The Sun. — London, England, 1839-09-02 00:00:00

11 j. 111 :N I NG EDITION. MAGAZINE -DAY. .• BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE.. The " Chartis:s and Universal Suffraats" .s ±d, as usual, in the exaoarerated sp Tory -t, .rat peculiar to ti , is periodical. Th e writer, who Is a most prom:s:..g alarmist, of . a horror, !ircecy with a fine conception broadly intfroates his belief that thi s benightJd coeatr-y will ere long fall a victim to a convuls;on. N ,, miiar to that which fifty years ago •sPrf ad dese , ; , .tion arid misery through the luhc). t e .afjrr: Tb • is is awful, it must be con resse,..; b , t j et << the p' ophecy is ensive public" take heart ab'iya nl as absurd as one of Mur -141)N meteorolog' wilt cat ones. National tranquillity still be p re 4e , red, and national improvement proc cut at a ningham Fsale, gradual pace, even though a ti vintners h o u se ma y b e gutte d , an d beneath is forint, thrown into the street, an d t ramp l e d ftellic . "the hoofs of an uneasy mob. In the in jence and orderly disp os iti on o f our middle P .ases, we hare a secure breakwater against the inroad s of mobocracy on the one hand, and aristo cracy on the other. Yet the writer professes to have littla or no faith in the vigilance and energy of these classes, and observes, in a perfect paroxysm of apprehension— " Must we always wait till cities are burned, and streets given up to pillage, befa - 4-e any defensive mea sures are adopted by the new governors of the State ? 1)5 coming events never cast their shadows before to the dominant s',opocracv of the empire ; and will the new co-vernord of the State never adopt any defensive or viv,orou4 step till their doors are forced open by a Chr `rtist mob, their houses in flames by Chartist torches, or their beer•barrels emptied by Chartist la '°"tlas ? Doubtksi.., when a Radical finds a Chartist B'r:flowi ng cop i ous libations out of his butts, the ob :cructions of error are quickly swept away from his own l aind ; when he sees his property pillaged by Chartist Lands, he gets n clear insight into the distinction be twixt nicztin and ; and when the darkness is il utuinate,l b y toe flames of his burning property, s he shad s of p.,!itical delusion are rapidly dispelled. Ilut ar e we to rest in the miserable and degrading con ;elusion, that .1-,,,_e deplorable catastrophes must ensue =befor e the midi le classes can be roused to a sense eitl' .. , r of their duties or t heir danger ? Is the book of " pc _ irienee entirely lost, upon them ; and is there no wayof !making t he',`ciiseio.rge their duties as y',. c y men , or sup port the coverninent as politicians, 'out by bringing the horrors of Civil tear home to th. dir 'doors ? Is that the i ; e ?" 11, olten. year s ' •. ppren ti ces hi p to self-government ? • r ti dat the core,,quence of the extensi o n of the suf. ;age. 'and ttlf. ditrusion of political information to all clas ses of aociety It these a re th e conseque nces of amelioratou, if these are the first fruits of we can only say that they exceed in bitterness lny whi c h t h e Teries ever predicted ; and that the ib ßu el P i rnaouneed unon th e m iddl e cl a s s es by L or d J o h n cradle, as his excuse f or no t stifling sedition in its exceeds ally , that was ever launched against the m by the'.r bitterest political opponent." t Thi s:- bvpothe.i's is grounded on the assumption t‘l4,t' our middle c lasses constitute a v as t b o dy o f uni z avened idiotcv ; that they have no 'shrewdness— foresight —n o power of disceriting the sig,lis of th-e times —and, above all, no strong, unTrring sense of their own persc,nal interests. Was ever political argument vet based on such a shallow foundation ? li t order to give it the slightest weight, the write t is actually compelled to take for granted that the `vast mass of the people are sheer %üb:leets for an Inquisition de Lunatico teanuirr.ndo ! Now it happens that this calumnia _ ;AA n4 " l e class has, from the time of Henry the B ""lt'at who first called it into substantial exist ence., down to the present Reform era, been the great b ulwark —tile Palladium—of our national li /Yaties. In the days of Chatham, who rightly ap- Preeia.ed its influence, it kept that great man in Power, r.gainst th e w ill o f t h e Th rone an d t h e aris toaracyl ‘ leeg,ued together to d es t ro y hi m ; an d i n the r aemorable s ear 1832, i t carr i e d the Reform Bt 11, notwithstanding the incessant covert and open o pposition of the House of Lords. To the existence of a middle class, we owe it that we have escaped convulsions that fifty years ago shook all the kingdoms of the Continent to the centre ; that the barricade system is not yet naturalized among us ; that conscr i ptions, Imperial Ukases, andr such 1::ke luxuries, excite only our scorn and wond'ir ; and that, year by year, despite the ctrotts of a small, interested faction, we have trade, and still continue to make, certain pro ress in political freedom, and in every art and §r;ience that tends to refine, elevate and en .tighten huntani!Y. " Royal Academy and its Exhibition" fief:l'll(ls this Institution from the at tacks of its opponents, who are daily increasing in numbers and virulence. The defence is more re l''atitr,nle for its z.•al than its success. The criti c,,, l Isrr.s o n t h e i:etures are acute and impartial. 11 ' , c writer speaks of Turner's eccentricities in a last spirit of animadversion ; for who that has the :slightest judoment but must be disgusted with many of the brilliant quackeries of this showy colourist ? 'Turner has both fancy and feeling ; but these are not enou g h f or hi m , and therefore he superadd s g r °tesque e xagg eration, as if to startle were to con t.;'"ce the sneeta!or's understanding. In " French Literat ure ' of the Eighteenth Century' , there are se ve'..al s oun d remar ks on Voltaire's dramatic works, . a idhis criticisms on Shakspeare and Milton. "'"'n an ex t rac t, h owever , ma d e by th e write', we are satisfied that Voltaire was incapable of comp,re bending the true character of " Paradise Lost,' or he would not have talked about " the majestic traits with which Milton has dared to delineate God." All this portion of his poem is an acknowledged failure. His Divinity —with reverence be it spoken ----is little better than a twaddler justifying Pope's sarcasm that " God, the Father, turns a school divine." The " Cossacks" is a delightful little historiette. " Song Writing," takes Moore for its theme, and comments on his Irish and Na tional Melodies in proper terms of qualified appro bation. We agree with the critic, whose good sense and perspicacity are remarkable, that Moore is constairly sulistituting conceit for feeling. The stern, impassioned sensibilities of oppressed Ireland are but feebly shadowed forth in his polished, draw ing -room lvrics, which, though they may draw forth a pensive sigh, will never stir the heart like a trum- Pet. Sung in a lady's boudoir, to the soft music of a piano, tlicsv are unrivalled ; sung on a wild heath, or in a soldier's tent the night before a bat tle, they would produce little or no effect. How different the case with Burns' simple, energetic, nnornamented Scots, wha hae wi' Wallace bled !" Moore's most successful poems are his festive and satirical ones. The humourous squibs which he contributed scan years since to the Times, are the happiest things of the sort in the language—spark ling, buoyant, and irresistible in their tone of arch