Hiil's unrivalled delineation of the s likely ee character in A Wife for a Day, and . the piece is Love t° have a long run. A new farce entitled , i n_ IQ,, and Wine, closed the performances of the . v, in i ti(l even the Cover acting of Mrs. Fitzwi ia t tio,,er•Smith could not redeem its dullness. The grFa bet w 7 of the night was an ascending orchestra, which with ejn the acts elevated the performers to a level ; 0 th at le s,Cage, producing a very powerful effect similar least deliol the Concerts a /a Musard ; and not the vv 4 , thghtful of the intellectual treats of the evening 1.1 1 ° Performance of Rossini's La Gazza Ladra, 11 , a r i°, e 1 : 8 Pres aux Clercs, Der Frobsian Mein Zicl, The h) Jason`von Strauss, La Tete du Bronze, &c. &c. house ery respectably filled. ____ ili s f 1. L Y CE UM. °Den,. "ea!re which has been newly decorated, was „ It ' ll last i , re, under a new management, with a new I' j an Y , and not less than three new pieces. Mr. N e e - w e Y , who has been for nine years the lessee of the ~,afastle theatre, having taken the Lyceum, _hal . en hayr",,a: numerous company, the greater part of H wh h o a m s also numerous performed on the London stage. oo ngl g e l a few performers well known bere,eand ent r g th em Mrs. Stirling and Mr. Vale, who, on their the st _ . aee, were greeted with loud cheers. Amonga..e, foL.'littt,gters tliere ere ..everal (we will not say "•'Prs.ctMbrls. : 11 ors hate the word) really good performe . ~,, etl leY, from the Bath theatre, was a favourite last --.%1,„,..___ I night, and if we mistake not she will continue a favour ite. She is a goad actress—a better singer—and the audience seemed so pleased with her in the latter cha racter, that after calling for an encore, they seemed in clined to call for one encore more. Mrs. Add;son, as a comic actress, is excellent, and we could mention others in the same ,terms, bat we shall defer 'any remarks on them till we have better. opportunities of jutleieg. On the rising of the curtain " God save the Queen" was sung by the com pany, and Mrs. Stirling then delivered an address•in very good taste, stating, that though they were strangers in London, they were natives of their native land, and though they were neither Bayaderes, nor Jim Crows, nor lions, nor tigers, nor monkeys, they knew they would meet with a favourable reception at the Lyceum. This was received with hearty applause. The first piece was entitled Lady Alary Montagu, or Courtship and Matrimony in 1712, and embodied some of the inci dents supposed to be connected withlthe history of this remarkable woman. She is represented as having three or four gentlemen at the same time paying their ad dresses to her, and while she amuses them for a time, evidently for her own amusement, she at lest, contrary to the wishes of her father, fixes upon Mr. Wortley Montagu The piece was quite successful, but it would be much improved if the scene on Hounslow Heath were a little shortened, and the bearing of the highway female wer e more i n c h aracter . It 'is painful to see on the stage a female assume a character, unsuited to her sex. The second performance is en nitled Dark Events, or the Misadventures of a sight. It was well named, for the only misadventure of the night was the failure of the piece. The last is founded on the history of Don Sebastian, King of Portugal, who Conducted an expedition into Africa, never was more heard of, and who is even yet expected by some of the Portuguese of the present day to revisit his native land. In this piece the acting of Mr. Vale as a follower of Don Sebastian, and of Mrs. Addison as a domestic cha racter, was loudly applauded. The audience was highly respectable, and, with the 'exception of the dress circle, which was only aboUt half full, the house was crammed. STRAND. This snug little Theatre opened for the summer sea son last evening. Mr. Hammond has secured the ser vices of Mrs. Waylett and of Mr. W. Bennett, in ad dition to his company of last season : two new vocalists, Miss Harrington and Mr. J. Binge, also made their debia last evening. Miss Harrington poss,!sses a voice of much richness and considerable power, and her lower notes are peculiarly mellow. She had little to do, but that little she did excellently well, and with attention she bids fair to occupy a high rank in her profession. Mr. J. Binge's voice is a tenor of great sweetness, but it struck us as being rather deficient in power ; however, it is hardly fair to pronounce an opinion on this subject, as he was evidently suffering from the nervousness neces sarily attendant upon a first appearance ; his shake is very good, and he sings with taste ; he was received throughout with great applause. The performances commenced with a new burletta from the pen of the author of the Court of Old Fritz, entitled A Lesson for Gentlemen." Mr. and Mrs. Crabtree (Mr. Attwoed and Mrs. Seroy), Mr. and Mrs. Lovewill (Mr. Melville and Miss Pettifer), together with Mr. Antimony (Mr. Bennett), are on a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Easy (Mr. G. Cooke and Miss Daly) ; Lovewill is a hen-pecked hus band, and Crabtree a despotic one, and in his despotism is encouraged by Antimony, who, albeit a bachelor, bath formed strictest plans of matrimonial discipline. In order to settle a dispute as to whose is the best plan, it is agreed that Antimony shall inform the ladies that their husbands have all been drowned on a fishing excursion, and from their behaviour on receiving the intelligence, which their husbands are to witness from the adjoining room, the dispute is to be decided. Mrs. Easy and Mrs. Crabtree have in the meantime received intel ligence of the plot from the servant, Susan (Mrs. Mel ville), who has ove-heard it, and accordingly, after a few feigned hysterics, Mrs. Easy retires to her boudoir, hav ing ordered her milliner ; and Mrs. Crabtree and Mrs. Lovewill follow her example, the one having ordered her lunch and the other her poodle. The gentlemen are in agonies when the ladies again enter, and by their conversation make their husbands jealous of Antimony, who is turned out of the house. Lovewili deter ninei to show more spirit, and Crabtree less ty ranny ; mutual explanations take place, and all ends happily. The weight of the piece falls almost entirely upon Attwood, who, by his admirable act ing in Crabtree, contributed mainly to the success of the piece, which was received with loud applause throughout. This was followed by a new burletta, by Mr.:Selby, entitled The King's Gardener ; or, Nipped in the Bud. From its construction we presume it to be a translation. Mademoiselle Louise de La Valliere (Miss Harrington), to avoid the pursuit of Louis XIV., has taken refuge, disguised as a peasant girl, in the house of Gallochard (Mr. W. J. Hammond), the King's gardener„whose wife (Mrs. Waylett) is also named Louise. The poor gardener's house is conse quently beset by courtiers, and he takes a letter from his wife, beginning—" Idol of my affection, my adorable Louise ;" finding that this is from the King he is in a paroxysm of perplexity between jealousy and loyalty. This part is most judiciously acted by Hammond ; he is almost the only actor of the present day who can be exquisitely humorous' without, at the same time being vulgar. The mistake being at length explained the poor gardener is rendered happy. The author, however, has taken some liberties with history in his denouement, for instead of giving La Valliere to Louis XIV., he restores her to the arms of the Chevalier de Bussy (Binge), her admirer. The piece was given out for repetition every night with unanimous consent. Being, therefore, instead of " nipped in the bud," in full blossom, we think a judicious application of the pruning knife would tend materially to its producing fruit in due season. The National Anthem followed, and then came the popular burletta of , The Four Sisters, in which' Mrs. Waylett sang toe beautiful ballad of " Kate Kearney" as she alone can sing it. entitled Popularity, from the p en of _ The evening's performances concluded wtha erieff burlesque A t ionlts di If plot that can be called which plot is none," consists in subjecting to the judgment of Puff (Att wood), Popularity (Mrs. Selby) , and Truth ( Miss Daly), the different novelties which have been produced us Theatres, (Hammond).an d who There pie: e severally is duced uchatthe b W y in A te lo r m