The Sun. — London, England, 1836-05-12 00:00:00

BATTLE OF ST. SEBASTIAN. V ICTORY OF THE BRITISTIAEtar.O2Ir. " (FURTHER TARTICULAItN:s) 4, READ-QuA RTEns , ST. Scv,Att?..N, MAY 0.---Yeetcr_ qS: Was a gl or i ous d a y f or t h e L eg i on and th(4, hlttse of the ueen. So successful an action 10s hot been fought nince the commencement of the wear. A triple line of for nidable defences carried after an obstinate strug le _he_ fences considered by the insurgents as perfeetli (thpregnable ." - Segastih e l za, O nohoyla, and a Cott, one of the m os t lol ltiential men in the province, killed ; their best troops el lt to pieces, and the conviction that must follow of the im tftsibility of standing against the determined gallantry of Uriti s h troops, however favoured may be their opponents l both by nature and art, will, I am convinced, exercise a nest demoralizing effect upon the population of the revolted Provinces. L" The town of St. Sebastian is built upon a Peninsula ed by t h e r i ver U rumea and the ocean, and terminates t'S a steep and precipitous height of considerable elevation, Which is constructed the citadel. The road to Passages is carried over the Urnmea by a bridge, whiell has been de stroyed, at the extremity of which starl.'ls a large Convent dedicated to St. Francis, and considerable village cc , °Pied by the enemy. I t was a ford on the sea side of thi s bridge that our troops adva:aced to the breach in 1813, and it 'as by this same. ford that it was proposed that we should cross, and carrying th e convent and village, re-cross the river Higher up atLopco, a , and take the enemy's defences in the rear; utthe ford vit s found to be impracticble, and no materials ex isting for th , -. 3 construction of a bridge, our plan of operations as chanr,,cd. It accordingly was determined to attack their lin'es in three columns. The enemy's works, through "-C ce'dtre of which ran the high road to Hernani, ex -ledarta on the right from a considerable eminence up the .urumea above the San Bartolomeo convent, to the chain gor hills ou the left, round which winds one of the roads to Tolosa. Nature and art had combined to rendui thi3 po sition, which was, morever, defended by five heavy pieces of artillery, which swept the ground hr • in thei r f ron t i n every e ction, extremely f orm id a bl e . B y t h ree i n the morn i ng e troop s were formed in three columns, near the ene my's first line, whi c h was i mme di ate l y carr i e d . The Rifle Aegiment now pushed back the enemy's right, while the ,',fint,elgori es , th e 3d an d 6t h Reg i ments, advanced against 'fie centre of the position. But on this side no progress Wr-is made, The fire kept up by the enemy was incessant, and made fearful ravages in our ranks ; it was in fact a 'complete Lattue. So incessant, so deadly was the fire, that it fairly beat back the head of the column, which thrice strove ib - is the line. H ow th e Li eut -G enera l escaped at is moment is a miracle. He stood upon a barricade, amidst show er of balls, urging on the troops, but all attempts to penetrate the enemy's position by that point were fruitless. In the mean time Generals Chichester and Shaw' s brigades on the right had made considerable pro tress ; they carried the works immediately above the Ajuda convent, and advanced against the last line of in trenchments. This consisted of a strong redoubt on the extreme left, which was connected by a loopholed wall With the fortifie , l villages and redoubts which extended to the right of :rho line, nearly a league in extent. Aware that this re:doubt on the left was the tactical key of the e nemy's position, Generals Chichester and Shaw's brigades, PPOrtda by two Spanish regiments, made three attempts tans ° catty it, but in vain. The steep ascent—the muddiness slippery nature of the ground, neally knee deep from t.tle late heavy rains—gave the enemy, who fought under t over of hi s wor k s , a great advzeiltage. It was now 10 ,clock. The Plicenix and S.atamander steamers, whi c h had come into harbour a. ;Lew moments after the action 4°lTneneed, and which - brought round 1,300 m en o f th e th and Bth Regiments, opened their fire on the enemy's thllorks. Such was the precision of the vertical firing, such e effect of the yells thrown at a di s t ance o f 1,500 yar d s , t hat th e y t orn d own an epaulement of the enemy's works, and effected a breach, through which our men entered. In the mean time the 4th an d Bth R eg i ments h a d arr i ve d on int grovaid. Th ey were i mme di ately formed i n columns of cr. by the Lieutenant-General in person, when they arjAVr.,nced and carried the redoubt at the point of the bayonet. At this moment the Lieutenant-General and his Staff, as 41 e galloped up the steep ascent was loudly cheered—the redoubt carried—the columns rushed down the road, carry ing everything before them ; while the 3d, 6th, and Rifles advanced from the right and centre, and morticed the works in their front, upon one of which the Carlists had hung out a red flag. Just as the last charge was made, the sun -13urst through the clouds, and the whole population of St. Sebastian were soon congregated on the Castle-hill, from whence they could behold every movement of the affair with as much facility, as a looker-on does the moves of a game of chess. When they saw the effects of the vertical firing, the precision with which the shells were thrown, observed the column of attack advancing up the height, and heard the wild hurrah floating above the din of battle, a shout of enthusiastic admiration, I have been told, burst from the ass embled m u ltit u d e . O ur l oss has, I am sorry to say, 60 " n severe-500 to 600 kill ed and wounded, including from to 70 officers ; but as it is impossible at this moment to Procure returns of the killed and wounded, I hope I h ave rather overrated th e num b ers . Th e troops behaved admi rably : and the enemy, to do him justice, behaved with dis t • L igushed gallantry. Th e B a ff r i es Ch ape l gor i es (bl ue caps) r epell e d two attacks with the bayonet. " The General, on his return, received the most enthu !iastie re , zeption, and well does he deserve it. The cool Intrepid: ktv, the skill and decision he displayed throughout V the d'ay, were o f th e hi g h est or d er. Th e l a di es of the a cC, have s h own th e greatest attent i on to the wounded. Viies of the highest rank have assisted to dress the wounds of ou r men. „ l " O ne cur i ous c i rcumstance of yesterday I cannot omit, Il ustrating forcibly, as it does, the spirit of fanaticism which dexercises so baneful an influence upon the minds of the el uded p opu l at i on of these provinces. In one of the re nbts a f r i ar , w i t h t h e e l evated host, was observed encou ragingk the C ar li st so ldi ers, and when the work fell into our Zuds, some of the sacred utensils used in the ceremony of and c moss were found besmeared with the blood of the dead dyir jr ,- qor " rne b troops . now occupy the enemy's position, and strong veil .. Jug parties ar e ac ti ve l y emp l oye d i n d estroy i ng and le ' ang the enemy's works. " The affair of yesterday will, I am convinced, cause in 1 ° gland a revulsion of feeling with regard to the Legion. fact, it is only by actual experience that the formidable nat ure of the position carried, and the deadly effects of the chew 's fire, can be appreciated." t. St S (Extract of anoth er l e tt er .) i n tiiAsT, MAY 6n e bginni of th ac te at , the men rAN marched up to .