banter and raTerv. The " Bellmanship" is an excellent comic s'ory ; and the " Life and Times of Henry Grattan" replete with gossip and anecdote. BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY. By far the most striking feature in this Number is Cruikshank's illustration of one of the chapters of " Jack Sheppard," where Jonathan Wild is repre sented throwing Sir Rowland Trenchard down the well-hole. There is an earnestness and vigour in this Plate that fiw, even among our most ambitious artists, can evil—.none surpass. The wretched man is clingin,, with convulsive agony to the ban nisters ; his body hangs suspended over the black abyss : and his countenance, ghastly with pain and horror, i s upturned towards' his murderer, Wild, who stands on t h e steps, striking him on the hands' with a bludgeon, in order to make him let go his hold. The features of th e assassin are quite satanic in their expression. His louring brows are knit close together ; his eyes evince the most p de,c erate determination of purpose ; and hi s white, glittering teeth—or rather tusks—are fast cl enc h e d , as if by lock-jaw. Behind him, stands an a bj ect Jew, holding up a torch which throws a strange, lurid light over the scene. The figure and features of this crawling scoundrel show how attentively th e artist has studied human nature. Hi s low, swarthy forehead, with the greasy, black hair hanging over it ; his shaggy eye-brow s half shadin g his small dark grey eyes, which twinkle With cunnin and malice ; and his crouching, under sized figure, point out the man most likely to take a secundary .!;are in such a deed of blood. The sight of this Pilte is enough to make one's flesh creep. Let no one look at it after a full supper, for if he do, he will be booked for a night-mare, and (helm of the D:vill The chapters of Jack Sheppard are not s) good as some that we have read. Effort i s too painfully visible throughout them, and pro bability is sacrificed to effect. Ainsworth does not produ ce his tiftcts, like Boz, by a few easy, care- I less, inimitab'e touches 1 ; but by a most methodica l and elaborate system of colouring. Yet it is greatly to hi s cre di t that he has handled a difficult, . , '• '' .' ' ' :•-• . , Z.. - i',.: n. cy'tli a ‘,,1.:i1l and attcn j ~, ~, \ ,: e .j a : .- ' .',- '-::, ::.ii.t 'take a strop,` hold co the er s attention. His sketch of Old Newgate is worthy to, vie with Scott's picturesque description of. one Tolbeoth in the " Heart of Mid-Lothian." We extracttlie account of Sir Rowland Trenchard's murder by Jonathan \V ild:— As the signal was given, the Jew, who had been some time in expectation of it, darted swiftly and silently be hind Sir Rowland, and flung a cloth over his head, while Jonathan rushing upon him in front, struck him several quick and violent blows in the face with the bludgeon. The white cloth was instantly dyed with crimson ; but, regardless of this, Jonathan continued his murderous assault. The struggles of the wounded man were des perate —so desperate, that in his agony he overiet the table, and, in the confusion, tore off the cloth, and dis closed a face horribly mutilated, and streaming with blood. So appalling was the sight, that even the mur derers—familiar as they were with scenes of slaughter, —looked aghast at it. During this dreadful pause the wretched man felt for his sword. It had been removed from the scabbard by the Jew. He uttered a deep groan, but said nothing, " Despatch him !" roared Jonathan. Having no means of defence, Sir Rowland cleared the blood from his vision ; and, turning to see whether there was any means of escape, he descried the open door be hind him leading to the Well Hole, and instantly darted through it. " As I could wish ' cried Jonatho n , light, Nab " " Bring the The Jew snatched up the 'lnk, and followed him. A struggle of the most terrific kind now ensued. The wounded man had descended the bridge, and dashed himself against the door beyond it ; but, finding it im possible to force his way further, he turned to confront his assailants. Jonathan aimed a blow at him, which, if it had taken place, must have instantly terminated the strife ; but, avoiding this, he sprang at t h e t hi e f ta k er, and grappled with him. Firmly built, as it was, the bridge creaked in such a manner with their contending efforts, that Abraham durst not venture beyond the door, ',here he stood, holding the light, a horrified spec tator of the scene, The contest, however, though des perate, was brici. Disengaging his right arm, Jonathan struck his victim a tremendous blow on the head with the bludge'an that fractured his skull ; and, exerting all his strer,gth, threw him over the rails, to which he clung with 'the tenacity of despair. '•' Spare me !" he groaned, looking upwards. " Spare hie!" Jonathan, however, instead of answering him, searched for his knife, with the intention of severing his wrist ; but not finding it, he had again recourse to the bludgeon, and began beating the hand fixed on the upper rail, until, by smashing the fingers, he forced it to relinquish its hold. He then stamped upon the hand on the lower banister, until that also relaxed its gripe. Sir Rowland then fell. A hollow plunge, echoed and re-echoed by the walls, marked his descant into the water. " Give me the link," cried Jonathan. Holding down the light, he perceived that the wounded man had risen to the surface, and was trying to clamber up the slippery sides of the well. " Shoot him ! shoot him ! Put him out of Kish' mi shery," cried the Jew. "What's the use of wasting a shot r rejoined Jona than, savagely. "Ha can't get out." After making several ineffectual attempts to keep him self above water, Sir Rowland sunk, and his groans, which had become gradually fainter and fainter, were heard no more. " All's over," muttered Jonathan. " Legends of the Isle of Wight," are an inter esting series of narratives well put together. In " Uncle Sam's Peculiarities" we have a droll ac count of a negro parson's sermon at an African church at New Yoik; and some highly character istic dialogues between a party of whites and blacks on the deck of a Hudson river steam-boat. When we think of the degraded state of the poor negroes in America, we feel nothing but the most sovereign contempt for Jonathan's canting outcry about liberty. Liberty, forsooth ! As if a callous slave -master, holding a bloody scourge in one hand, and a set of chains in the other—nay, more, advertising for a full-grown negro, as an Englishman would advertise for a cow or a horse— could possibly know the meaning of the word ! In one of his earlier epistles from America, Moore has lashed Jonathan for this flagrant inconsistency, in the most caustic spirit of sarcasm. " The Enchanted Island," is by Washington Irving. It is not in his liveliest manner, but is somewhat dull and drowsy, as if penned in the cave of Morpheus with a goose-quill steeped in laudanum, in lieu of ink, " Character and Conduct of Louis the Sixteenth," furnishes us with a curious Diary of this monarch, which shows him to be a mere slug gish, unintellectual creature, absorbed in solemn frivolities at the very moment when his kingdom was tumbling to pieces about him with the stunning sound of a thunder-clap. Imagine a king coolly recording in his daily journal his stag-hunts and shooting matches, when the fiat had gone forth which proclaimed France a republic I " Von Dull brainz" is an amusing article with a useful moral attached to it. " National Songs" is