too lengthy ; the hits, though good, and not few, are yet " too far between ;" and Topularity must undergo considerable curtailment to become extensively popular. The house, we were happy to see, was crowded. ST. JAMES'S. • The propitious occasion of Easter Monday was se lected by the enterprising manager of this theatre for the first appearance of what is described in the bills as Hera Heinrich Schreyer's veritable troop, forty-five in number, of monkeys, dogs, &c., which have created so great a sensation in Paris, Vienna, Brussels, Ber lin, and all parts of the Continent." The performances of these mimickers of human nature were certainly curious enough—always evidencing great perseverance and ability in the training of the animals generally, mani festing considerable ingenuity in the four-footed per formers themselves—often exceedingly grotesque, and sometimes irresistibly ludicrous. It is but justice to say that they are quite different, arc of muchgreater variety, and of a more remarkable character than the tricks of the monkeys which that most dextrous of managers—Yates —" started in opposition." Mr. Hooper's monkeys sit at tablo, and drink wine with ludicrous gravity ; and turn spinning wheels with most amusing antics ; exer cise with sword and gun—even to firing ; scrape the violin—better than some of their human prototypes, and dance on the tight rope with no ordinary skill. The dogs, dressed in female attire, mimic admirably the gait of affected ladies, and promenade in a variety of laughable " steps." One of the monkeys, dressed as a lady, rides in a carriage drawn by dogs, and driven by a monkey, and the whole affair upsets, to the immeasur able delight of the audience. Then there is a grand military spectacle, Taking of a Fort, and a grand tableau ; altogether a very amusing display, and greeted with loud and repeated applause. ASTLEY'S. The holiday novelties at this popular and "fashionable" place of amusement, were witnessed by an excessively crowded and noisy audience=we say witnessed, for nearly the whole of the dialogue was unintelligible, even to those nearest the stage. The entertainments of the evening: commenced with " One of the most splendid Hippodramatic Productions of British History," as announced in the bills, entitled The Victories of Edward the Black Prince, or the Battl e Fi e ld ; and certainly no " pains or expense have been spared to make it deserving of that appella tion, for the scenery, gorgeous costumes, &c., have rarely, if ever, been excelled ; and, taken as a whole, the piece is one of the most effective for display that even Mr. Ducrow has presented to the public, than which a higher encomium, we imagine, cannot be passed. The curtain fell amidst univers.il applause, and there can be no doubt that the spectacle will have a brilliant run. Mr. Van Amburgh then went through his extraordinary performances. The equestrian exer cises followed, and amongst the individdals who parti cularly deserved and obtained the approbation of the audience, we may mention Madame and Signor Cin celli, and Mous. Adolphe Berg and Leonard Houck. The amusements terminated with the legendary specta cle of St. George and the Dragon, which was produced with all its original effect and splendour. Since the conclusion of the last season the house has underenne a very extensive change, the stage and the arena having been thrown severa l feet hack, thus consi derably extending the length of the pit , an d affording a much better view from the boxes tha n formerly. oome private boxes have been erected, and also a second gal lery. The decorations, &c., are most splendid, and the arrangements for the public convenience are not to be surpassed at any theatre in the metropolis. VICTORIA. The lessee of this tlAe3tre, :Cilh a deslre to present his patron s witii a no%el and amusing treat during tue Easter holidays, has entered into an engagement with Messrs. Prospere, Martine, Raula - nd, and Company, by which he has secured the talented services of their " unrivalled" Monkeys, Goats, and Dogs. and accord ingly after the first piece, which in the bills was termed " a new legendary spectacle," entitled the Black King, and which was " triumphantly suc cessful," the little ladies and the little gentlemen made their appearance, and were very warmly received by the audience. The African Supper caused a great deal of merriment. A monkey dressed in the garb of a planter, with his broad brimmed straw hat and his nankeen dress, ate and drank with the dignity and ease of an alderman, while his guests, a venerable old admiral and a youthful oili- ' cer, marked their sense of the generous and hospitable mode in which he had discharged.the duties of a good host, by drinking his health in several bumpers. Nor must we forget the waiter, Monsieur Sapeg, who dis charged his duty with an alacrity that would do honour to the greatest aspirant in that profession. Mademoiselle Sutcz performed several evolutions on the slack rope with con,iderable grace and ease, which met with the applause of the audience, and the performances of. M. Jacopo on the tight rope were equally successful. M. Henrico went through his military exercise with a sword and gun, and treated the company with a specimen of hii instrumental abilities, by performing on the violin. The " trial of the Deserter" then took place, and the Deserter, the dog Ashur, not withstanding the " mute eloquence" of his Ad vocate, the dog Caro, had judgment passed upon him, and was sentenced to military execution, but met his fate with a fortitude worthy of a soldier. The performance of these " sagacious creatures" con cluded with an act of horsemanship by Monsieur Pie petto (a monkey), riding at full speed, a la Ducrow, on a goat. With a little tuition they might be made a very efficient corps dramalique, and we have no doubt but that in a very short time the " tame animals of Messrs. Martine and Rouland" will become very for midable rivals of " the wild beasts of Mr. Van Am burgh." The house was well filled, and the whole of the performances went off with great eclat. THE SUN, LOND')N, TUES D Y, APRIL 2, 1539. SURREY. Mr. Davidge has made another lucky hit. To please the holiday folks he has produced a piece called 7 4 he Curse of Mammon ; or, The Earl's Son and the Citizen's Daughter, in which are represented five tableaux giving faithful copies of Hogarth's celebrated pictures the " Marriage a la Mode." At the rising of the curtain Mr. Davidge was discovered in the dress and attitude of Howarth with his dog. In that character he spoke the following prologue : " " To night the Players take from me their text, I wonder what the deuce they'll think of next? If they don't do the Pictures well, od rat 'em, As sure as life set my old dog at 'em. The Author, so they say. to fame is new, And.seeks, through me, to win a name from you. Giant Lim then a patient hearing, pray, And, 'pon my life, I think you'll not dislike his play." The plot of the piece ran almost parallel with that told in the pictures. A wealthy citizen is ambitious to marry his daughter into a noble, though poor, family. She in the mean time had plighted her troth to the Nobleman's Lawyer, who had met her while en gaged in borrowing money from her father for the use cf the Nobleman. After the marriage she is neglected, and after a long struggle %liar better feelings, she receives the constant visits of her former lover, who was the protege of the old Lord, and the son of his housekeeper. After the tableau, showing the duel, it turns out from the confessions of the steward that the Nobleman and his Lawyer had been foster children, and that they had been changbd in their infancy,—the lawyer proving the true Earl, and the one who had been killed was the son of the housekeeper. The Lawyer succeeds to the title, and the guilty wife of the false Lord takes poison, and dies in her father's house, after im-. ploring him to allow her child to take that course her heart pointed out for a settlement in life. The piece was wound up by an Epilogue delivered by Mr. Yates, who was raised up through a trap-door. It was as fol- [ows : " Ladies and Gentlemen,—Ghosts in my day Never spoke Epilogues, or gave out the play, But as they've ask'd me, and, in short, insist Upon my doing it—" List—list—oh list !"