—l the th first e lines, ng our los e was 14 , 1 : 3 ";e, the enemy p oure d t h e i r s h ot t h rough the loopholes h . fro m b e hi n d the parapet like rain. One regiment that . tk r `d made a circuitous movement to get into the flank of e"ese lines, came into the r oa d r i g h t i n f ront o f some forti fies couses, which presented to them nothing but a wall full (tri 00 pholes. Th e men f a l tered—the. moment was most Ala Cal. The Lieutenant-General himself advanced, and a l Ina himself on a thing ground, ex p os i ng hi mse lf f or ;mut two minutes t o a very h eavy f i re, took off his hat, and Lust it encou rage d t h e soldiers. Men,' said he,. we t i- ist distinguish ourselves to-day, or forfeit our character as n abshmeril" It was enough . ; they advanced, and the aft em Y afraid of being flanked, fell back on their .second Here they made a most resolute defence, and two 1 ,,, - ' o ll3ts t o carry these lines proved unsuccessful—our men lit e ,:c‘ driv en b ac k . F rom a l arge house wh i ch they had "gIY fortified they kept up a ter r ibl e fir e . Ab ou t thi s C e Lord John Hay arrived with the Phcenix and Sala .tvrcler steamers, with troops from Santander. The troops t Z e . i mmediately landed, and marched to reinforce the body 4, ) ,'''lng the large fortified house. The Phcenix threw me shells into it, which opened the breaches. A new britjTge was m a d e , w hi c h i s ta lk e d o f as one o f the most thi s a nt things ever witnessed. No one outdid another in ‘w r , --- all did as much as human strength and the coolest tair r could accomplish.. One of Colonel Harley's officers kr) ti llte Harley sa id t o th e so ldi ers —' N ow, men , we'll have [ilv ° :;scose, no firing at men b e hi n d wa ll s . Fix bayonets i a lK into them, and skewer the scoundrels behind their 11 1 4' The ch ar g e was ma d e, an d , as t h ey wa lk e d up t o le4,Lncs, Colonel Harley laid hold of a man's shoulder and him ; thought lie was hit ; but he was sick. ' 4 %7°, 4 a moment or two, vomited a glass of wine off his e.,' e sis u , Which had soured, not having tasted any thing else %Iltit.`" previous afternoon, and without saying one word „ i "tled the charge. '4,`"nong the troops who so gallantly distinguished them the 3i n this l ast c h arge were many raw recruits. One of 11,ti:Iteers who commanded them told me they asked 4 et th.e ball or the powder should be put into the mus hwd rBt * His answer was—' You've nothing to do with g ad r e t' or ball s : fi x your b ayone t , b o ld fast your musket, Fade uo it th roug h every one t h at stan d s before you.' It Priaill'e remember th e remar k o f our f r i en d —, that a 4 4e r3ldier was fit to face the enemy whenever he could end off a ball-cartridge. tt .kr 4 our friend, Brigadier-General Shaw, caused his friends Leading his men to the charge he took off I, t 'eri l ;„";',u. Was in the act of waving it round his head and E' wasaying :Cneal on, when suddenly he fell.. It was thought Qt, but he got up again and continued the charge, tr 'erel slipped his foot." li Th "lt() M A CORRESPONDENT OF THE Times.) pli,, b e its English showed as much bravery and good disci , e tn - a , jt , I think troop s I ever saw. The loss of officers has e ta f 'lnk, owing more to their being conspicuous ob i °th e ,. or the fire g I to • Po rt i of the enemy than any other cause ; but ftile rie " ascribe it to the backwardness of the men,and it w as ees sitY, ther e f ore , of setting them an example. No wi e l t. t fr aken i n t h e act i on b y t h e E ng li s h mar i nes , b ut leh th e °ln Lord J. Hav's vessel made the breach by Y entered the works of the Carlists before St. Se. • bastian, and did therefore great, service. I fear that the total loss killect„‘VOid l l'?.., and prisoners, is not less than 1,000. unfortunately, are not important. Thcv.-6 is no concert among the different troops in this ser vice, the French, Portuguese, and . Spaßia'rN most part, acting independently l , enough, col lectively. to pot ! I'*4 6ariists, there is no chance of it white ¢icy remain thus disunited." (FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.) " ST. SEBASTIAN, MAY 5, HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK. —At last we have obtained glory, and such as is not to be surpassed even in reference to our Peninsular war. We have driven the Carlist force out of the strongest fortifica tions ever seen by old officers. The Spaniards themselves acknowledge they could not have done the same with 20,000—our force was 4,200. Of course we suffered tre mendously--500 killed and wounded, and nearly 80 officers put /pit de combat. The disproportion is very great, but had it not been for the gallant conduct of the officers, all would have been lost, Men were falling like hay before the scythe, whiub terrified the rest and caused great con fusion,. Regiments got mixed, and it was only by the officers waving their swords and exclaiming—' Now, my brave boys, follow me,' that they were rallied ; thus the ex posure of the officers and the great mortality amongst them. I regret to tell you that my poor friend Hamilton was shot dead. Only four of our officers escaped without wounds. As for myself, I went out as an amateur, but found the fire so tremendouS, that I thought it pru dent to return, particularly as I should only have bee❑ blamed for neglect of my own duty in town, and being called a fool for my pains had I been wounded. Our regiment has distinguished itself wonderfully. The colonel and both majors and the captain are only wounded. How we drove them from such strongholds is the wonder of all. It was completed in seven hours. The sortie commenced at one o'clock in the morning, and by nine we lowered the Vir gin Mary banner. The first fire commenced at two o'clock— it was quite dark. The first three lines were taken with out a shot being fired on our part. Their loss must have been nearly equal to ours, besides five pieces of cannon. The Salamander steam-vessel takes this to England, on board which General Evans also sends his despatches. The Spa niards here have behaved nobly to us. The landlords were out, and posted themselves at the gates, and as wounded officers were brought in, took them to their houses, and in sisted upon their not being taken to the hospital. The few women who remained in town acted also wonderfully well. They went out on the road with wine and bread, and gave it to the poor fellows as they came in. This in a measure makes up for our bad treatment at Vittoria. I think now they will regret our loss." (From the French Papers.) The Messager states that, according to accounts it has received, the Carlists lost in the affair related in the above bulletin (that of General Evans, which we published yes tarday) as many as 2,000 men. On the Queen's side the Commander of the Chapelgories was killed ; but by way of compensation the Carlists have lost Segastibelza, whose skill and bravery had long placed him in the line of their most distinguished chiefs. The Plzare de Bayonne, of the 7th inst., gives the fol lowing intelligence from Valencia, of the 23d ult.:—" Ge neral Roten has routed the insurgents, and driven them from Camarillas and Fortanete ; but his success has caused, the Queen's troops a loss of 154 soldiers and three officers, who were shot immediately after having been made pri soners by the Carlists. These assinations are made in con sequence of an order from Cabrera, whom Don Carlos has just made a General. The insurgents still occupy Le Villar, La Llosa, Le Mas del Carrol, and Le Alas del Cassino, villages and positions from five to nine leagues to the west of Valencia. The archbishop of Seville, who was exiled to Alicant, has arrived in the province." SUBSTANCE OF THE INFORMATION RE CEIVED BY THE GOVERNMENT. " Accounts have been received at the Admiralty from Lord J. Hay, of the action fought on the sth, at St. Se bastian, in which the double lines of the Carlists were stormed by the British Legion and some Spanish troops. " About 6,000 men, including 1,500 Spaniards, moved out of St. Sebastian at daylight on the sth, to attack the entrenched positions of the insurgents. " These positions appeared impregnable, but were stormed one after another by these brave men, in a manner that created one universal feeling of adniiration. " It is impossible to state with accuracy the amount of killed and wounded, but, according to the most favourable accounts, the number amounts to between 500 and 600, and a large proportion of superior and other officers wounded. " The insurgent's loss must have been considerable. Two pieces of artillery and a stand of colours were taken. " His Hajesty's steam-vessels Phenix and Salamander were enabled to render most essential service ; and the fire from the Phcvnir destroyed an angle of the principal re doubt which enabled two regiments of the British Legion to enter." The Marquis of 'Westminster, to his tenants, made a return of ten per cent. upon their rents, at the last rent day. —Cheshire Examiner. ANNUITY TAX.