an energetic, martial lyric, from the pen of IVlrs. Gore who, like Goldsmith, turns all that she touches to gold. NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE. Mr. Theodore Hook's tale of the " Planter's Birthday," which stands first in the Number before us, is of a stern, tragic character, in which he but seldom indulges. It turns upon the suicide of a negro slave in Jamaica, occasioned by the insults heaped on him by his master, to whom he was once ardently attached. The story is of the narrative class, and has little or nothing of dramatic dialogue in it. " Isaac Moss, a Story for some Christians," is a terse and satirical poem by Mr. Douglas Jer rold. It is written in a manly, vigorous spirit, and blurts out some useful truths, calculated to rub the conceit off smooth-tongued hypocrites. Mr. Jerrold is one of the most improv ing writers of the day. There is no lack of thought or energy in what he does, and his manner, though just now somewhat rough and cynical, will become mellowed by experience, which alone is wanting to make him popular. We read by accident the other day a sketch by him, entitled the " Young Lord," which greatly struck us by its fertility of idea and the racy quality of its satire. " Sketches of Elyria, Italy, and the Tyrol," hacknied as is the theme, teem with fresh descriptions of the sublitnest landscape scenery in Europe. A storm, in particular, and a night journey towards Trieste, are pourtrayed with more graphic energy than Mr. Gleig, the author, has yet exhibited. " The gusts of wind," says he, " roared down the long straight streets, like blasts from a thousand gi gantic furnaces." This :s an illustration that at once fixes attention by its force and appositeness. " A Stir among the Letter-writers," is a diverting little essay, suggested by the Penny-postage project. The " Widow Married," keeps up its interest un impaired. In the present chapters, we are intro duced again to our favourite old maid, Miss Martha Compton—the shrewdest, and most satirical, yet most benevolent of spinsters—who quizzes the unconscious Widow Barnaby, in the most irresisti ble style of drollery. In common-sense, worldly sketches like these, where sentiment is out of the question, Mrs. Trollope is quite at home. But she never attempts the lachrymose, the picturesque, or the elevated in thought and feeling, without failing in a deplorable degree. " The Fuegians" gives some lively, and, doubtless, faithful details of the in habitants of this inclement quarter of tie globe. " Snuff and Snuff-takers," is agreeable gossip, and just of the fitting length. The most relishing part of it, however, is the motto, which is by Leigh Hunt. " The Life and Titnes of Peter Priggins," describe Oxford habits with sin gular fidelity. The portrait of Mr. Chops, the barber, looks as if drawn from thelifequot.Fe a romth the " Stir among the Letter-writers," we pas sage which may amuse our readers : " The great point though, connected with this sub ject, on which we have the saddest misgivings, is cer tainly a most material one—that is, the due provision of the physical elements for all this letter-writing. Whence is the paper to come from, or the sealing-wax, or the pens and the ink ? No imaginable impregnation of plaster of Paris, will enable the makers to work up their rags into sufficient surfaces to meet the de mand. No hundred - Perry power will fabricate steel pens to supply a moderately-peopled parish. Birming ham itself, if it ever gives up rioting, and takes to trade again, will not yield the iron necessary for their fabrica tion ; and th e Th ames i tself, i f su ffi c i en tl y bl ac kened by becoming the common sewer of a metropolis large as keep the pensnthre going.ate threaten s "to be, will not yield ink enough to Where, too, shall we find clerks deliver, to sort, w h ere postmen to dthe letters ? May not the c ra f t o f letter -writing increase ver so fast, as to reduce every man t o t h e necessity of delivering his own letters It is, ind ee d, fortunate for manki n d that some physical bounds bounds will b e thus set to the letter-writing impulse. Otherwise there would be considerable onsiderable risk of the means to destroying th e en d , b y overthrow ofthe of the recipro city (as Mr. Pitt would have sa i d) it has happened in the presentstate p so roc it ess m . ay A be s readers,of literature, that authors are more numerous than folks may be so b us y i n with epistolary autho rs hi p ; in writing to their friends, th a t they may never fi n d ti me to read their own letters." FRA S ER' S M 4 G. 4 INE. Fraser is very entertaining this month—thanks 91 117 SUN, triNlSoN a i. Nio\rDAY . 4 StriTiViiiirk 2 6 180, 4 to Ir. Maginn, whose pen, we see, has been ac. tively at work. His first article, however, Which is a notice of Dr. Farmer's well-known essay " On the Learning of Shakspeare," presses rather too hardly on the Master of Emanuel ; and so far as a display of erudition is concerned, is written, in places, very much in the tone and manner of the essay it proscribes. 'We have an indistinct recol lection of Dr. Farmer's treatise. It was, if our memory serves us rightly, stuffed full of illustrations gleaned from an infinite variety of sources, espe cially old English literature ; but its knowledge was rather quaint and curious than useful —rather that of a pedant, than of a ripe and accomplished scholar. Maginn's comments have something of the same character. Not that they are pedantic, far otherwise ; but they are for the most part merely curious, and conduce to no useful end —at least so far as they have yet pro tcie char; pro ceeded. By far t h e b es t p ort i on o f t h e art i c l e i s of Lucian's Timon, which isa masterly sPe..Z.imen of acute, analytical criticism. Alluding cursorily to Pope, Maginn somewhat rashly ob serves, " his Dunciad is now forgotten." Not so. Who can forget the exquisite me lody of its closing passage, and the stately images with whi c h it i s thi c kly s t u dd e d ? Wh o th a t has once read, but must ever remember, the terse and apt sarcasm of many of its couplets, and the won derful fertility of its allusions ? We grant that, as a whole, the poem is heavy, chic.fly in consequence of the complex machinery with which it is cum bered; but in detached passages its neat and cut ting satire must ever keep it afloat. We have many of its condensed, emphatic couplets—such as the racy hit at Orator Henley; the sketch of Cibber, "the master of the seven-fold Lace;" the withering sneer at Ralph, who is dismissed in half a line ; the description of " Mother Osborne stupified to stone ;" and the fine, periphrastical allusion to the burning of Troy, " when the last blaze sent Ilion to the skies," which, in its way, is as striking as Dryden's incid en t a l men ti on o f the cock, as " the bird that warned St. Peter of his fall ;"—these, and a hundred similar passages in the Dunciad, we have by heart, and many of our readers, no doubt, have an equally tenacious recollection of them. " A Ramble in St. James's Bazaar" it very severe, but not too much so, on the majority of the designs sent in for the Nelson Testimonial. The writer gives them no quarter, and scarcely excepts even Mr. Railton's successful drawing. " The Devil's Diary" is an ingenious idea, but the exe cution is not equal to the conception. The tragic episode of the monk Thomas°, and his victim Vic torine, is evidently derived from the story of the Santon Barsisa in the Guardian, on which Lewis founded