—(lmitation.) A hundred years have circled round the earth Since Hogarth's mighty pencil gave me birth ; And in that time what change I " Ah, wue is me 1" Seeing what I have seen—seeing what I see," _ _ (Imitation.) Show me a ghost that would not stand aghast If he compared the present with the past. The bag-wigs—breeches—buckles—and brocade-- The hoop—the high-heel'd shoe—the trusty blade_ The well-form'd leg—(now hid in dama'd long things That they call trowsers—l, breeches with wings) The ruffled frill—the coat with ample skirt— The patch, and, not the dickey, but, the shirt— The stately trains that swept the polish'd floor— The little boys that held them up—are now, all; 1 no wore. Weepix7. ) Prompter's bell rings.) Harh, there's the knell . . That summons me to Heaven or to-- (Bell violently rung.) Wcll, I'm coming —( Going off—returns.) Bless me 1 such an oversight ! Ladies and Gentlemen ' by your good leave, Which we shall be too happy to receive, This play will be repeated every night. The piece was received throughout by a most crowded audience with loud applause. The acting was very good, and the Surrey play-goers had a great treat in the performances of Mr. and Mrs. Yates, and others of the Adclphi company. This piece was followed by an ex hibition of monkeys, but it did not seem to be relished. The giant, Monsieur Bihin, gave a sample of his quality in an unmeaning piece called " The Giant's Castle, or the Well of the Marble Waters." The whole weight of the piece depended upon the superior acting of Mrs. Keeley. All went off well, and a most crowded au dience departed well pleased. FINE ARTS. CORONATION OF QUEEN VICTORIA. ___ We were favoured yesterday with a v private view of Mr. Parris's painting of the late Coronation, which, independently of its subject, has sufficient merit as a work of art, to ensure its popularity. The principal figure in the picture is of course the Queen, who is re presented seated in her Chair of State, while the Arch bishop of Canterbury is in the act of placing the Crown on her head. The likeness of her Majesty is an excel lent one, and her attitude, though full of dignity, is perfectly unconstrained. To the left, in the fore-ground, stand the Duke of Devonshire and Lord Melbourne. The latter it is impossible to mistake for an instant, so felici tous is the resemblance ; but we cannot accord the same praise to the portrait of his Grace ; it is, we think, rather too young, and there is something stiff and artifi cial, not to say finical, in his look and figure, which is anything !Mt characteristic of the original. Behind the Queen, stand a group of females, who are disposed in the most graceful manner imaginable ; and whose coun tenances possess all that elegance and refinement, verg ing on the ideal, which Parris knows so well how to throw into his portraits of women. This group is by far the ablest portion of the picture, both as respects disposition and colouring. But the most striking single portrait in the painting, is unquestionably that of Mar shal Soult, who is represented sitting in the Ambassa dor's box, and engaged in conversation with the Marquis of Palmella. This likeness is perfect, and there is a breadth and vigour in the colouring quite unusual with Parris. On the whole, the painting is a highly effective one, and would have been still more so, if the artist had not thrown so many flaring yellow tints into it. The Lord Bishop of Llandaff will hold a meet ing at Usk, on Wednesday, the 3d inst., for the purpose of considering by what mode education, in the principles of the Established Church, can be most effectually promoted and extended. We rejoice to hear that Ralph Lambton, Esq., the veteran leader of fox-hunting in this county, is so far recovered, that on Monday last, be was enabled to greet with a kind nod of recognition many an " old familiar face" as it passed Murton Hall.—Sunderland Herald. UNDERWRITERS.—The underwriters on the late brig Cumberland Tickle, of Maryport, lest, with all hands, on the sand banks off Formby, during the awful hurricane of the 7th and Bth January last, have requested the ma naging owner, to divide the net proceeds from the sale of tka wreck among the w►dows and relatives of the crew.— Newcastle Chronicle. FIRE AND Loss or LlFE.—Last night, about ten o'clock, a fire broke out in 4, Cox's-square, Petticoat lane, a neighbourhood inhabited principally by poor Jews. The engines from Jeffreys-square station were soon on the spot, and also numerous other engines. On a fireman as cending a ladder which was placed to the part of the build ing on fire, he discovered a female crouched under the window of the first floor. He called to her several times, but, receiving no answer, contrived to get hold of her arm, and pulled her out of the wind ow . T o hi s alarm he found her lifeless, and burnt from head to foot in a most shccking manner. She was removed to the London Hospital. The fire in the meantime was with great diffi culty extinguished, but not before the house was exten sively damaged. On Wednesday night as Mr. King, of North Biddick, was proceeding thither from this town, he was attacked by two men, near to Springwell Inn, who knocked him down and robbed him of what money he had on his person (a few shillings). A man named Learmouth, of Wrekenton was taken into custody on Thursday, and has been identified by King as one of his assailants.— Gateshe a d Observer. TEETOTALISM.—At a late meeting in Lincoln an advocate of teetotalism is reported to have assured his friends that not less. than twenty millions of money were spent in the consumption of spirituous liquors annually, and that gin was liquid fire and distilled damnation. SHOCKING ACCIDENT BY 'FIRE.—On Satur day morning, between eight and nine o'clock, a poor woman named Conolly, living at No. 23, Earl-street, Bunbill-row, St. Luke's, was taking some washing thin gs out of a copper, when her gown coming in contact with the door of the fire-place, which was nearly red hot, ignited, and, communicating to other portions of her apparel, the poor creature was burnt in a very dreadful manner before the flames could be extinguished. She was conveyed to the London Hospital. GREENWICH FAIR. Yesterday lacing Easter Monday this fair commenced, and so far as regards th e num b er o f b ooths, an d app li ances to boot,‘ there was sufficient to satisfy the most ardent aspirant of midnight brawls, whether he be a liberty loving cockney linen-draper's assistant, or the more re nowned sprig of Irish aristocracy. During the morning the attendance of visitors was very indifferent, in conse quence of the threatening state of the weather, and the Park was nearly deserted in comparison to former occa sions of the kind. The streets in the vicinity of the Fair and the Park were lined with goddesses of the tea-pot, who in quick succession accosted the passers by with the enticing announcement of " Good accommoda tion.' for tea, Sir." One of these bread and butter depots presented a more conspicuous appearance than the rest, from an immense tea-pot being placed against the exte rior of the first floor, from the spout of which issued a quantity of steam. The countenances, however, of the speculators upon holiday spendthrifts bespoke that the most desired prosperity did not shine upon their allure ments. The principal . booths and shows in the fair were Algar's, Nelson Lee's, Clarke's, and Wombwell's. The latter has not attended thi s f a i r f or some years previously, and his collection upon this occasion was certainly the most prominent and deserving exhibition among the whole. The fair has this year been extended to an other and totally different part of the town, by the erection of the Victoria booth, on some ground be longing to Mrs. Watson, at the foot of Royal-hill, on the High London -road. Some of the inhabitants op posite endeavoured, b ut w i t h out success, to prevail upon the Magistrates to prevent the erection. The booth is calculated to hold 2,000 persons, and is 170 feet in length, and 52 in width. P art of Wcippart ' s band was stationed outside ; and it is but necessary to observe, in favour of the arrangements in the interior, that it is the same booth which attracted so much notice at Hyde Park fair and Ascot races. The usual number of ma chines for the amusement of what is termed " going round the world," but which might be more appro priately termed " going out of the world," from their dangerous construction, together with swings and round abouts, were in requisition. Kiss