—Councillor Russell and Mr. Chapman, who were confined in Edinburgh jail for non-pay ment of the annuity tax, are again at liberty. Mr. Russell's constituents, the municipal electors of the first ward, paid on Tuesday last the sum for which he was incarcerated, and re stored him to freedom. Mr. Chapman was released from prison on Sunday on account of bad health. LIBEL LAW.—In an action against the Manchester Guardian the Judge, in charging the Jury, said—" It seems to me sufficient if, in substance, the charge against the plaintiff is proved. It is, that, lie in confederacy with William Jones, entered into a scheme for obtaining goods without the inten tion of paying for them. If that is proved, I think it will be sufficient." This decision is the commencement of a reformed and more rational mode of judging the sufficiency of justifica tion in actions of libel. On Saturday, at the Kensington Petty Sessions, Henry Creed, conductor to an omnibus, was summoned to an swer the charge of Mrs. Sibley, of Holland-place, Kensing ton. The lady stated she called to the defendant for the pur pose of going to town with her sister. The latter got in first, and on witness getting on the second step, the defendant sud denly called to the coachman to go on, saying, " all was right." She refused to go unless he stopped the vehicle, when the defendant seized her with great violence, and she was dragged several yards, when the defendant, loosing his hold, she fell on her face in the road. The defendant, in defence, alleged that he endeavoured all in his power to prevent the lady falling, and said the cause of his desiring the coachman to go on was, that one of Cloud's omnibuses was opposing him. The Bench fined him 255. and costs. PEDESTRIANISM.—On Saturday last a gentleman undertook, for a considerable bet, to walk from Glasgow to Edinburgh within the space of ten hours, a distance of 44 miles. He started on his journey at six o'clock in the morn ing, and completed his task, by arriving at Edinburgh at 15 seconds before three o'clock in the afternoon, although lie rested twice on the road, by which he lost 25 minutes—thus accomplishing the distance nine hours less 15 seconds, and having an hour to spare. It is computed that the proceedings before the Com mittee appointed to try the merits of the Dublin election will be attended with an expense of not less than 100,000/. ; but the expense incurred before the Commissioners appointed to hear evidence in Dublin will be paid.by the public. . . REVOLTING CASE.—A young woman of irregular habits, having visited Stockport from Manchester on Tuesday, was grossly ill-treated by seven men on that night in Waterloo road. A disgusting outrage was committed on her person by the whole gang ; and, to add to their villainy, one of them drew from his pocket a knife, with which he inflicted upon her wounds and lacerations of the most frightful nature. After this cruelty, the perpetrators repeated their brutal vio lation, and left the wretched woman exposed in the open air, and in a dying condition. Providentially she was soon disco vered, and removed to the Infirmary, where she still lies.— Cheshire Examiner. ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.--On Tuesday night a most determined at self-destruction was made by a young girl, named Eary Anne Povey, not more than 15 years of age, who resided with her parents at No. 18, Queen-street, Grosvenor square. It appears that about ten o'clock on the above night, in consequence of the long stay of the unfortunate girl down stairs, her mother went to look after her, when, on opening the door of the front parlour, she was discovered lying on the floor in a state of insensibility, and weltering in blood. On lifting her up, a fearful gash was discovered in her throat, from which the blood was fast flowing, and in her right hand a ra zor was firmly grasped, with which there is no doubt she had inflicted the wound. No cause can be assigned by any member of the family, or any of her friends, for her extraordi nary conduct, and as she has ever, since her inflicting the wound been unable to articulate, the reason of her doing so will probably never be known. DEATH FROM HYDROPHOBIA.—Yesterday morn ing, at four o'clock, Richard Parman, a trumpeter in the First Regiment of Life Guards, which is quartered in the Regent's park Barrack, died in the hospital of hydrophobia. About three weeks ago, a little dog of the Blenheim breed came to the barrack gates, when, as he appeared to have no owner, Parman became its possessor, and he took it home to his wife. During the three first days that it w as t h ere, t h e decease d' s wife remarked to him that it snapped at everything it came nigh ; when, as she grew very importunate for its removal, she at length prevailed upon her husband to turn the animal out ; but in doing which he was bit on the thumb. The wound healed up, and no symptoms appeared till about the latter end of last week, when the part got irritable, and on Tuesday morn ing early he was placed in the hospital, under symptoms of hydrophobia. He was attended till death put an end to his sufferings. Parman bad been many years in the regiment, and was about 30 years of age. He was a steady man, and as a soldier respected by all his comrades. Two other men, it is said, have been bitten by the same dog. Two of the coaches between Hastings and the metropolis are running at the reduced fares of 4s. and 55., a rivalry of which the public have no cause to complain. —Brighton Guardian. _ _ Thursday being the fast day, was observed with the usual solemnities in this city.—Edinburgh Courant. LITERATURE: COLBURN',..3I',OPERS IV,OV.FL.t.Srg; Vot. L01t0n,18:36. • This volume contains the whole of Mr. Bulwer's popular tale " Devereux," together with a dedicatory address to Mr. A uldjo, and is embellished with two illustrations, 'wither of which are remarkable for ability. FINE ARTS. SHAKSPEARE GALLERY.—No. I. C. Tilt. London. 1836. Mr. Tilt has here hit upon a good idea. Every one is acquainted with the principal female characters of Shakspeare, and formed to himself some notion of their personal appearance : and the present work is an attempt to embody them in a series of fancy por traits. The Number before us contains three such likenesses—one of Viola, the second of Beatrice, and the third of Anne Page—" sweet Anne Page," whom to read of, is to fall in love with. We do not, how ever, think her portrait a successful one. It wants archness, and that laughing, coquetish spirit which we all so much relish in the " Merry Wives of Windsor." But Viola is indeed a gem. She is simply and gracefully attired in the garb of a page ; and a more symmetrical figure—with the single exception of the neck, which is a trifle too thick—and more enchant ing countenance, with just enough of serious senti ment in it to convey the idea of a pure and elevated character, we never yet met with, even among the lovely female creations of Leslie. The youthful Helen, before her marriage with Menelaus, and when a dozen kings of Greece ran mad for her, must, we take it, have been very like this bewitching Viola. At any rate, if she was not, she ought to have been, if only to justify the lunacy of so many monarchs. This one portrait is alone sufficient to stamp the character of this first Number. MEMORIALS OF OXFORD, No. XLI. Parker. Oxford. Contains a striking view, which every one who is familiar with the locality will at once recognize, of Pembroke College, Oxford. The literary explanations are from the pen of Dr. Ingram, President of Trinity, and are copious and minute, without being unnecessarily diffuse. But when is the work to be brought to a conclusion ? At least a hundred weight of Numbers —this being the forty-first—has already appeared, and if we may judge from the symptoms before us, they bid fair to " stretch to the crack o' doom." We fear, if the work be not soon closed, that the public will be apt to exclaim with Lord Byron, " something too much of this." NAPOLEON GALLERY, P4IT XII. C. Tilt. London. 