his overrated romance of " Ambrosio". Lucian's " Menippus" is cleverly translated by, we suspect, Dr. Maginn, whose ripe and ready scholarship has not yet secured him all the celebrity he deserves. His original powers of wit and hu mour have eclipsed his other faculties in public estimation, for John Bull will never admit that a man may possess more than one excellence. " New Educational Gems" is mere twaddle, put forth to serve a party purpose. " Egyptian Mythology" is learned, but dull. We take little interest in those researches where almost all is guess-work. The " Fetes of July" is a lively description of the annual commemoration at Paris, of the revolution of the Barricades in 1830. " 'What is our Real Position ?" is a rich specimen of cool, political effrontery. The writer attributes the comparative inefficiency of the late Session, to Ministers, just as if the House of Lords had not thwarted them at every step: From the diverting article entitled " Blue-Friar Pleasantries," we quote " the Re jected," a pleasant poetic trifle:— I met her in the bower, By roses shaded round; And deemed in that bright hour, My wishes would be crowned. Said I, " This day be mine dear ; Be mine alone, dear Kate." Said she, " I can't be thine, dear, You're just a day too late !" Despairingly I rushed forth, And sought the Lover's Leap ; My burning tears they gushed forth, I reached the fatal steep ! , When came this thought to save me,— " Be still, poor heart, be still ; If cruel Kate won't have ye, Perhaps fair Fanny will !" Fair Fanny then to meet, I wandered on the strand ; I threw me at her feet, I offered her my hand. " What! proffer me to night, Sir, What Kate refused at noon ? Your love, indeed, you plight, Sir, At least a day too soon." Thus ever I'm too late, Ma'am, Or else a day too soon ; 'Twill never be my fate, Ma'am, To know a honeymoon. And will no woman make me A happy married man ? Will any woman take me ? For any woman can ! • Hark ! Hymen's hymn is singing, The Vicar takes his fee ; The wedding bells are ringing, Yet ring they not for me ! I sit, and by my-self sigh, Deserted by my hopes ; By heaven, I'll mount the belfry, And hang me in the ropes ! Though I'm a man of thirty, I'm solitary yet, And to the pianoforte My sorrowings are set. Each day my wo's related In sentimental songs, How I must die unmated, Like half a pair of tongs ! MONTHLY CHRONICLE. The article on " Colonies and Emigration," which, as might be expected from its title, is wholly of a practical character, contains many just reflections, the results of a long and attentive consideration of the subject. The writer observes that, extensive as are our colonial possessions, they have as yet. con ferred but a limited amount of benefit on the mother country ; and attributes this to our having almost entirely excluded foreigners from an intercourse with them, from a selfish dread lest they should partici pate in their commerce. With reference to their vast extent lie gives the following statements : Mr. Marti n ca l cu l a t es t h e area of the British colonial empire at 2,119,708 square miles,--an extent equal to twenty times that of Great Britain and Ireland ; to nearly double that of European Russia, including Po land ; and to more than double that of the United States of America, including the territories of Michigan, Arkansas, and Florida. In this calculation, moreover, the Polar regions of North America, generally marked in our maps as British territory, are not included ; and of the vast island of New Holland, only the three co lonies of New South Wales, South Australia, and Swap River are considered as colonial possessions, though there cannot be a doubt that the whole of that leviathan of islands will, at no very remote period, be occupied by the descendants of Englishmen. In Southern Africa, too, the spirit of enterprise inherent in the Eu ropean race will eventually force the mother country to extend her sway beyond the present limits of the Cape colony ; and even while we are writing, the Bri tish Government is preparing to take formal possession of the valuable islands of New Zealand, which, for se veral years past, without any interposition on the part of the mother country, have displayed many of the most important characteristics of a British colony. Nor must we neglect to mention the British settlement about to be formed at Port Essington, on the northern coast of New Holland, which, with judicious management, may be made to develope itself with a rapidity fully equal to that which has marked the advancement of the flou rishing colony of South Australia. In the next edition of his valuable work, Mr. Martin will have to make some important additions to his already astounding calcula tions. The Russian empire, indeed, as usually marked out upon our maps, has an extent of more than 7,000,000 of square miles, being three times that of the British possessions ; but of this vast territory by far the larger frontier is disqualified by the severity of its climate from ever attaining a high degree of cultivation, while of the very limited -extent of sea-shore there is not one point that is not cut off for many months of every year from all maritime communication with the rest of the globe. The British colonies, on the other hand, have almost an incalculable extent of sea-coast, acces sible at every season of the year ; several of them are situated within the tropics, others in the most favoured regions of the temperate zone ; and it may safely be assumed that there is no one article of commerce which may not be reared in one or other of our co lonies, to an extent sufficient to supply the demand of all the markets in the world. Of the new colony in South Australia the writer speaks in most favourable terms. It is advancing, it seems, with singular rapidity in the course of im provement, and its population increases so fast, that it is calculated that when all the emigrants known to have embarked in Et gland in 1838, shall have arrived at Adelaide, the population of the province Will afrioiltit to between seven and eight thousand I souls. " Studies of Undeveloped Characters in Shakspeare," is an ingenious notion, but at the same time it °pent the doot to a host of fantastic cridtchEts and speculations. There is little new to be discovered in the characters of our national drama tist. All that can be said about them has been said—and well said— a thousand times already, and never more effectually than by Lamb and Haz litt. It is almost a hopeless task to go out gleaning in the Shakspearian field, after such active labourers as these have been at work in it. Nevertheless, we occasionally meet with some thoughtful and acute observations in the " Studies" before us ; and have been pleased with the shrewdness of the guesses re ' specting the mole in which Lady Macbeth was educated. " Music in Germany" is a cleverish essay on a popul ar t h eme. " State an d P rospects of Italy" gives us some interesting particulars re specting the last out-break in that aggrieved country. " Proposals for a new Act of Parliament to prevent the use of Horses" is an article whose whimsicality —for it seems to be half-jest, half-earnest--is its chief recommendatio n . " The Political and Reli gious Constitution of America" is a favourable re view of a work lately published, from which we learn that the number of slaves in that land of freedom, the United States, is little less than three millions ! " Byron and Goethe" is an eloquent essay whose