in the ring, scram bling for oranges, and petty gaming, were the chief recreations in the Park ; not omitting, however, broken heads and limbs in running down Flamstead and One tree Hill. The police had, as at former fairs, extra duty to do ; and deep-laid schemes of seduction and plunder were carried out with the ordinary success which com monly attends them at Greenwich fair. A young woman, named Sarah Parr, was got out of the Surrey Canal en Sunday evening, and conveyed to the Black Horse public-house, at Deptford, by Sergeant Lovell, of the R.division. She was, after much difficulty, restored, and ultimately conveyed to her friends, whose names the reporter did not obtain. Throughout the day fewer accidents occurred on the London-road than formerly, owing, no doubt, to the decreased number of conveyances used in the turnpike road since the com pletion of the Railway. William Day, of No. 3, An thony-street, St. George's,. furiously drove against a chaise belonging to Mr. Keil, of No. 6, Platt-place, Peckham, and broke the splinter-bar. Day's cart was upset by the concussion, and two men who were riding in it were seriously injured. The Railroad tr a i ns , con sisting of from eight to ten carriages, started at inter vals of seven or eight minutes, and towards the after noon the steam-boats appeared to be well filled. Extra men were employed in the Park to look after the trees and maintain order, but the proceedings of Tuesday, gave the clearest proof of Magisterial in consistency when the late attempt to suppress Sunday trading in Greenwich was contrasted with the s cene o f debauchery and vice which was permitted to run riot on Easter Sunday. The sounds of the Church bells for Divine Service were occasionally lost in the vociferations and ribaldry of the men and boys who were assembled in the Park. The public are too well acquainted with the cruelties that are indulged in on Blackheath i at holi day-time to render comment necessary, but it s to be hoped that energetic measures have been adopted in re ference to it by the Society for the Preventi on o f Cruelty to Animals. The Society might employ most beneficially an extra number of men on occasions like these. A SCENE FROM NICHOLAS NICKLEBY. " I know what you've got to go through," said Miss Squeers, shaking her curls violently. " I know what life is before you, and if you was my bitterest and deadliest enemy, I could wish you nothing worse." " Couldn't you wish to be married to him yourself, if that was the case?" inquired Mr. Browdie, with great suavity of manner. " Oh, ma'am, how witty you are !" retorted Miss Squeers, with a low curtsey, " almost as witty, ma'am, as you are clever. How very clever it was in you, ma'am, to choose a time when I had gone to tea with my 'pa, and was sure not to come back without being fetched! What a pity you never thought that other people might be as clever as yourself, and spoil your plans!" _ " You won't vex me, child, with such airs as these," said the late Miss Price, assuming the matron. " Don't Missis me, ma'am, if you please, " returned Miss Squsers, sharply. " I'll not bear it. Is this the hend-" " Dane it a'," cried John Browdie, impatiently. " Say thee say out, Fanny, and mak' sure it's the end, and dinnot ask nobody whether it is or not." " Thanking youfor your advice, which was not re quired, Mr. Browdie," returned Miss Squeers, with la borious politeness, " have the goodness not to presume to meddle with any Christian name. Even my pity shall never make me forget what's due to myself, Mr. Browdie. 'Tibia," said Miss Squeers, with such a sud den accession of violence that John started in his boots, " I throw you off, for ever, miss. I abandon you, I re nounce you. I wouldn't." cried Miss Squeers in a so lemn voice, " have a child named 'Tilda—not to save it from its grave." " As for the matther o' that," observed John, " it'll be time eneaf to think aboot neaming of it when it cooms." " John !" interposed his wife, " don't tease her." Oh ! tease, indeed !" cried Miss Squecrs, bridling up. " Tease, indeed ! He ! he! Tease, too ! No, don't tease her. Consider her feelings, pray." " If it's fated that listeners are never to hear any good of themselves," said Mrs. Browdie, " I can't help it, and lam very sorry for it. Bat I will say, Fanny, that times out of number I have spoken so kindly of you behind your back, that even you could have found no fault with what I said." " Oh, I dare say not, ma'a►n !" cried Miss Scpecrs, with another curtsey. " Best thanks to you for your goodness, and begging and praying you not to be hard upon me another time !" " I don't know," resumed Mrs. Browdie, " that I have said anything bad of you, even now—at all events, what I did say was quite true ; but if I have, I am very sorry for it, and I beg your pardon. You have said much worse of me, scores of times, Fanny ; but I have never borne any malice to you, and I hope you'll not bear any to me." Miss Squeers made no more direct reply than survey ing her former friend from top to toe, and elevating her nose in the air with ineffable disdain. But some in distinct allusions to a " puss," and a " minx," and a " con temptible creature," escaped her ; and this, together with a severe biting of the lips, great difficulty in swal lowing, and very frequent comings and goings of breath, seemed to imply that feelings were swelling in Miss Squeers' bosom too great for utterance. " I leave such society, with my 'Pa, for hover," said Miss Squeers, looking contemptuously and loftily round. " I am defiled by breathing the air with such creatures. Poor Mr. Browdie ! He ! he ! he! I do pity him, that I do ; he is so deluded ! He! he! he ! A rtful and de signing 'nick!" With this sudden relapse into the sternest and most majestic wrath, Miss Squeers swept from the room ; and, having sustained her dignity until the last possible moment, was heard to sob, and scream, and struggle in the passage. PARISH MEETINGS. ST. M ART IN'S-IN -THE-FIELDS. Yesterday tlac election of Churchwardens for the ensuing year came on. After various matters relative to the parish had been settled, the vestry unanimously elected Messrs. Staunton and Hutchings to the vacant offices of Church wardens. ST. C LEME NT DANE'S.—TIIe election of officers for this parish is appointed for Frida y next, ST. MARY, WHITE CHAPE W. G arratt was elected constable by a considerable majority. Some discussion afterwards took place with regard to the number of headboroughs (originally 2 4), to b e elected and it was finally resol ved that .sixteen sh ou ld be al): pointed—thus altering a law . which had ex i sted from a period antecedent to the time of Alfred. Twelve names were selected out of 24 to be returned to the Magistrates to elect four persons to serve the office of overseers. ST. PANCRAS.—Messrs. Chalk and Pickman were re-elected Churchwardens. Lord Carri—ngton, the Lord Lieutenant of the county of Bucks, has ordered that the head -quarters of the mititia staff shall be removed from Bucki nghin , to High Wycomba.— Oxford journaL THE HEREDITARY GRAND DUKE OF RUS sta.—The arrangements for the visit of the Grand Duke Alexander to this country, have been completed. Two of the five spacious mansions that , compose Mi vart ' s Hotel, have been taken by M. de Benkoausen, the Russian Con sul-Ganeral, for his Imperial Highness and suite, from the 13th instant until the 13th of June. We understand that the Grand Duke's suite consists of 12 Russian Noblemen of the highest rank, and a retinue of 30 servants. Great preparatio ns are making for the reception of his Imperial Highness. Although the State rooms are very elegantly fitted up, being those occupied by the Prince of Orange and Lie sons durlng their recent visit to this country, yet several hundreds of pounds will be laid out upon them on this occasion. GERMAN Y. FRANKFORT, MARCH 26.