1836. A cheap and commodious little publication, which which will bind up with the 12mo editions of Scott's " Life of Napoleon." The present part consists of eight spirited engravings in outline, illustrative of the earlier military achievements of the Emperor. There was a grand treat at pistol shooting on Friday at Long's Gallery, in the Haymarket, between a well-known crack shot and the Oxford gentleman who has been beating all England at pigeon shooting. It was at twelve yards dis tance, at small wafers. The Oxford gentlemen hit upwards of fifty in the hundred shot, and won. ROYAL CHARLEY BACK AGAIN.—We have re ceived the following account of the departure from G reenoc k of Charles Edward Stuart and his brother, John Sobieski Stuart. They are said to be grandsons of Charles Edward Stuart, the Pretender. Of course they must be illegitimate, as the present King of Sardinia is the heir of that Prince : On Friday Charles Edward Stuart, and his brother John, grandsons of the Pretender, embarked at Greenock on board the Foyle, for Londonderry. These scions of the house of Stuart belong to Italy, and have been on a tour to the north of Scotland, visiting the places famed in the romantic adven tures of their ancestor, the Young Ascanius. They are good looking young men, and bear a strong resemblance to the best portraits of " Royal Charley." They speak the Italian, French, English, Gaelic, and Irish languages, and are always attired in the Highland costume of the House of Stuart, and accompanied by a piper of the clan. They have never worn any other dress than the kilt and its Highland appendages, and their seal is a crown. At the time they embarked, the piper played some of the principal Jacobite airs, composed as la ments at the misfortunes of the Pretender. A number of Highlanders of the higher and middle classes went on board to have a peep at the strangers, and although they to a man were all of the High Tory cast, yet they looked with venera tion on the Stuarts. The visitors and passengers assembled in the cabin seemed determined to honour the memory of " Royal Charley," by quaffiing a bumper of the best Glenlivet. One of the company was deputed to ask permission of Charles Edward, who respectfully declined the honour intended, and said that it was not proper under present circumstances. The brothers expressed their high gratification at the enthusiasm of the Greenock Celtic Tories, and seemed much affected.._ Glasgow Chronicle. DEAL.—The Magistrates appo i nted under the new Municipal Bill have unanimously tendered their resignation. A letter, it appears, was addressed a few days since to the Tuwn Clerk, by command of Lord John Russell, signifying that a separate Court of Quarter Sessions at Deal would in fu ture be abolished.—Kent Herald. RAMSGATE.-011 Monday morning, during the tempestous weather, the wind blowing strong to the eastward, a schooner, in endeavouring to make the harbour, got aground on the " White Dike," where she received so much damage that she bilged and went down in deep water, just in the track of the vessels that enter at low water, and near to the " Old Cudd Buoy ;" as the crew has not been heard of it i s f eare d a ll have perishe : whence she was bound, or what her cargo, is not known. On the following day a Prussian Galliot, timber laden, and bound to Southampton, got on the " Brake," and the sea running so high that no assistance could be rendered for some hours, the crew, nine in number, were seer. clinging to the bowsprit, expecting every moment she would sink, but the weather abating about /0 p. m. the boatmen succeeded in rescuing them from a watery grave. Much praise is due to the boatmen for their exertions on this occasion. The wea ther improving yesterday morning, the Ramsgate Steamer went and took the Hull in tow and brought her into the har bour.—Kent Herald. During the Polish Revolution, Mr. B. was en trusted with the difficult task of watching •orer the safety of Warsaw. When the arms of Russia prevailed, he fled to Paris with his young wife, from whom, soon afterwards, he was compelled to separate himself. The lady went to lodge in a furnished hotel in the Passage du Pont Neuf, where she formed an intimate connection with a medical student. A few days ago, however, he informed her that necessity obliged him to leave her, and he went to seek another lodging for himself. On returning, he found that, in despair, she had taken a quantity of arsenic. Every means were immedi ately taken to counteract the poison, but in vain. She ex pired the following day in dreadful convulsions, in the 23d year of her age, and was buried at the expense of the Polish refugees. In the production of cast-iron from the blast fur nace a wonderful improvement has been effected by the in troduction of heated air into the blast furnace, instead of cold as formerly. The temperature of heated air first so applied was 300 degrees, and this has been raised to 600, which is sufficient to melt lead. This new process saves the necessity of converting coal into coke before being thrown into the furnace, so that the iron-works are no longer enveloped in dense clouds of smoke. The coals are thrown into the furnace just as they come from the mine, and are converted into coke by the time they reach the blast. A great saving of coals is also effected by this process. Eight tons of coals were for merly used in producing one ton of cast-iron, but by the new process only three arc consumed in producing the same quan tity of iron. TIIE KING'S FETE AT PARlS.—Notwithtanding the unfavourable state of the weather on Sunday, a consider able crowd flocked towards the Champs Elysees and the Bar rier° du Trone • but soon after the games and gaieties had commenced a heavy shower fell, and this, added to the ex treme cold, greatly thinned the number. As the rain dimi nished, the scenes of pleasure became gradually re-peopled, and the orchestras continued their music and the actors their representations ; but about four o'clock the rain augmented, and continued to fall incessantly during the whole evening, and from that hour the Champs Elysees were comparatively deserted. The competitors for the prizes at the summit of the moat de cocayne were, much to their mortification, compelled to renounce their struggle, so inconveniently slippery had the pole been rendered by the moisture. A considerable number of persons proceeded to the garden of the Tuileries at five o'clock, to bear the concert, who, upon their Majesties appear ing several times at the balcony, greeted them with shouts of Vive le Roi " Vine la Reine I" .6 Vice la Fatnille Royale!" The immense multitude of umbrellas with all their variegated colours, produced a singular spectacle. The fire works, which were on a magnificent scale, were discharged at half-past eight o'clock; but their effect, as well as that of the illumination, was much injured by the great quantity of rain that fell. The Hotel de Ville was very tastefully decorated and illuminated by gas, which resisted the wind and rain, and had an extremely pretty effect. The stall and booth keepers, and the sellers of eatables and drinkables in the o p en air, as well as the resta urateurs , coffee-house keepers, and. petty public-house keepers, who generally gather a harvest on the occasion of a fete, must have been great sufferers from the untoward state of the elements.