spirit is thoughtful and highly laud able. Poor Lord Byron, whom every puny poet aster and Lilliputian witling raw Oinks himself entitled to rail against, is spoken of in terms that do credit to the writer's head and heart, We sub join a passage, with the generous tone of which we have been much struck : Never did he desert our cause ; never was he false to human sympathies. Solitary and unfortunate from his infancy, cruelly wounded in his first love, and still more cruelly in his marriage ; attacked and calumniat ed in his acts and intentions, without inquiry or de fence ; annoyed by pecuniary difficulties ; forced to quit his country—his home—his child ; friendless—we have seen it since his death ; pursued, on the Conti nent, by a thousand absurd tales, and by the cold malig nity of a world that made even his sorrows a crime, he preserved in the midst of inevitable re-action, his love for his sister, his Ada, his pity for misfortune, his fide lity to the affections of the years of his childhood and youth, even from his old nurse Mary Gray to Lord Clare. He was generous of his money to those to whom he could be useful, from his literary friends to the wretched libeller Ashe. Impelled by the temper of his mind, by the period in which he lived, by the fatality even of his mission, towards a poetry whose place has now to be filled, towards the incomplete ten dency we have sought to characterize, he by no means set himself up as a standard ; he presaged the future ; he vindicated the prescience of genius, in this definition hitherto misunderstood, and yet the best we know of,— " Poetry is the feeling of a former world and a future ;" he always preferred activity fur good, to all that his art could do. Surrounded with slaves and their oppressors, a traveller in countries where remembrance even seemed extinct, a witness of the progress of the Restoration, and of the triumph of the principles of the Holy Alli ance, he never swerved from his courageous opposition ; he publicly preserved his faith in the rights of the peo ple, in the final triumph of liberty, in the duty of de voting body and soul to hasten it whenever the occasion should present itself. The passage follow ing, the very abstract of the law of our present efforts, is from his pen :—" Onwards! it is now the time to act, and what signifies self, if a single spark of that which would be worthy of the past can be bequeathed unquenchably to the future? It is not one man, nor a million, but the spirit of liberty which must be spread. The waves which dash upon the shore are, one by one, broken, but vet the ocean conquers, nevertheless. It overwhelms the Armada, it wears the rock, and, if the Neptunian s are to be believed, it has not only destroyed, but made a world." At Naples, in the Romagna, wherever he saw a spark of life stirring, he was ready for exertion or for combat, could it but break into fl sale. His lay was of splendid ruins, lofty thoughts, and great actions ; he stigmatised baseness, hypocrisy, and injustice, whencesoever they sprang. Thus lived Byron—unceasingly f l ossed between present ill and future hopes—often unequal, sometimes sceptical, but alw ay's evensuff when he cursed.ering,evenwhenhe seemed to laugh ; always loving, MONTHLY LA W MAGAZINE. There is ever much serviceable matter in this well-digest e d periodical, especially on legal topics , , , such as the " Ri g h ts an d P r i v il eges of Attormes, and the " Costs and Allowances to "Trustees," both which topics are handled at some length in the pre sent Number; but its political diatribes are of so vio lent a character as to be quite ridiculous. " The House of Commons," for instance, furnishes the writer with a theme for the most intemperate abuse, which he lavishes without merey,as if to make up by his hard words for his deficiency of sound argument. Another Ses.yion of Parliament," he tells us, " has w passed away, another long vacation has arrived, an d e have departed further and f ur th er f rom th e prin ciples which were once held to constitute the anima ting spirit of the British Constitution." In deed ; how is this ? We know of no great constitutional principle that has been evaded or departed from during the past Session. 'What popular rights have been violated ? What great maxims of Governme n t set at naught ??Of omis sions, Ministers may have been guilty ; but cer tainly not of cominissions. Our quarrel with them is, not that they have been active for evil, but that they have been passive for good. They have thrown away chances ; b ut no one can accuse them of hav ing violated p r i nc i p l es. But perhaps by the vague old Tory pCrionicisiptilteutoifonl'e'gtilr. a w l . ' r d ite a r m m b e ig a u n o s lation ; and if so, we willingly concede that the House of Commons has shown itself far from con stitutional in its p rocee di ngs. The rest of the article is penned in the same perverse spirit as marks the passage on which we have just animadverted. SPORTING REV lETV.—SP ORTING MAGAZINE. As both these periodicals are devoted to the same subject, we class them together. The Sporting Review has two engravings, one of which, " Par tridge Shooting," presents us with a pleasing, and even picturesque, assemblage of rural objects. The back-ground, however, is rather too harshly marked, and brought too near the eye. This might have been avoided by throwing a stronger shadow in the fore-ground. Among the literary contents is a spirited account of a " Wolf hunt among the Alleghany mountains." The Sporting Magazine is quite as cleverly embellished as its rival. One of the engravings represents " Hunting in Bogota, South America," where two expert horsemen are just in the act of throwing the lasso, as they dash across a mountain brooklet. The attitudes of the equestrians are easy and graceful. They sit their steeds, as if, like Centaurs, they formed a portion of them. The best—or at any rate, the most use ful—article in the literary department, is " How t o buy a Florse,7 which professes to be the work of an amateur. with various old works oftener talked of than read by members of the legal profession. The author of " Rattlin the Reefer," has contributed a clever article, called the " Blind Reefer Adrift ;" and some of the most important personages who have figured in France and Spain, during the last quarter of a century, are made to pass in re view before us, in th e progress o f an agreea bl e account of a "Pilgrima ge from Fontainbleau to Scot land." The " Curiosities of Legal Experience" is likewise a clever paper, and will be read with much interest. There are numerous other contributions, both in prose and verse, as " The Banquet's Mit th is o'er," by Mrs. C. Baron Wilson, " Melo dies for Music," by T. J. Ouseley, and " Secret Treasures," by Mrs. Abdy, which will not fail to find favour with a large class of readers. The no tices of new books are numerous, and very carefully written. ALEXANDER'S EAST INDIA MAGAZINE. There is nothing, either very novel or very strik hie in any of the articles in this number, with the exception of one passage, which occurs in a letter from a Rev. missionary, named Lacy, now in In dia, to his brother in England, on the Repeal of the Pilgrim Tax at the Temple of that ugliest of idols, Juggernaut, of the horrors of whose car, the Western World has heard so much. Mr. Lacy is evidently a member of that school of divines who make up, in warmth of imagination for more than ordinary defects of judgment ; and whom our Christian Societies