—After the most recent authentic official reports (from January to February, 1839), the real military force of the Germanic Confe deration (including the whole of Austria and Prussia) consists of 1,417,400 men. Austria furnishes 744,000 men, Prussia 451,300, and the second and third rate States of the Confederation furnish the remaining 222,100 men. Austria has fifty-eight infantry line regiments, each with four battalions; seventeen frontier infantry regi ments of three battalions each, twenty battalions of gre nadiers, three battalions of Tyrolese rifles, twelve batta lions of chasseurs, five garrison battalions, eight regi ments of cuirassiers of six squadrons, six regiments of dragoons of six squadrons, seven regiments of light ca valry of eight squadrons, four regiments of lancers of eight squadrons, five regiments of artillery with 1,500 cannon, a fusee corps (Rackescn), and a corps for throw ing shells of 1,000 men. The Austrian forces, numerically speaking, are the largest in Europe. In case of war this can be in creased by 80 battalions of landwehr, thirty-nine thou sand men of the Hungarian conscription, and the fron tier reserve of 62,000 men (thirteen regiments of in fantry and 10 regiments of hussars of the above men tioned troops are entirely composed of Hungarians). Austria has a small navy of eight vessels, eight fri gates, four corvettes, six brigs, seven schooners, and some small craft—altogether 47 sail. Besides this, Austria keeps on the Danube, as a guard upon Turkey, 25 vessels, mounting 131 guns, snd manned by the bat talion of Pschaikists. There are 28 strong holds and 58 fortresses in the monarchy. Prussia has a royal guard of two infantry regiments, two grenadier regiments, one infantry regiment of re serve ; four regiments of landwehr, each of two bat talions; one battalion of rifles, another of Neufchatel arquebusicrs, arid another of picked men ; one regiment of body guard, one of curiassiers, one of dragoons, one of hussars, two of lancers (each with four squadrons), one squadron of picked men, a brigade of artillery with 60 cannons, a company of pioneers, two of invalids, one of non-commissioned officers, and six more garrison companies. Thirty-two infantry regiments of three battalions each, 32 infantry regiments of landwehr of three battalions each, 8 infantry reserve regiments of two battalions each, 4 infantry regiments of reserve landwehr of two battalions each, 4 battalions of chasseurs of two com panies each, 4 battalions of arquebusiers of two com panies each, 48 garrison companies, 8 cuirassier regi ments of six squadrons each, 4 dragoon regiments of six squadrons each, 12 regiments of hussars of six squa drons, 8 regiments of lancers of six squadrons, 96 squa drons landwehr lancers, 8 squadrons of reserve land wehr lancers ; 8 brigades of artillery, each consisting of three horse companies, 12 foot companies, and another company, with 1,400 cannons ; 3 inspections of engi neers, with 8 companies of pioneers ; 18 garrison com panies, 10 companies invalids, a body of chasseurs and light horsemen, 10 brigades of gendarmerie. This comprises the line and war reserve. The landwebr of the second levee consist of 180,000 men, who are in tended to garrison and defend the interior of the coun try, and arc not comprised in the above. The Mo narchy contains six strong places, and 21 fortresses. The remainder is furnished by the other States of the Confederation, as follows : Bavaria-16 infantry regiments, 4 battalions of chas. seurs, 2 regiments of cuirassieni, 6 regiments of light horse, 2 regiments of artillery, with 96 cannons -68,000 men. Saxony-1 battalion of guards, 4 regiments of line infantry, 3 battalions of light infantry, 3 regiments of cavalry, 1 regiment of foot artillery, 1 brigade of horse artillery, with 96 cannons-17,800 men. Hanover-16 battalions of infantry, 4 regiments of cavalry, 1 regiment of artillery, with 36 cannons, in all -29,060 men. Wirtemberg-8 infantry regiments, 1 squadron of chasseurs, 4 cavalry regiments, 2 battalions of artillery, with 36 cannons-22,406 men. Baden-5 infantry regiments, 3 cavalry regiments, 1 brigade of artillery, with 24 cannons-12,600 men. Hesse Electoral-4 infantry regiments, 2 cavalry regiments, 3 battalions of artillery, with 18 cannon—in all-8,600 men. Grand Duchy of Hesse-4 infantry regiments, 1 re giment of cavalry, 1 regiment of artillery, with 24 can nons, in all-9,479 men. Nassau-2 regiments of infantry, 1 battalion of re serve, 1 company of artillery, with 6 cannons, in all -4,200 men. The Grand Duchy, together with the Three Duchies of Saxony---4 regiments of infantry, and one squadron of cavalry, in all-9,565 men. Brunswick-1 regiment of infantry, 1 ofcavalry,l com pany of artillery, with 6 cannons-3,700 men. The Two Mecklenburgs-5 battalions of infantry, 1 squadron of cavalry, 1 body of artillery with 10 cannons, 1 garrison company-5,960 mrn. Oldenburg—lnfantry and a company of artillery, with 6 cannons-3,450 men. The remaining small principalities, and the four large free towns, 27,280 men. Total-222,100 men. Independently of these real forces there is a reserve in case of war. Mayence, Landau, and Luxemburg are tbe strong places of the Confederation. RUSSIAN FORCES. Men. Imperial Guard 43,000 127 infantry line regiments ' 508,000 36 battalions of infantry garrisons lO5 000 68 regiments of regular cavalry 6.9,000 33 regiments of regular Cossacks 30,000 Irregular cavalry (Cossacks, Tartars, Calmucks, &c.) - - 87,000 Dragoon corps Artillery, 1,750 pieces 67,500 Engineers and auxiliary corps Poles serving in Russian a rm y 50,000 Officers of all grades Total 1,020,000 The Russian Navy consists of 36 ships of the line, 28 frigates, 8 cutters, 16 brigs, 61 schooners, 27 gal. leys, 142 gun boats, 30 floating batteries, 32 steam vessels. Total, 483 sail ; 7,400 cannons ; 36,000 sailors ; ,000 marines, and 6,500 marine gunners. A DIFFICULT TASK.— An Hon. Member threatened the other evening that if his proposal were not agreed to, he would take the sense of the House upon it. This perhaps would Inve been rather a more difficult task than he imagined. —Weekiy Summary. Lord Brooke, on Thursday last, the day of his coming of age, received a present of a Bible and Prayer book, magnificently bound in purple velvet, with chased gold corners and clasps, with an appropriate address, from the Conservative ladies of the town of Warwick. It will be seen, by a requisition in our advertis ing columns, most numerously and respectably signed, that the High Sheriff of Kildare has convened that county for Monday next. In the requisition will be found the names of the great body of the landed proprietors and prin cipal freeholders, including men of what are termed mo derate opinions, such as Mr. Marmaduke Cramer Ro bert as well as politicians of the most ardent charac ter. An attempt has been made to drive out the Ministry, and to restore the Orange regime in Ireland. Accordingly, the freeholders of Kildare will take the position required by the crisis, and we have reason to know that the first of our Peers —_a man every way so estimable in public and private life, but who is generally averse to political demonstrations on ordinary occasions— will feel it his duty to come forward, and give the aid of his high name and character to the deliberate resolves of the people of that county in which his Grace the Duke of Leinster holds such immense possessions. It need scarcely be added that another resident Nobleman, Lord Cloncurry, whose name has been so invariably associated with every effort to protect our liberties, as well as to improve the condition of our population, will be at his post amongst 'the Reformers of Kildare. —Dublin Evening Post. THE LATE LORD DE hogs.-This nobleman, who expired at his villa in the Grove-road, St. John's Wood, on Friday last, after a lingering indisposition, in his 46th year, was premier Baron of England, and succeeded his mother, Charlotte, the late Baroness, Jan. 9, 1831. His Lordship's father was Lord Henry Fitzgerald, third son of James first Duke of Leinster, who died July 8, 10.9, having married, 4th August, 1791, Charlotte Baroness de Roos, in whose favour the barony was called out of abey ance in 1806. His Lordship, dying unmarried, is suc ceeded in his title and estates by his next brother, the Hon. Lieut.- Col. William Lennox. Lascelles de Roos, colonial agent for Malta, late Major of Brigade to Lieut.-General Sir Charles Dalbiac, Inspector-General of Cavalry. The present Peer married Lady Georgiana Lennox, third daughter of the late, and sister to the present, Duke of Richmond. The late Lord, familiarly known in fashion able society as Henry de Roos, was for several years consi dered the glass of fashion in the circles of ton, but of late years he had suffered much from ill health, arising from a dropsical complaint. _ A NOBLE HUNGARIAN'S OPINION OF ENG LAND.