—Galignani, PRE SUN, LO N )ON, THURSDAY, MAY 12, ,11(; THEATRES. iTE/Y r- OAPDF,N. Mr. Macready having tr:..ntrr .e. Lie gervices from the rival theatre, appeared last night upon these boards in Ins favourite character of Macbeth. Long before the rising of the curtain the dress and first circles, pit, and galleries, svcre well filled, and on his entree he was greeted from all parts of the house with the most deafening cheers, waving of hats and handker chiefs, and every other mode which could demonstrate a kindly feeling towards him. At the commencement Mr. Macready, whn acknowledged these testimonies of approbation by many profound obeisances, appeared to labour under considerable nervous excitation, as well he might ; but as the play pro ceeded and he warmed into the part, he never before, perhaps, gave so correct or animated a representation of it. At the conclusion of the tragedy, Mr. Macready was again most heartily cheered, and being vociferously called for, came for ward and made the following address, which was greatly cheered during its delivery and at its close :—" Ladies and Gentlemen—Under ordinary circumstances I should receive this manifestation of your kindness with silent acknowledge ments; but I cannot disguise from myself the fact, that the circumstances which have led to my engagement at this Thea tre, after an absence of many years, arc uppermost in your minds. Into those circumstances I will not enter further than two general observations. First, I was subjected, in cold blood, from motives which I will not characterise, to a series of studied, and annoying, and mortifying provocations, per sonal and professional. The second, that, suffering under those accumulated provocations, I was betrayed, in a moment, of unguarded passion, into an intemperate and imprudent act, for which I feel, and shall never cease to feel, the deepest and most poignant self-reproach and regret. I wish it to be dis tinctly understood, Ladies and Gentlemen, that it is to you and to myself I owe this declaration, and I make it with unaf fected sincerity. To liberal and generous minds, I think, I need say no more. I cannot, however, at such a moment, re sist thanking you, and I do so most sincerely, most respectfully, and indeed most gratefully, for these kind expressions of your sympathy and favour." ST. JAMES'S. There was a good attendance last night at this Theatre, to witness the appearance of M. L'Herie, in two laughable vau devilles, entitled, Lcs Sept INches Capitattx, and La Son nette de Nuit, both of which are written by himself. This actor will prove a great acquisition to the already powerful company of Madame Carmouche. He plays with much viva city, and in the last of the two pieces we have named, his hu mour and versatility were so highly appreciated, as to draw down the repeated and hearty applause of the audience. We ought to have said at the commencement, rather than at the end of this notice, that Moliere's comedy of Tartidre was very well played; the principal characters by Messrs. Cossard and Ray, and by Mesdames Thierry, Corroge, St. Amand, and Cossard. PARLIAMENTARY SUMMARY. The LORDS' did not meet yesterday. In the COMMONS' a great many petitions were presented ; among the more important ones may be mentioned those from Great Yarmouth and Stoke-upon-Trent, praying for the vote by ballot ; from Hetherington, the printer of unstamped pub lications, complaining of partiality on the part of the autho rities in putting in force the Stamp Act; and from some pa rishioners, in vestry assembled, against the clause in the Arch bishop of Canterbury's Bill, which proposes to exempt the Master of Westminster School from residence in his benefice. The Roman Catholic Marriage Bill was passed by a majority of 9. The Oyster Fisheries Bill was discussed in Committee, and the clauses, after a division, agreed to. The Fisheries Bill, the Poole Corporation Bill, Mr. Buckingham's two Bills, and the Irish Poor Laws Bills, were severally advanced a stage. In the Committee on the Irish Civil Courts Bill, clauses up to 40 were agreed to. The worthy Secretary of the Drury-lane Theatrical Fund, Mr. Hughes ; Mr. Parsons, the boi book-keeper; and Parker, of the free-list office, conjointly take their benefits to-night at Drury.lane Theatre, when will be performed Arne's pleasing opera of Love in a Village, very strongly cast, with a variety of singing and dancing, and Dibdin's version of The Heart of Mid-Lothian. There can be little doubt but the house will be a bumper, for these gentlemen are very de. serving of public support. ST. PETERSBURG, APRIL 25.—The first steam boat from. St. Petersburg arrived at Cronstadt on the 19th of this month, with passengers. On the same day the Pomona frigate went out of port, to take its station as guard-ship at sea. It hoisted its flag on passing the fort of Peter 1., and a cannon shot announced the opening of the navigation. On the Bth a flag was hoisted on the Custom-house hall. We understand that Sir John Jeffcott has been ap pointed Judge of the intended colony in South Australasia. THE STANMORE TREASURE.—It has been at length determined by the Lords of the Treasury, that no fur ther opposition shall be given to the delivery of the treasure found by the groom and coachman of the Rev. Mr. Chauvel to the fortunate finders. The steward of the Duke of Buck ingham endeavoured to establish a claim on his Lordship's be half as lord of the manor, but without success. MR. BULWER'S DEVEREUX.—If we may judge by the numerous orders already said to be received by the Booksellers, the cheap edition of this work, forming the new volume of " Colburn's Novelists," will fully equal in sale those of " Pelham " and " The Disowned." It is ushered in by one of those attractive prefaces, in which it seems to be the delight of Mr. Bulwer to unfold the workings of his own mind—to show from what conceptions his works have arisen, and under what impulses and principles they have proceeded. This preface is addressed to John Auldjo, Esq., the accom plished Traveller ; and is so full of pleasant associations, and graceful sentiments, as to form by no means the least accept able part of the volume in which it appears. Yesterday the Recorder made his Report to his Majesty of the prisoners under sentence of death in his Ma jesty's gaol of Newgate, who were convicted at the last two Sessions of the Central Criminal Court, viz.:—February— Daniel Simmonds, 28; John Davis alias Florence M'Carthy, 21 ; John AP \Tee, 26 ; John Drummond, 22 ; Charles Willis, 24 ; George Page, 28 ; Berry Cartwright, 24. April : Charles Kitley, 26; George Page, 28; Richard Absolom, 17 ; William Absolom, 23 ; Edward Fife, 22 ; John Smith, 18 ; Daniel Stone, 15 ; John Higgins, 15 ; John Young, 22; Edward Brown, 22 ; James Paradise, 22 ; Samuel Capel, 19 ; Thomas Belcher, 24. To all of whom his Majesty has been graciously pleased to extend his royal mercy. POST-OFFICE.--It is in contemplation to have two departures from London to Edinburgh daily—one in the morning, and the other in the evening. This arrangement, if carried into effect, cannot fail to be of incalculable advantage to the Scottish metropolis, and also to all the intermediate cities and towns through which the mails will then pass. The Poor Law Commissioners have interdicted the per centage to the ma=ters of workhouses on the money earned by the paupers. Lord Cole patted off last night with Mr. Stewart Marjoribanks against the third reading of the Roman Catholic Marriage Bill. LIEUT.-COLONEL SHAW KENNEDY.—A meet ing of gentlemen was held last week in the Town Hall, when it was resolved to present, on his departure for Ireland, Lieut.- Colonel Shatv Kennedy, inspecting officer of this district, with same token of the esteem in which he is universally held in this neighbourhood. A subscription fur this purpose was forthwith opened, and is yet proceeding. —Manchester Times. WIT AT TIIE GAItItICK.-- 4 I think you must all allow, said Cooke, " that Macready is the most striking tragedian of the day."