always select as preachers of the Gospel among infidels, as if common sense was a relivious superfluity out of England. W e w ill not stop to inquire how far the wisdom of such a course has been manifested by the results throughout the whole Peninsula of India, because we do not wish to inflict unnecessary pain upon persons actuated by the purest motives. But we cannot be brought to believe that any rational Christian will expect much benefit from the labours of a Missionary, who deliberately writes in such a strain as the following :—" The Temple still rears its lofty turrets to the skies, as if to defy the God-head, and mock the prayers and ex hortations of his servants. . . . But I have to tell you that one step towards its doom is taken ! I hear the shout of exultation sound from place to place, and from land to land ! I see Angels hovering over the doomed embattlements, and while tears roll front their eyes at the dark and distinctive historic retrospect of the place, rendered ten fold more dark and distinctive by the guilty associations of Christians, I see them talk over, with eyes glistening with satisfaction, that the tower has begun to fall, anticipating the time when Immanuel's sceptre shall wave over this fair and populous land." This rant, which is be low all sober criticism, is preceded by a sensible article on the Opium Trade with China, such as any diligent compiler might produce from the ac counts which have appeared in the daily news papers. The " Biographical Sketch of Shah Shooja-001-Moolk is too much spun out. Were the whole of the materials digested into one article, instead of being diluted into—we cannot yet tell how many, two only.having appeared, it would af ford much more amusement to four-fifths of that class of readers who trouble their heads about Ma gazine literature. To make amends for the mode rate pretensions of the original articles, the Notices for the Month are well digested, and arranged with much perspicuity of method. ASIATIC JOURNAL. We have here some very tender and melodious poetry under the head of " Awakings ; a Series of Pictures," in which natural thoughts are expressed in a natural manner. But the article that we have perused with the greatest interest, is one on the " Manners and Customs of the Japanese," which gives a singular account of the marriage rites, &c., among these unsophisticated people. The miscel laneous Asiatic intelligence at the end of the num ber, is drawn up in a neat, compact form, and can-- not fail to prove a great recommendation to the readers of this Journal. QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF AGRICUL. TUBE. from time to time, --- - Contains a vast quantity of valuabl e stat i st i cal information of thetionrespectingHighla n d the and proceedings, Agricultur a l Societies F of SH th A e noble d rama KSPEARE. PICTORIAL present Ti EDITION coOnNsist OF " King Henry the Fourth," which i s a d m i ra b ly embellished, furnished wi th us eful explanatory notes, and a supplementary notice of the play. When completed, it will be the most perfect edi tion of Shakspeare that has yet made its appearance. MICHAEL ARMSTRONG. --- This tale does not improve as it proceeds. There is too much of mere fancy sketching in it. In at tempting to prove too much against the Factory owners, Mrs. Trollope defeats her object, which is to ameliorate the condition of the poor children. Had she confined herself rigidly to fact, and not indulged in exaggeration, she would have effected a far more substantial good. THE METROPOLITAN. Compared with previous numbers of the Metro politan, th e n um ber before us is, upon* the whole, Jerusalem display a praiseworthy sketches of a very good one. Mr. Addison s acquaintance THE UNITED SERVICE JOURNAL. In this periodical we always find abundance of valuable professional information, blended and softened with the richest stores of professional anecdote. It is in all respects admirably adapted to suit the tastes of the readers to whom it is more immediately addressed. As the contributors are for the most part distinguished military and naval offi cers they are at home when describing the shock of armies, and the deadly strife of contending fleets. Among the most generally interesting articles in this number, we may particularly refer to " Notes on the Constitution and System of Education of the Prussian Army," by Lieutenant Nelson ; " Working of the Coast Blockade, with Anecdotes of Smuggling," and " St. Helena in 1838," by by Lieut. Robert Stuart. ELECTION PROCEEDINGS IN MANCHESTER. (From the Manchester Guardian of Saturday.) On Wednesday last, the arrival of the London even ing papers of the preceding day brought the intelligence that a writ had been moved for; in the House of Com mons, on Tuesday evening, for the election of a Mem ber for this borough, in the stead of the Hon. C. Poe lett Thomson, who had resigned his office of President of the Board of Trade, and had vacated his seat, by accepting the appointment of Governor-General of the Canadas. This appointment had been known a few days pre viously to some of the Right Hon. Gentleman's friends here ; and on Friday evening a deputation proceeded to London, for the purpose of waitingupon Mr. Samuel Jones Loyd, the banker, to request him to offer himself as a candidate for the vacant seat in the representation of this borough. On the arrival of the deputation in town, they found that Mr. Loyd was at Ramsgate, and they accordingly proceeded thither without loss of time, and had an interview with him, d uring which they urged, in the strongest manner, the desireableness of his allowing himself to become a candidate. We regret to say, however, that Mr. Loyd's determination not to conic forward was expressed so decisively as to leave no hopes of inducing him to change it. We say we regret this ; for we have every reason for believing that had Mr. Loyd offered himself for the suffrages of the electors, he would have been returned without a contest. There was a very general feeling in his favour amongst all classes of the electors, and we may say, that many of those who were amongst the most active in opposing him, when a candidate at the first election for this borough, in December, 18:3•?, were most desirous that he should now come forward. Indeed, even the Tories, we have some reason for be lieving, would not have dreamed of putting any one in nomination, in opposition to a gentleman standing so high in the general estimation, as Mr. Loyd. However, the deputation, finding that his determination was taken, decided to return home. On Wednesday evening a numerous meeting was held, at which the steps already taken were stated ; and it was the general opinion of those present that, not having succeeded at a distance some gentleman of the neighbourhood should be put in nomination ; and it was unanimously resolved that Mr. Robert Hyde Greg, of this town, should be the candidate. Mr. Greg is now absent from home ; being, we believe, at Geneva with his family. An Election Committee was forthwith or ganized ; and canvassing was actively commenced. Meanwhile, the announcement of Mr. 