—Among the passengers, I had the pleasure of making the acquaintance of a Hungarian nobleman, (Loyola D'Orassy by name,) with whom I had a great deal of conversation in French. I found him a most en. lightened man, and perfectly acquainted with the past history and present political condition of England. He told me there was no nation of Europe which his country men respected so much as England; and that no stranger was so heartily welcomed in Hungary as the Englishman. Of the celebrated British statesmen, Earl Grey was his especial favourite. I never heard a more glowing, and, in my opinion, juster eulogium, than ho passed on the high and consistent character of that distinguished nobleman, whom he pronounced " hornrne sans pareil dans l'histoire d'Angleterre." He then discussed Lord Brougham, for whose genius and eloquence he expressed a high admira tion ; but he regretted deeply, in common with myself and many others, I believe, that his elevation to the Peerage had removed him from tho floor of the House of Commons, where alone he was calculated to shine. Indeed, he re marked, that he considered Brougham's star to be on the wane, from the day he quitted the leadership of the Oppo sition in the House of Commons. The heads of the Tory party were next brought on the tapis, but now the language of praise was exchanged for that of censure. I was really quite surprised at the intimate knowledge he dis plaj ed even of the most trivial political transactions of my country. Although he does not speak English, he reads it ‘Nith facility, and sass be always looks with impatience for the arrival of the Edinburgh Review at the Cacino. Dr. Cumming's Notes. COURT CIRCULAR. The Royal Dinner party at Buckingham Palace last evening included the Marquis of Headfort, Sir Joseph Copley, Colonel Wemysa, Mr. George, ant the Hon. Mrs. Anson. The Band of the Ist Life Guards attended at the Palice the whole of the evening. Colonel Buckley has succeeded the Hon. Col. Caven dish as the Equerry in Waiting on her Majesty. The Duke of Cambridge, attended by Colonel Keate and Colonel Jones, honoured the Lord -Mayor with his company at dinner at the Mansion House, last evening. Her Nlajesty's Gate Alms were distributed yesterday at the Almonry Office to 168 poor men and women, all, with few exceptions, above 60 years of age. Thirteen shillings were given to each person. The Duke of Cambridge, attended by Colonel Keate and Colonel Jones, visited Christ's Hospital on Sunday. The Duke of Cambridge visited the Duchess of Glou cester yesterday at Gloucester House. Mr. Mayers, Agent fur Barhadoes, had an interview with the Marquis of Normanby yesterday at the Colonial•office. Viscount Melbourne has left town for his seat, Brocket Hall, Herts. Despatches from Sir Lionel Smith, G:vernor of Ja maica, and the Governors of the other \Vest India Colonies, were received yesterday at the Colonial-office. Lord John Russell left town en Saturday evening for the residence of the Marquis of Lansdowne, at Richmond. Viscount Palmerston had a dinner party on Sunday even in.. at his reside nce i n Great Stmhope-street. 'Despatches were sent off last evening from the Colonial office for Sir L:onel Smith, Governor of Jamaica. The Chancellor of the Exchequer left town on Saturday evening for Hastings. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE ARRIVALS. The Countess of Harrington, in Whitehall-gardens, fr..m Brighton ; the Hon. Captain and Lady Harriet Ha milton, at Argyll House, from Bentley Priory, Stanmore, the seat of the Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn ; Lord Prudhoe, in Whitehall-gardens, from his seat Stan wick Park, near Richmond ; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Baring, in Berkeley-square ; Mr. and Mrs. Alexander, on Carlton terrace, from Somerhill, Kent ; Mr. Pigct, Solicitor- General for Ireland, at the Burlington Hotel, Cork-street ; Mr. Culling Smith, at the Duke of Beaufort's, Arlington street, from his Grace's seat, Badminton, Gloucestershire ; Mr. Evans, M P., at Brompton Park Ibuse, from Alice tree Hail, in Derbyshire ; Lady Bridgewater, in Gros venor-square, from her seat, Ashbridge Castle, Hemel Hempstead, for the season ; Mr. Thornhill, M. P., in Berkeley-square; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Morris and fa mily in Portman-square, 'DEPARTURES. Lord and Lady Clinton, for their seat, Trefusis Cast'e, Penhryn ; Sir Charles Hastings, from Cavendish-square, for Sussex ; Lord Grimstone, from Grosvenor-square, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, at Woburn Abbey; Lord Sandys, from Curzon -street, for his seat, Omberiley Court, Worcestershire ; the Earl of Rosslyn, from Grosvenor place, for Leicestershire ; Sir P. Malpus de Gray Egerton, M. P., from Hertford -street, for his seat, Oulton Park, Cheshire ; Sir John Beckett, from Stratford place; for Brighton; Viscount Dungannon, M. P., from Graf ton-street, fur his seat in Wales ; Mr. H. Ilalford, M. P., for Leicestershire ; the Hon. Captain and Lady Mary Hood, from Hanover-square, on a visit to the Marquis and Mar chioness of Downshire, at Easthampstead Park, Berks ; Lord and Lady Charles Russell, from Belgrave-square, for the Duke and Duchess of Bedford's, atWoburn Abbey ; Sir Charles and Lady Ogle, from Belgrave-square, for Brighton ; Lord Kenyon, from Portman-square, for his seat, Gredington -hall, Elesmere, Flintshire ; Lord Alford, M. P., from. Belgrave-square, for Bedfordshire ; Lord Fitzalan, Al. P , from HydePa,k-place, for Arundel Castle, Sussex; Lord and Lady Poltimore, from Grosvenor-square, for Brighton ; the Hon. W. Howard, M P., from Grosve nor-place, for Brighton; Rev. F. Leicester and Lady de Tabley, from Sussex-place, Regent's-park, for the Palace, Hampton-court ; Mr. Hume, M. P., from Bryanston square, for Paris; Count Gnesineau, for Melton Mowbray; Major-General Sir James Bathurst, for Somersetshire; Major and Mrs. Sheldon, for the Isle of Wight ; Lord Foley, from Portman-square, for Paris, for the recess ; Mr. Ellice, jun., from Arlington-street, for ditto; Major- General Sir Patrick Ross, for Fitzwilliam House, Rich mond ; Mr. Peploe, from Thomas's Hotel ; Mr. Power, M.P., from the Burlington Hotel ; the Duwager Lady Clinton and Sir Horace Seymour, from St. James's-place, for Hampten-court, the Marchioness Cornwallis, for Brighton ; Sir George Warrender, Bart., for his seat, Lochcnd House, N.B. LLOYDS' SHIPPINQ.-(THIS DAY.) DEAL, APRIL 1. —Wind E. S. E., fresh.—Came down from the River, and sailed, the Caleb Angus, Lawrence, from Honduras; Monarch, (steamer), Constantinople. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL I.— Wind E. to E. N. E.—Ar.. rived the Samson, Hayes, from New York. Sailed on the 11th ult., the Princess Charlotte, Duck, for Water. ford; Lioness, Byron, Galway; Easthope, Stcrey, Quebec. PLYMOUTH, APRIL I.—Wind N. E.—Arrived the Eighth, Rainstone, from London ; Royal William (steamer), Havre. Sailed the Red Rover, Smith, Sydney, New South Wales. FALMOUTH, MARCH 31.—Wind, Arrived the Liverpool (steamer), Lewis, from Gibraltar; sailed 21st inst.,,Cadiz 22d, Lisbon 25th, Oporto and Vigo • 27th.; Herald, Alcock, Odessa; Bernard, Scott, ditto ; Dol phin, Miller, Dunkirk; Minstrel Boy, Moyes, New castle ; Braganza (steamer), M'Leod, Lendln. Sailed the Liverpool (steamer) for London. Off port the Fox hound, Betts, from Ancona. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 1. —Wind S. E.—Arrived the Hi bernia, Cobb, from New York, sailed the 18th ult. Sailed the Mary Ann, Stephenson, for New South Wales; Earl of Lonsdale, Peel, Calcutta; Victoria, Nisson, Rio Janeiro; James Dunn, Hayti; Thomas Lee, Williamson, Barbadoes; Promise, Shearos, Quebec; Hercules Pots sett, Buctusb. The Queen's Hounds met on the 18th at the King of Prussia, Farnham ; the deer was uncarted on the Common, and made direct to Brocas Wood, back to Farn. ham Village, across the Railroad and the cou*try to Dor. ney, took water at Surley-hall, and then on by Dedvvorth green to the Forest, St. Leonard's, Ilighstanding-hiq, and was taken after a very long run at Meld. Turn,..d out at New Lodge, Winkfield, on the 20th, went across Winkfield Park to Hawthorn-hill, then back, and after a dodging run of two hours was taken near Hollvport. On the 22d, the sport was indifferent, threw off in the presence of a nume rous field at Hayes, and the deer, a young one, after run ning 25 minutes, was taken at Cranford-park; a second deer was uncarted, but in crossing the Railroad got injured, and it was thought necessary to kill it.