—He has certainly made a hit at last," replied Poole. " True," added Smith, " I'm afraid he has given a blow to his own reputation." " Pooh, pooh l" re joined Cooke, " that will soon blow over.''—Weekly Post. A few days since, while one of the Southampton coaches, was changing horses at Esher, no one being at their heads, before the coachman mounted the box the animals set off at full speed, and ran more than a mile before they could be stopped, which was at length effected by a passenger hook ing up the reins with his umbrella. The first division of the Queen's Bays marched from the Royal Barracks this morning, en route . to Longford, and to take up the quarters of the 3d Dragoon Guards. The second division marches to-morrow. Two troops of the Ist Royal Dragoons marched into Portobello barracks on Friday ; the whole of the regiment arrived this day. They will, in a few days, be removed into the Royal Barracks. The 71st Highlanders arc expected to arrive here on Thursday next, being several days sooner than was originally intended._ Dublin Evening Mail. On Tuesday morning, between one and two o'clock, the residence of the Rev. Mr. Tritton, near MOrden, in Surrey, was broken into by a gang of thieves, who effected an entrance by cutting one of the pannels of the drawing-room shutters, which enabled them to get into the house. There was no pro perty of a portable description in the drawing-room at the time, and the burglars finding that to be the case, proceeded towards the pantry, where the plate was kept; but having to force a door before they could get into the passage leading to it, they were heard by the butler, who immediately alarmed the house. The burglars. however, escaped, and a reward of 501. has been offered for their apprehension. BEDOUIN ARABS.—COLOSSEUM.—These won derful,persons continue their exhibition every day in the theatre of the Colosseum, which has been newly decorated, and is lighted up as if for an evening performance. They are really astonishing individuals, and the ease with which they execute impossibilities must be a great marvel to medical men. It would be a task of no small difficulty to convey an adequate idea of the representation which they give, it can only be seen to be appreciated. And it differs from all others of a similar character, inasmuch as there is nothing revolting and terrifying in its nature ; all seems done with a facility and command over the muscles and joints of the body, as if it were as natural to them to go through these wonderful feats as it would be to others to perform the most ordinary exercises. The exhibi tion is divided into two parts, each of which occupies about half an hour. The first consists solely of feats of agility; the second of displays of strength. In this part a boy of about twelve years of age twists and contorts his whole body, as if he were gifted with the coiling powers of the ser pent. Upon the whole a visit to the 13edouin Arabs will amply repay the trouble. The exhibition has been, since its commencement, every day both fashionably and numerously frequented. On Wednesday last, the scaffolding in the Galerie des Batailles, at Versailles, rave way, and six workmen were thrown to the grou n d from a '- height of thirty feet. Two were killed, and the other four severely injured. Immediately on being informed of this occurrence, the King sent I,ooof. for the relief of the sufferers and their families. HIS MAJESTY'S LEVEE. Their Majeat/a arrived in town at half-past one o'clock yesterday afternoon, from Windsor Castle, His Majesty held a Levee at two o'clock. The Iltli4 of gen g e, accompanied by the Hereditary Prince, and Pririeti ti vi of the Netherlands, and attended by M. Dedel, the Nethe'flitticia Minister, and Count Frederic de Limburg Stirum, ChamberiaL! of bi Majesty the King of the Netherlands, was present at the Levee. At the Entree Levee Monsieur Frederic de Raumee, Pro fessor of History at the University of Berlin, was presented td his Majesty by Baron Bulow, the Prussian Minister. The Count Erdody (Chamberlain to the Emperor of Austria), and the Count Testeliez, two Hungarian Noblemen, were presented to the King by M. de Hummelauer, Charge d'Affaires of his Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty the Emperor of Austria. Baron de Rutzen was presented to his Majesty by the Rus sian Ambassador. Monsieur de Silva, Consul-General for the Brazils, was presented to the King by M. Galvao, the Brazilian Minister. The Levee was attended by the Duke of Cumberland, Prince Ernest of Hesse, the Russian and French Ambas sadors, the Neapolitan, Prussian, Sardinian, Wurtcmberg, Hanoverian, Danish, Pcrtuguese, Grecian, Bavarian, Bra zilian, Netherlands, and Saxon Ministera ; Nocr y Effendi, Ottoman Minister, and Mr. Salame, his Majesty's Oriental Interpreter; M. de Hummelauer, Austrian Charge d'Affaires ; Mr. Vail, Charge d'Affaires of the United States of America ; Count Seckendorff, Secretary to the Prussian Legation ; Baron Rehausen, Secretary to the Swedish Legation ; Count de Plessen, Secretary to the Danish Legation ; M. Vogotidis, Interpreter to the Ottoman Legation ; Count Gustavus Bleccher de Wahstall, Mr. Philip Friel!, Ambassador from the King of Oude, the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the Groom of the Stole, the Master of the Horse ; Lord Hill, the Gold Stick in Waiting ; the Captain of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at- Arms, the Captain of the Yeoman Guard, the Master-Genera! of the Ordnance, the Solicitor-General, the Treasurer of the Household, the Comptroller of the Household, Lord Rad ' stock, Naval Aid-de-Camp in Waiting ; the Earl of Aboyne, Colonel Lord Dufferin, Colonel Sir Alexander Dickson, and Colonel Gibbs, Aides-de-Camp to his Majesty; the Master of the Ceremonies, the Master of the Robes, Sir Samuel Spry, Lieutenant of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms; Sir Edward Pearson, Lieutenant of the Yeoman Guards ; Sir P. Walker, Usher of the White Rod ,and of the King's Body Guard of Scotland ; the Clerk Mirshal, Sir Horace Seymour and Colonel Bowater, Equerries to the King; Captain Pe chell, M. P., Equerry to her Majesty ; the Dean of Hereford, Deputy Clerk of the Closet in Waiting; Major Hyde, As sistant Master and Marshal of the Ceremonies ; Mr. Albert Beetbam, Clerk of the Cheque to the Hon. Corps of Gentle men-at-Arms; Captain Courtenay Boyle, R.N.,Groom of the Privy Chamber ; Mr. Stephenson, Page f Honour ; Mr. Strachan, Gentleman Usher to the King, and the fol lowing : DUKES—Richmond, Cleveland. MARQUISES—Camden, Bath, Exeter. EARLS—Sefton, Rosebery, Talbot, Mansfield, Stradbroke, Cawdor, Aboyne, Aberdeen, Haddington, Kinnoul. VISCOUNTS—CoIe, Newry, Hood. Loans—Tenterden, Denman, Maitland, Hatherton. Archbishop of Armagh. BISHOPS—Ossory and Ferns, Bangor. • HoNs.—The Champion Dymoke, R. Needham. Stu s—E. Scott, Bart., M. P., Patrick Walker, H. John son, J. Walsh, E. K. Lacon, Bart. The Dean of Salisbury, Rev. Dr. Scott. Ray. MESSRS.—J. Downall, W. G. Mayne, J. E. Philipps. MESSRS.—T. Shiffner ' ' Horsman, J. Montefiore Spicer, W. Barron, M. P., Balfour, G. Palmer, Creighton, Whitgreave, E. Hamilton Sterling, Roberts, Champagne, G. J. K. Gor don, E. Walpole, M. Dyer, A. Smith, Mayne, C. Dundas, E. Drummond, Basset, Onslow, O'Connor Don, Planta, H. Lacon, Weyland, M.P., R. G. Alston, Alston, Hamilton, Holdsworth. • ADMIRALS—Sir W. Hargood, Sir Tremayne Rodd, Sir C. Hamilton, Lambert. CAPTAINS, R.N.—Hindmarsh, Sir Henry Lecke, Sir David Dunn, Blackwood, Ayscough, Falcon, Skipsey, Dandas. COMMANDERS—C. H. M. Buckle, Appleby, Hamilton, Pole. LIEUTENANTS, R. N.