'Thomson's having vacated his seat, appeared to have taken the Tories by surprise. However, they convened a meeting, which was held on Thursday morning at twelve o'clock, in the room of " the Borough Conservative Associa tion," Spring-gardens. Of course we had no access to their deliberation, but we believe that the proceedings were of a somewhat stormy character. Various indi viduals were named as suitable persons to put in nomi nation ; but we believe the conflict of opinion raged highest in regard to the rival claims of Sir George Mur ray and Mr. Oswald Milne. After a very animated dis cussion, on their respective merits and relative chances of success, the meeting being unable to come to any conclu sion, it was agreed to adjourn to three o'clock, at By water's room—" over the stables" as our Tory Contempo raries would say—in Peter-street. There Mr. Birley moved that a deputation be appointed to wait on Sir George, and enlarged upon his qualification for their represen tation. All had gone on very well up to this time. When the Chairman was about to put the resolution of Mr. Birley, up started Mr. Read, and said that the loss of all the elections was to be attributed to the ab• sence of the candidate. Had Mr. Gladstone been pre sent on the former election, there was no doubt but that he would have been returned. He had no objection to Sir George Murray, but unless they could ensure his presence, they would most certainly be beaten, and laughed at by their opponents. He (Mr. Read) was as good a Conservative as any man present, but he wished them to be more guarded in their con duct in future. Their past defeat ought to read them a useful lesson in future. [The Chairman here inter ! rupted the speaker, and impressed upon the meeting the necessity of unanimity among them.] Mr. Read continued. He was one of that sort of men who wished to see a clear course before him—he did not wish for them to be lead into dilemma. If Sir George Murray were in the town, he should have no objection to give him his vote and support. The CHAIRMAN and Mr. BIRLEY both interrupted the speaker, by saying that if he persisted in that kind of conduct, the Conservative cause would materially suffer. Mr. REID—WeII, all that I have to say is, that I do not wish my brother Conservatives to be led into a dilemma. Are there not, I would inquire, men of talent, of business habits, and commercial knowledge, in the town of Manchester, worthy of being its repre sentative ? Then if such be the case, why should we be looking after Sir George Murray, who is a stranger to us, and by doing so perhaps sacrifice our cause ? A Gentleman here inquired of the Chairman where Sir George Murray eras to be found ? The CHAIRMAN said he did not know exactly. Mr. BIRLEY stated that he was in Perthshire, and another Gentleman on his right said that he was in Dover. Some Gentleman here rose and addressed the Chair at great length. He said that it was of no use for the Conservatives to stand unless they could bring forward their man to address the electors. All their previous defects arose from this. Why could they not nominate a fellow-townsman, and not trust to the uncertainty of a stranger, particularly when, to the recollection of all, their last defeat was owing to Mr. Gladstone's absence. Mr. READ then again addressed the meeting, and iruisted upon having a townsman nominated. It was a degradation and a disgrace to the town of Man chester not to be able to bring forward a man. The CHAIRMAN—I am sure that Mr. Read wishes well to our cause ; but if he will allow me, I must say that if he continues in this way he will injure it. We are not contending for any man, it is the cause we are looking or ought to look to. Mr. READ at length consented to fall in with the suggestion of the chair. The CHAIRMAN—Very well, I thought you would not introduce discord among us. After some observations the resolution was carried, and it was arranged that two deputations should be sent, one north and the other south, to search for Sir George. Without waiting the return of these deputations, the Tories set about forming an Election Committee, and their canvassers were speedily engaged in various parts of the borough, soliciting the votes and promises of the electors for Sir George Murray. Those who know anything of the late election con tests in various quarters of the kingdom, will learn with more indignation than surprise, that that gallant Marplot, Colonel Thompson, the ex-Member for Hull, is in the field as a third candidate,—again doing his best, or worst, to divide the Liberal interest, that the Tories may, if it be possible, snatch the victory. We have been told that the ex-Member for Hull was invited hither by Messrs. Wroe Nightingale, and one or two others. It has also been stated to us, on what we consider good authority, that any expenses which the Colonel may incur in his going to the poll, are guaranteed by a well-known manufacturer of Ultra- Radical politics. Yesterday, placards appeared on the walls, addressed to the electors, stating that Colonel Thompson had arrived, and would prepare [propose ?) himself for their suffrages, and that he would address the elector's in Stevenson's-squaro, at seven o'clock in the evening. Accordingly last evening, a waggon was drawn into the square ; and at seven o'clock, the ap pointed time, there was an assemblage of not more than 200 persons around it ; and many expressed their opi nion that the Colonel would not come on account of the smallness of the crowd assembled to hear him, about a quarter past seven, when the Colonel arrived, the number had increased to 300 or 400, and subsequently there might be from 700 to 900 persons present. The Colonel was escorted to the waggon by Mr. G. Candy, editor of the Manchester and Salford Advertiser, the Rev. James Schofield, of Every -street Chapel, and several others. Besides these there were, on the wag gon, Mr. William Willis, bookseller ; Mr. P. Gendall, of Salford ; Mr. James Wroe, &c. &c. Colonel TitceursoN, on presenting himself, was re ceived with some faint cheers. He said he should have some misgiving in presenting himself before the consti tuency of this large manufacturing town—the glory of our country—if he did not feel that he had laboured in her service, and perhaps not altogether in vain. A printer had made a mistake in the bills, when he said that he (the Colonel) would " prepare" himself for their suffrages. If he had to prepare now, he should be a day behind the fair ; he meant that he should " propose" himself. He was one of the oldest and most persevering opponents to restrictions on their trade. A cruel Act had been passed by men who convicted themselves of being a dishonest Government, saying that the people should have no more food except what suited the interest of those who provided them with it. This, and all other mischievous laws, came from the people having next to no share in making them. After some further remarks, in illustration of the mis chef and folly of restrictions upon trade, he said he had seen with pain the conduct of some of their friends, who said they would have the suffrage and nothing else, and that they would get it with force of arms. It was net he that led them on ; but shame upon those that oppressed them He could have told them, first, that they had no chance ; and, secondly, that it was ab stractedly, not right to get their rights by force of arms. That plan bad failed. He had advised no violence, no riots, no attack upon property; though he had stood up, as stoutly as he was able, for the right of keeping their own. They were suffering under the present sys tem ; and be prayed them to send him to Parliament, that he might have an opportunity of mending it.