—Reading Mercury. ATROCIOUS ASSAULT.-oil Monday, one John Holt, an ordinary-looking young fellow, was brought before the Magistrates at Rochdale, and remanded on a charge of a most cruel assault on his wife, who was unable to walk to the court in consequence of wounds on the legs from kicks given her by the ruffian at the bar. Mr. Chad wick, the overseer of Wuerdle and Wardle was present, hut took no part in the proceedings against the prisoner. It would seem, however, that John Holt, the father of the prisoner, and as great a brute as his son, supposed Mr. Chadwick had interfered to his son's prejudice ; end in con sequence of that suspicion, he followed Mr. Chadwick ont of Tipping's, the Waggon and Horses public-house, at Small Bridge, on the same night; and overtaking him, he cursed him, knocked him down in the road and kicked him dreadfully on the face, body, and limbs; after which he took to his heels, and ren across the road. It was quite moonlight, and Mr. Chadwick knew the fellow, and spoke to him, lie then returned to the public-house, and got the constable, Mr. Howarth, to accompany him home. The scoundrel was brought to the police-office . on Wednes day, and, in default of paying a fine of 5/., was committed for two months. —Manchester Guardian. FiTzwALTERS.—We last week gave an account of the destruction of this mansion by fire. In 1301, the estate was e the property of Robert Earl of Fi'zwalter. The house was built by John Morecroft, EFq., in the seventeenth century, after an Italian model, and was an object of gene ral observation and curiosity, being of an octagonal form. Notwithstanding this singular shape, each floor contained four square rooms, the centre of the house being occupied by the chimneys : staircases filled up two of the interven* ing spaces between the square rooms, and the remainder formed small triangular apartments, devoted to dressing rooms, closets, &c. The interior was built chiefly of timber, the girders being of very large dimensions. Fitzwalters was many years the property and country residence of Thomas Wright, Esq., the banker, of Henrietta-street, of whose representatives the late Mr. Hall, grandfather of the present possessor, purchased the property.— Essex Herald. COItPSE LEFT IN THE . CHURCH WITHOUT INTERMENT.—A short time ago application was made by a poor woman to the Rev. R. Jones, curate of Ilkeston, in order to have her sister interred on the Sunday The Rev. Gentleman, without hesitation, met her request by a positive denial, adding that they must bring the body on Saturday. The woman endeavoured to persuade him to alter Lis mind, by stating that her deceased's sister's hus band was a poor man residing in Nottingham, and could not be in possession of the requisite fees until six o'clock on Saturday night; and that her brother, a coal-Niggler, could not bring the body on any other day. These argu ments failed to convince Mr. Jones that it would be proper to inter the corpse on the Sunday. Being informed dur ing the day that every arrangement had been entered into by the other relatives of the deceased to inter the body on Sunday, she sought a second interview with the Rev. Gentleman, but he could not be found. She then told the clerk that the body would positively be brought on Sunday. On that day, about a quarter past four o'clock, p.m., the relatives and friends advanced with the body of the deceased towards the churchyard ; but their approach was not announced by the mournful tolling of the bell; no minister was there to meet them, nor even a grave pre pared for the reception of their dead. They deposited the corpse in the church, which lay, as in state, to await the period when it should please Mr. Jones to consign it to the grave. None of the relatives appearing on the Monday, he with the clerk and another person, performed the last tribute of respect to the mortal remains of the deceased.— Derby Reporter. HACKNEY COACH NUlSANCE.—Yesterday morning, at nine o'clock, the parochial authorities of St. Marylebone commenced removing part of the long-existing hackney-coach and cab nuisance, in various parts of Ox ford-street, where the stands were allowed, to the great annoyance of the respectable inhabitants and shopkeepers. At a meeting of the vestry gentlemen of the parish, at the Court-house, held on the 9th ult., it was resolved that the number of hackney-coaches, or cabs, should be limited, on some stands, to only four of either vehicles, and five on otbers, viz., the Portman -street stand, five; Bond -street, four ; Bolsover-street, five ; Berners-street, four ; and Charles• street, five. Painted boards are affixed, with the above regulations, against the lamp -posts opposite the re respective stands. The parochial authorities are deter mined on carrying the above rigidly into execution, under severe penalties to the offenders, which is highly gratifying to the inhabitants, the nuisance having been previously particularly great. EVEN I LTG EDITION IRISH RAILWAY BILL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING CHRONICLE. SIR,—I cannot bring myself to believe that there is ill England any class of persons averse to the prosperity of Ireland from pure hatred to her and her population. Yet, the character of the opposition to the measure of granting national aid for the construction of railroads in that cou n t r y, would almost warrant such'a belief. lam also unwilling to accuse high-spirited and intelligent men of mere factions opposition to a measure of such manifest and extensive utility. Can they be acting thus injuriously to the best in terests of these islands from ignorance and mistake ? This last supposition would afford the most charitable explana tion cf their conduct. But the advantages w hich would result to England, to Scotland, to the whole unpile, • by improving Ireland on a large scale, are so palpah e to the meanest comprehension, that I cannot imagine them to be unseen and unfelt by the opponents of this , measure. Ignorance, therefore, I am sure is out of the question, and unwillingness to see Ireland prosper I hope is equally so. I am, consequently, forced upon the opinion, that party spirit has, in this instance, acquired a blinding in fluence over men who have often shown themselves neat for discernment, generosity, and enlarged views of the public good. I would earnestly remonstrate with these gentlemen—l would call on such of them as are not so irreclaimably enslaved by faction as to be callous to the shame of inflicting injury on millions for the sake of grati fying resentment against a few, to pause in their course, and reflect seriously whether the motives of their conduct are sufficient to justify them in waging war against the welfare of a whole people. They cannot but be aware that the rejection of Lord Morpeth's Bill will have a most blighting influence on the now dawning prosperity of Ire land. I would conjure them, therefore, to act liberally and magnanimously in regard to it. On questions of a mere abstract character, and, consequently, of inferior importance, such as Tithe Bills, Municipal Bills, Fran chise Bills, Maynooth College or Dublin University Bills, I care not how fiercely they deal their blows; for decide these and such like questions as they may, the real prosperity and welfare of the people at large will be but little affected, Not only to the prosperity, but to the tranquillity of Ire land, at this juncture, is the adoption of this, or some similar measure by the Legislature, absolutely necessary. Ireland must partake of the improvements of the age, if her people are to be elevated to an equality with their brethren of England and Scotland, in knowledge, refine. ment, comfort, content, relish for social order, and respect for the laws. But that these improvements will or can, for a lorg period to come, be conferred on her by the efforts of private enterprise, none except the most thoroughly ig norant of her condition, can entertain a hope; and should the Government effart, now under consideration for this purpose, fail, those who shall be the cause of the failure, will inevitably be chargeable with occasioning a continuance of the poverty and idleness, and all their at tendant evils of ignorance, discontent, agitation, and law less violence, which have for centuries afflicted that country. The obduracy of these men will afford too much