—J. D. Robinson, C. W. Pitt, Cheere. GENERALS—ShrapneI, Sir G. Cockburn, Sir John Lambert, Forbes, Anderson, Sir J. Champagne, Hall, Read, Sir H. Lowe. COLONELS—Duffy, Digby, Armytage, York, Dorville, Thornton, Grant, Cornwall, Lawrence, B. Drummond, Sal wey, Sir C. O'Donnell, R. Y. Butler, Delap. MaJoas—Coles, Borlace, Cadogan, Cole, Hervey, Dyneley. CAPTAINS —Stephens, William Hotham, R. H. Miles, E. Freke, G. Hookey, J. F. Musgrave, Hamilton, Hope, Mairis, Slade, Harcourt, J. W. Holdsworth, Hon. F. G. Hood. LIEUTENANTS—Udney, E. Watts, Lamotte, F. W. Hamil ton, Douglas, Willan. Cornet Spicer. Lord Denman presented a petition from the inhabitants of Dublin, praying for a further mitigation of the criminal code. The following were presented to the King on being made Knights of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphie Order : Captain Hindmarsh, R.N., Governor of South Australia, by the Right Lord Glonelg. Captain Sir H. Lecke, R.N., by the Right Hon. the Earl of Minto. Captain W. Hotham, by the Duke of Cleveland. The following were also presented to his Majesty:— Admiral Sir W. Hargood, on returning from his command at Plymouth. Cornet Spicer, on his appointment to the 9th or Queen's Royal Lancers, by the Earl of Rosslyn. Mr. Horsman, by the Earl of Rosebery. Mr. T. Shiffner, on his appointment of Paymaster to the Household, by the Duke of Argyll. Captain the Hon. F. G. Hood, Grenadier Guards, on being granted the rank and precedence as son of Viscount, by his brother, Viscount Hood. Mr. Creighton, by Lord Cole. Mr. J. Montefiore, on his appointment as one of his Majesty's Commissioners for the Colonization of South Australia, by Lord Glenelg. Mr. G. Palmer, on his appointment as one of his Majesty's Commissioners for the Colonization of South Australia, by Lord Glenelg. Mr. H. H. Lacon, on his return from India, by Sir E. K. Lacon, Bart. Rev. G. E. Philipps, Vicar of Osmington, by the Dean of Hereford. Hon. R. Needham, 12th Royal Lancers, by Sir H. Vivian. Rev. J. Downall, on his appointment as Chaplain to the Earl of Burlington, by General Reed. Mr. Onslow, by his father, the Hon. Colonel Onslow. Rev. W. G. Mayne, by the Kight Hon. F. Shawc, M. P. Lieut. Elday, on his appointment to the Grenadier Guards, by Lieut.-General Sir J. Lambert. Lieut. E. Watt, Bengal Cavalry, by Sir R. Campbell. Ensign J. W. Holdsworth, by Governor Holdsw•orth. Captain Macris, by Lieut.-General Sir Herbert Taylor, G. C. 8., and G. C. H. Captain .I :„. F...Musgrove, 36th Regiment Madras Army, by Sir .1. C. Hobho - use. Mr, E. Walpole, on return from a Special Mission, by Lord Glenelg. Lieut. J. D. Robinson, R. M., on his return from service, by Lord Minto. Captain Falcon, R.N., on return from service and paying off the Royal Adelaide, by Adm. Sir. W. Hargood. Commander C. H. M. Buckle, on his promotion, by Adm. Sir W. Hargood, G. C. B. Lieut. Lnmottc, 21st Fusiliers, by Lord Tenterden. Captain G. Hookey, on his appointment as Paymaster of the Chatham division, by the Earl of Minto. Captain R. H. Miles, Ist Regiment Bengal army, on his re turn from India, by Sir J. C. nobhouie. Captain Stephens, on his arrival from Hanover, by Baron Ompteda. Major Borlase, Duke of Cornwall's Yeomanry, by Sir H. Major Coles, Commandant of Taunton Corps of Yeomanry Cavalry, by the Marquis of Bath. Lieut. D. \Villan. by the Master-General of the Ordnance. Lieut. Caere, R.N., on promotion, by the Earl of Sandwich. Mr. Whitegreave, by Lord Ilathertori. Mr, G. J. R. Gordon, first Attache to his Majesty's Mission at Rio do Janeiro, by Viscount Palmerston. Mr. Roberts, on being appointed one of his Majesty's Co lonintion Commissioners for South Australia, by Lord Gienelg. Mr. E. H. Sterling, Bengal Civil Service, by Sir J. B. llobhouse. General Sir G. Cockburn, G,C.I - 1., by Lord Dufferia. Mr. Champagne, by General Sir J. Champagne. After the Levee the King held a Privy Council, which was attended by the Lord Chancellor, the Lord President, the Lord Privy Seal, the Secretaries of State for the Home Depart ments, the Viceroy of Ireland, the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, the First Lord of the Adliralty, the Chdneellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the President of the Board of Con trout, the President of the Board of Trade, the Secretary at War, and Lord Denman, Chief Justice or the Court of King's Bench. At the Council various memorials, praying that separate quarter sessions may be held in different towns, were ordered to be referred to the Secretary of State for the Home Department. Some matters relating to Guernsey were also submitted to the King in Council. The (lon. William Bathurst was the Clerk of the Council in Waiting. The Recorder of London was afterwards introduced, and made a report to the King in Council. His Majesty gave audiences to Lord Foley, Earl of Al bemarle, Marquis Conyngham, Marquis of Winchester, Vis count Palmerston, Marquis of Lansdowne, Earl of Minto, the Lord Chancellor, Lord Glcnelg, Mr. Spring Rice, Sir H. Vivian. Lord 11111, Lord J. Russell, Earl of Muigrave, and Lord llolland. Lord A. Fitzclarenee and General Finch were the Lord and Groom in Waiting. Three curious marriages are announced hi the last Leicester paper. The first is that of a master Elijah Brown to a Miss Eliza Stevenson, whose ages together make only 31 years ; the second is that of Samuel Bateman, Esq., a man of considerable property, of Dudley, surveyor and 14 1- agent to the Earl of Dudley, to a young wommi of hum ble birth, named M a t c h ett , o f L e i cester ; the bride and brides maid were profusely laden with satins, ve ils, and plumes ; two carriages and f ou r w e re put in requisition; a nd ever y attendant—whether post.boy, ostler, or what not—had his palm crossed with gold after the matrimonial knot. was tied. The third is a young fellow, aged 17, to a buxom widow of 33, with a family of seven children, after a whole month's widowhood. - • ~.. .~-- SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. YORK SPRING MEETING, MAI- 9. TILE YORK DERRY.—( FURTHER PARTICUL ARS.) Even betting on Black Diamond, 2 to 1 agst Aleppo, and i to. 2 agst the Duke of Leeds's two. At starting Jericho took the lead, and made strong runn.;ng, leaving his horses full six or seven lengths behind, Aleppo following second, Rover third, and Black Diamond in the rear. Jerici:o continued iu the front round the Middlethorpe turn, when the•three• began to draw upon him, and at the half-mile post Aleppo and Rover headed him, Aleppo taking the lead, and defeating Rover.. cebv had a leg. At the distance slack Diamond went up to Alep po's sfrie, and staid quietly with him till about twenty yards from home, left him, and won with the most perfect ease by three lengths. On returning to scale he looked no more disturbed than if he had taken common exercise. TUESDAY. The Spring St. Leger Stakes of 25 Sore. each, for three years-old ; colts, Bst. 51b ; fillies, Bst. 21b. Last mile and three quarters. 5 Subs. Mr. Bell's br. f. Zibetta , by Lan g an Heseltine 1 Mr. Attwood's b. f. Theano .............................. 2 Lord Eglinton's gr. c. Wizard • 3 Mr. H. Claridge's b. f. Aveline ............ .....while and 4 Even on Zebetta, 3 to 1 agst Theano , 4 to 1 agst A, sto 1 agst Wizard. At starting Zeb etta took the lean, and dmade running for about a quarter of a mile , when she was . I waed by Wizard, who carried it on at a strong pace, Zebetta second, Ave line third, xid Theano last. This order was kept till near the end of the rails, wen Zebette came out, and won in a canter by twenty yards. Sweepstakes of 30 sore, eacii. 10 ft., for two yrs old ; colts, Bst. 51b. , fillies, Sst. 2.11:•• T. Y. C, 17 Subs. Duke of Cleveland's br. c, by Voltaire Mr. Bell's ch. f. Golden Drop, by Actaeon Mr. T. Powlett's f. by Priam-311:s Fanny's dam 3 Mr. Wilkin's ch. f. Abraham Nevrla,:d Duke of Leeds's br. c. Wrestler Betting-6 to 4on the Voltaire colt, 6to agst Wrestler, and sto 1 agst Golden Drop. The whole came well together till within the distance, where the Voltaire colt came out, hard held, and won easy by three parts of a length. The Oaks Stakes of 50 sore. each, h. ft. for three yr: , old fillies, Sst. 41b. Mile and a half. 7 Subs. Sir J. Beresford's br. f. Miss Fortuna, Voltaire... Lye I Duke of Leeds's b. c. Rubino, 2 Mr. Wormald's ch. f. Zelinda, by Velocipede Mr. T. 0. Powlett's gr. The La d y Berners Won by a length and a half. Betting—. 3 to 4on the field. Zelinda led to near the rail-end, when Miss Fortuna came up, and won easily. The Shorts.—Sweepstakes of 50 sous. each, h, ft., for three years old; colts, Bst. blb; fillies, Bst. 21b. Last mi2e. 4 Subs. Duke of Cleveland's ch. c. by Langcr—Natilda...Lye Mr. Gully's b. f. Princess Victoria Betting,-2 to lon the winner, who took t he lead, Was never . headed, and won very easily. ST. ALBANS RACES, TUSDA T. The Ladies' Plate of 50 sovs. for maiden hones, never having wor. before the day of entering; three yrs old, est. 71b.: four, Bst. 51b. ; five, Bst. 21b ; six, 9st. 21b ; aged, 9st. 51b. Heats, once round and a distance. One sov. entrance,_ to go to the owner of the second horse. The win ner to be sold for 150 sovs., if de manded, &c. Mr. Coleman's b. c. Tom Beazely, 3 yrs ...Paris 1 1 Mr: Pryce's b. c. Brother to C aldieot, 3 yrs ,3 2 Mr. Grant's f. The May Bird , 4 y rs 2 6 Mr. Westley's b. f. by Belzon i, 3 y rs The following were not placed :—Mr. Evans's Watty, 3 yrs ; Mr. Osborne's Miss Allspice, aged ; Mr. Roberts names Marmoset, 4 yrs; Mr. White's Ambition, 3 yrs ; and Mr. Spriggs's Cots - more, 4 yrs. The Manor Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 25 sovs. added, free far any horse ; three yrs old, 6st. 71b. ; four, Bst. 41b. ; five, Bst. 121 b. ; six, 9st. 21b. ; and aged, 9st. 41b. Heats, two miles. The winner to be sold for 200 sovs., if demanded, &c. Mr. W. Smith's Ruinous , 4 yrs ... 1 1 Mr. T. T. Hodges's Zeli na, 4 y rs 4 2 Mr. Bacon's Engle, 6 yrs Mr. Arnold's Ladv Albert, 4 yrs Mr. Clarke's Guiceord , aged Mr. Sowerby's Shamrock , 3 y r s dis. bolt. The Sandridge Stakes of 5 sovs., with 20 added, free for any horse ; four yrs old, 10st. 81b.; ve, list. 51b. ; six, 1 Ist. 111 b ; and aged, 12st. Heats, once round and a distance. The win ner to be sold for 150 sovs., if demanded, &c. Mr. Maley's Haroid , 4 yrs ( h. b ) Parr 1 1 Captain Witham's Cooservative (h. b) Mr. Daniels's Berkhamiteap, aged The following were not platsld :—Mr. Baker's Nimrod, aged; Mr. Fowler's Coquette, aged ; MI-. C. Flesher's Zacharina , ag and Mr. Minter's Parachute, 6 yrs, ASCOT HEATH MEE TING, MAY 31. His Majesty's Plate of 100 gs. ; to start at the New Mile Post., go once round and in. The Ascot Derby Stakes of 50 sous. each, b. ft., to start at the Swinley Post, and in ; the winner of the Derby or Oaks to carry 511). extra. 16 Subs. Lord Lichfield's c. Ethiopian, by Memnon, out of Agalia Lord" Lichfield's f. Moll Flaggon Lord Jersey's brother to Mosquito Lord Chesterfield's c. by Zinganee—Babel Lord Verulam's c. by Bedlamite, out of Manille Mr. Mills da. b. c. by Lamplighter—Sister to Spermaceti' Colonel Peel's bl. c. by Jerry, out of Mary Ann Mr. Greville's b. c. Lieutenant Mr. Grosley's Frances Mr. Kent's ch. c. Gemappe Lord Exeter's Muezzin, by Sultan Mr. Wreford's br. c. Freeholder Lord Albemarle's c. Royal Oak Led Albemarle's br. c. Mulberry Swee p stakes of )00 sous. each , h. ft. , f or three vrs old fillies that never won. Bst. 51b. Old Mile.' Mr. Greville'sMarirahule' sister to Preserve • Mr. W. Edwards's Gr.slioble, Lord Egremont's f. Helga The Eclipse Foot not having been challenged for, it will re main with Mr. Batson. SECOND DAY. The Swinley Stakes of 25 sous e ach. The last mile and a half. 4 Subs. Lord Exeter's Aurelius, 4 yrs Sir G. Heathcote's eh. c. Valentissimo, 4 yrs Captain Williamson's ch. c. Aindcrby, 4 yrs D. of Rutland's b . c. by Catten, 4 yrs Sweepstakes of 100 noes. each, h. ft., for three yrs old that neve r won. Old Mile. 4 Subs. Lord Lichfield's c. Tho Captain, by Zinganec Mr. Greville's b. c. Martello Lord Egremont's br. f. Helga Lord Tavistock's f. sister to Oak Apple Sweepstakes of 100 sow. each, h. ft., for fillies. Old Mile. i Subs. Lord Tavistock's f. by Royal Oak Lord Exeter's b. f. Toga Mr. Thornhill's b. f. by Drilling, out of Mangelwurzzl Mr. Ridsdale's b. f. Olinda Mr. S. Stanley's f. by Partiza.q—Clansman's dam Colonel Peel's Arsenic Lord Chesterfield's f. by Zinganee, out of Oc tavia A Plate of NI. for all ages. Mile and a half. To start at the Swinley Post. THIRD DAY. The Fern Hill Dinner Stakes of 200 sous. each, h. ft., from the Slrinley Post. In. 8 Subs. Duke of Beaufort's f. - Esmeralda—h. untried Mr. Payne's —, by Camel, out of Lady Bird—m. untried Lord Tavistock's 1. by Royal Oak, out of Aurora—both unt, Coliw.l Peel's f. by ErniEns, out of Garcia Cul. Peel's f. Zenana, by Sultan—„mare untried Lord Chesterfield's filiy by I?,milius, out of Ambiguity Duke of Richmond's c. HaviWar, by Ilelenus—h7 untried The Royal Stakes of 100 sovs. each, h. ft., for, free 3is old that never won. Old Mile. 3 Subs. - Lord Verulam's c. by Emilius, out of Varennes Greville's Martello m t . W. Edwards's Royal George,by Royal Oak Th e Wi t ut. o ,• Forest Stakes of 50 sous. each, h. ft., for three yrs old Mhos. Old Mile. 4 Subs. Sir G. licatluinte's b. f. Zingarella Mr. TheoVld's f. Ticket Lady Am:a Mr. Grerille's 11;.'wintdade S•xecpstakes of 30 sots. each 20 ft., for two yrs old. T.Y.C. ,) Subs. Captain Williamson's b. Mr. Sadler's eb. c. The I-1,711 1 : f . eland, out of Edit h by Defence Sir G. H c atbcote's b. f. by ,Sltialt.-pearc, cut of Coma Lord Exeter's f. Candid nut Mr. Garduor's b. c. by Peter Le • of Phantisima The Gold Cur, by subsetiption w: of 20 so. with 200 added Bst. 121 b. ; six three yr olds, fist. 101 b. ; four, Bst. 'lb. f mc d 31b. AbL,Ait two miles and aud aged, Oct. 31b.. Mares all a half. 12 subs. Colonel Peel's Mr. Wags, by Langar, 3 yrs Thornhill's Mendizabal, 3 yrs Mr. Batson na. Ainderby, by liel'lnipce , e, 4 yrs Lord Jersey na. Touchstone, by Cam el, 5 y rs Mr. W. r. ward's Sherry, by Reveller, 3 yrs Mr. Cooke's sheet Anchor, brother to Hope, 4 yrs Lord Exeter's AtJelius, by Sultan, 4 yrs Sir G. Heatheotc's Yaltntissima, 4 yrs Mr. Mostyn's Comus, 5 yrs Mr. Forth na. Lucifer. by bettery, 4 yrs Theobald's Rockingham, G ve. youETII DAY. the Workingham Stakes of 5 soy:. each. Thrce quarters a mile. 19 Subs. His Majesty's Plate of 100 go. for bunters. Two wiles and a dis. A Plate of 501. for all ages. The Old Alio , The Bueldmrst Stakes of 100 ,ova. each. The Old I,Qile. The winner of the Derby to carry 71h. extra. I.crd Lichfield's c. by Emilius, out of Ina Lord Jersey's Bay Middleton, by Sultan, out of Cobweb Colonel Peel's c. by Bediamite, out of Caccia. Pia.tti's dam Mr. Hunter's Hotspur, Brother to Itoncival Mr. Thorahill's b. e. E;le Mr I .hornhill's c. Ermine, by Emilius, oat of • I.l lc: . =Y Lord Exeter's b, c. Mucain Mr. Ilidsdale's Meliora Lord Chesterfield's Oberon Mr, T, Caldecott's b. e. Zingarn The bans of marriage between Prince Capuo. and Miss Penelope Smyth were published in St. George's ChtuPb, Hanover-square, on Sunday last. This was the first time or asking. AGE OF THE Won r,D.—A (Esser:mit:l) on the been read before the Queen of Sweden, :177 :a'fito.l—i"lribleilli'elV:git is with the world as with women, it hides its age." . v - Sunday, notwithstanding' The fineness of the day on the dust and the cold north-easterly wind, drew toge.her 1. " u s ', grea ter assemblage in Hyd e -p ar k t h an a ny preceding' day of the present season. Very few ladies, ' however, appeared as yct to have laid aside their winter costume. ft is related of Diderot that he did not scruple to sit to the Empress of Russia an immense library, which he did not possess, for an enormous having got her pro , raise that it should remain in his possession in Paris during his When her Ambassador wanted to see it after a year or two's payment, and the visitation could no longer be stavcd oil', Diderot was obliged to set off in a burry, and run through aii the booksellers' shops in Germany to till his empty shelves. He bad the good fortune to save appearances ; but the trick took air because he had been niggardly in his attention to the Ambassador's Secretary.