ju eification to the views of those who believe that Ireland will never be permitted to prosper while she is politically connected with England. By resisting the only effectual mode of introducing industry and its attendant blessi . i . .gs that has yet been attempted among Irishmen, th e o pp o nents of this Bill will, in fact, become more powerful auxiliaries to Daniel O'Connell and his repeaters than would be a a thousand associations of Ribbonmen, or a million of sub scribing Precursors. Are the enemies of the Bill prepared for such results ? Arc they willing to incur the odious charge of hatred to Ireland ? Are they willing to strengthen the hands of agitators, repealers, and conspirators ? if they are, lot them go on, and become objects of indignation to eight millions of injured human beings, and the innumerable mil lions more throughout the world, who will sympathise in the disappointed hopes, and grieve for the wrongs of ne glected and despised lrelanl. If they are willing to defeat the 13111 at the risk of these consequences, I admire their hardihood, but I pity their taste, and deplore their per versity.. _ _ Or the reasons they assign for their illiberality to Ire [and, three or:1y are worthy of notice, namely, the expense, :he danger of Ministerial jobbing, and the interference with :he prospects of Private Railway Companies. I will reply to these arguments in my next letter. Your's, very truly, JAMES APHENRY. FORGIVE AND FORGET. Forgive and forget ! Why the world would be lonely, The garden a wilderness left to deform, • If the flowers but remember'd the chilling winds only, And the fields gave no verdure for fear of the storm ! Oh ! still in thy loveliness, emblem the flower, Give the fragrance of feeling- to sweeten life's way ; And prolong not again the brief cloud of an hour - With tears that but darken the rest of the day ! Forgive and forget 1 There's no breast so unfeeling But some gentle thoughts of affection there live ; And the best of us all requires something concealing.._ Some heart that with smiles can forget and forgive ! Then away with the cloud from those beautiful eyes, That brow was no home for such frowns to have met, ! how could our spirits e'er hope for the skies, If Heaven refused to forgive and forget ? —Dumfries Courier. Viscountess Deerhuist, with her infant son, the present Viscount, who is only one year old, has taken up her r:ssldence at Croome, the scat of the Earl of Coventry, her Ladyship's father-in-law, until her year of mourning has expired.— Worcester Journal. The Earl and Countess of :'Tinto entertained Viscount Melbourne, Marquis and Marchioness of Lava dowhe, Sr Charles and Lady Adam, Slr Wm. Parker, Lady Hislep, and a select party at dinner on Saturday evening at the Admiralty. Lord Stanley has arrived in town from Knows ley Park, the scat of his father, the Earl of Derby. are happy to I,arn that the Earl of Derby has recovered from his recent indisposition. CRIME IN IRELAND.—TI IC Cork Ass!z:7l ter minated last Saturday. Referring to them the Sokthern Reporter observes :—" With the exception of the brutal outrage on the female at Kinsale, for which three of the parties implicated were found guilty, and have been left under sentence of death, we may refer to the proceedings at there trsizcs as abundant proof of the general tranquil lity of this immense county, containing a population• of 800,000 souls, and of an absence of crime which is not to be found in any shire of England." CADAIR MORGANWG.-011 Thursday se'n - night the third anniversary of this Society was held at Cotvbridge. The Town-hall was fitted up with consider_ able taste for the occasion. Shortly after one o'clock,' William Williams, Esq., of Aberpergivin, took his seat in the Town-hall as President for the day, surrounded by a very respectaule assiimblage of ladies and gentlemen, many of whom bad come from the neighbouring towns to witness the proceedings. David Davies, of Gelligaer, and George Griffiths, of Cardiff, played " the March of the Men of Ilarlech." Davies wore the silver harp which ass awarded to him at the Castleton Cymrcigyddion. An in quiry being made if any Bard had composed a congratula. tory address to the Chairman, David Williams, of Aber. dare (Alaw Goch), addressed the President, and recited an Engltnion. Prizes were awarded, after which came a sumptuous dinner and a splendid evening party. NEW LIGHT FOR LIGHT-HOUSES.--A letter of the 10th instant from Trieste states that a new system of producing light for lighthouses has been invented by a sergeant-major in the Austrian artillery, named Selekenaky. The apparatus consists of a parabolic mirror, 62 inches by 30, with a 12 inch focus, and the light is produced by a. new kind of wax candle, invented by M. Selckonsky. Tt has been tried under the inspection of the Austrian Lloyo:'s Company in the port of Trieste, by being erected on tint' mast of a vessel. The light is said to have illuminated the whole of the port and the surrounding parts of the town equal to the moon at full (!) ; and at the distance cf 600 yards the finest writing could be read. A second trial has beer, made in bad weather, and the result was proportionally avourable. A COACH ACCIDENT.—On Saturday morningas an elderly f e mal e was crossing from Cheapsid - 0 to t. ' Paul's Chur c h-ya r d, s h e was knocked down by a Mile-end omnibus. . Od e o f th e f ore w h ee l s passe d over her legs, i which were d rea df n ll y i n j ure d. Sh e was mmedl,tdy taken to St. Bartholomew's Hospital in an insensible state. DOUBLE DEATH.— Persons should indeed pause before they sign the " People's Petition," for ac cording to a writer in a country paper. they are doomed to a double death--" they must be prepared to rush into the field," says our Contemporary, " and be shot by the Lary ; or with certainty be hanged afterwards as traitors I" Each Chartist having two lives, will be no ordinary foe to Government, should the struggle announced by Vincent I. actually take place. Hamlet said he would " speak dag gers, but use none." The Missionaries, we hope, only mean to improve on the text of Shakspeare—they will speak of daggers, but use none--Merlin. A highway robbery was committed on the night of Saturday se'nnight, a very short distance from Saffron Walden, in the Sewers-end Road, on a servant of Mr. John Emson, named Payne, who was sent on horseback about ten o'clock at night, to watch a field belonging so his master, in which some donkeys are frequently turned, doing considerable damage. Pay ne. on approaching the field by the road, was waylaid by some person, who knocked hi m off the horse with a severe blow with a bludgeon, which stunned and rendered him incapable of making any resistance. While on the ground the fellow rifled his pockets of 3s. 6d. in silver, with which be ran OF. —Essex .Herald: The deepest part of the cutting for our railway in the vicinity of this town, we understand, will be near Widford mill, where the rails will be laid at a depth of about sixty feet below the present surface. The Londee coach road at the crossing will pass over the cutting y a bridge, and there will also be bridges across Crozier's b and Cherry Garden Lancs. At the te rmination of the cutting the low land and river will be cros sed by a viaduct about 500 feet in length, and the Railway will ba continued u p on an embankment until within a short distance of King. street, Chelmsford, where there will be another viaduct, upon which it will a,gain cross the hig h road to the Town or F a i r Field, where the station will be formed. Soil for the em bankments will be brought f rom a cutting through the vit.. st a l ag n e d fITSi ill r b i n e g laidfi el d, early upon in t e mporary rails summer. —Essex which, we wider- Herald. THE ACT FOR RECOVERING PosscssioN or TENEMEMTS.—On Thursday, Philemon Eve, the twee. pier of a cottage at S p rin g field, was summoned und er the New Act for refusing to quit. The cottage belonged to M. B. Peacock, Esq., solicitor to the Post-office, and proof of the necessary notices having been given, the Ma gistrates granted a warrant to eject the defendant. Essex Herald. PROGRESS OF GIN -DRINKING.—_ t 1 Satur day no fewer than twenty persons were brought before Mr. Alderman Farebrorher, at the Town Halt police-office, S o uthwark, charged by the police with d k P Ow run carless. The excuse was the cold weather. a, P le, n- Ay leil ,ha ar- Ira