—(A voice : " Why did you not mend it when you was there ?" Did he ever miss an opportunity ? What was one man and one town to do against a house, every Member of which had taken a solemn oath that they had an interest opposite to that of the people. Was there any man who worked harder than he did ? 'nine were two points he wished to mention. He voted with Mr. Walter for an inquiry into the new Poor-law s and he was the man who brought down the Ministerial majority to two on the Factory Act. O'Con nell ought to have voted on the same side, which would have made a tic ; but Ministers wisely abandoned the measure. He then stated that he was ready to answer any questions that might be put to him. Mr. JOHN BROADIE, who was on the platform, asked him if he was for the total and unconditional repeal of the Poor-law ? Colonel THOMPSON—Certainly I am, and shall be ready to act in any way that may be required of me. A voice—Will you vote for the Ball o t ? _ . Colonel THONIFSON'—The Ballot I consider one of the most likely roads to Universal Suffrage. In answer to other questions he said, as to annual Parliaments he would support triennial Parliaments, one-third retiring annually. Annual Parliaments would be a reasonable ant proper thing, and he only hoped they should have the power to obtain them. The Rev. JAMES SCHOLEFIELD then addressed the meeting, stating the opinions of the candidate, and called for a show of hands in his favour. Most of the persons present then held up their hands, and of course no one held up his hand against him. Mr. Scholefield then announced that the Committee met at the Mitre, and they would be glad to have more persons to join it. Mr. I'. GENDALL asked Colonel Thompson to state his views on the Rural Police question ; and the Colonel replied that though he supported the Metropo litan Police, as 1) ,, thought it necessary there, he should like to see the English custom of their ancestors, when men ruled and policed themselves. He also expressed himself in favour of national education. A person in the crowd asked if he would vote for suppressing the beer-houses; and the Colonel replied that he was opposed to it altogether. He then an• nounced that he would meet them again the following day at five o'clock. The meeting then separated. -- Thus far we have noticed the proceedings here as to the three candidates, who, we suppose, must now be considered as before the electors. We understand that the writ was received in the Sheriff's office, Preston, on Wednesday ; and on the evening of that day, the Sheriff's precept was served on the borough reeve and constables at the Town Hall, and they made proclamation of the same on Thursday noon, from the piazza of the Town-Hall, appointing Wednesday next for the nomination, and Thursday for the poll. Last evening, another precept was served on Thomas Potter, Esq., Mayor of the Borough, but too late to make pro clamation yesterday within the required hours. Will make proclamation this day, at twelve o'clock ; but as there must he four clear days between such proclamation and the day of nomination, it will be impossible for the Mayor to fix the election for the same day as the boroughrcevc has announced, and we believe the nomination will be appointed by the Mayor for Thursday and the poll for Friday next. The commencement of the canvass Las been too recent to warrant us in stating any thing as to its suc cess or results, so far as it has gone, in reference to any of the candidates. Since writing the above, we have seen a placard, dated " Friday evening," announcing that " Sir Geo. Murray has arrived." We have heard that the Hon. 13.1ronet did not come from Dover, where the deputation expected to find him, but from Perth. THE CROPS. During the past week a great proportion of the wheat and oats through ou t N es t Kent and East Surrey has been safely housed or stacked (in a few of the most forward districts, such as Croydon, Bexley, Gravesend, and the Isle of Thanet, much had been carted before), and it is satisfactory to be able to report that the wheat crop has sustained no damage fr)m the late rains beyond the straw having lost a shade of its brightness ; indeed, it is probable that the weather, although inclined to be showery, has improved rather than damaged the grain, for being accompanied with cold nights and a brisk wind, there has been no tendency to sprouting, so that the quality will be good ; and it is sure evidence of a good yield when the sheaf is heavy at the right en d when it comes to be poised on a pitchfork ; there is good reason to calculate on a better and cheaper loaf than farmers was expected. Barley is an abundant cro p ; ther e is a seeds Hood, ar and nl mostly s ; n promising, r o tni . good deal in the swathe , but ver y little g ot in. The second crop o , fc i lo•erisvery , are mowing. The young After grass is making a rapid growth, and the pastures are full of verdure. The potatoe crop is the most abundant we have had for many years. In short, it is now beyond disputing, that the year 1839 must be reckoned as a year of plenty, Prices for reaping, to 18s. an acre , and mostly an all owance of beer in addition. Day wages, 2s. 6d. a day, with beer. Work a is plentiful ; good labourers, rath er scarce, an d rat h er in and intelligent labourers, whdepoweine lldbn intd themselves o c "active to work at 7s. or Ss. a week," as Mr. Watkins, the overseer of Ruislip, in Middlesex, has stated, could be had by the Middlesex farmers (?) except they board in farm houses.—Greenwich Gazette. EVENING EDITION. COURT CIRCULAR. Count Sebastiani, the French Ambassador, has arrived at the residence of the Embassy, in Manchester-square, from Paris. Viscount Mellaourne arrived in town on Saturday evening, from his scat, Brocket Hal", Herts. Despatches from Sir George Gipps, Governor of New South Wales, were received yesterday at the Colonial office. Viscount Palmerston arrived at his seat, Broadlands, Hants ,on Sacurday, from Tiverton. The Right Hon. Richard Lalor Shiel attended at the Board of Trade on Friday for the first time since his appointment as Vice-President. The Right Hon. H. Labouchere has left town for Ryde, Isle of Wight,. Mr. E. J. Stanley, Secretary of the Treasury, left town on Saturday night for Scotland. WINDSOR, SEPT. I.—Her Majesty and her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent attended Divine service this morning in the Chapel Royal of St. George. The Royal suite included Lady Lyttleton, Lady Charlotte Dundac, Hon. Misses Pitt and Anson , Lord Gardner, and Colonel Armstrong. Her Majesty came on the Terrace of the Castle and • promenaded at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. The Terrace, however, was not so fully thronged with %isitors as usual, owing to the unfavourable state or the weather this morning. The bands of both reg:ments stationed here, the Guards and the 45th, performed dating the afternoon on the terrace. The:Earl of Albemarle, Master of the Horse, arrived yesterday at the Castle from Hampton Court, on a visit to her Majesty. The Hon. Colonel Cavendish, Clerk ' Marshal, has left for town. The Queen did not leave the Castle y•sterday, but the Dike Ferdinand, with the Princes Augustus and Leopold of Saxe Cobourg, went to Frogmoro Lodge to I,isit the Princess Augusta. The Royal dinner party at the Castle yesterday in cluded her Royal highness the Duchess of Kent, their Serene Highnesses the Duke Ferdinand and the Princess V:ctoire of Saxe Cobourg, Prince Augustus and Prince Leopold of Saxe Cobourg, Earl of Uxbridge, Earl of Albemarle, Hon. Colonel Cavendish, and the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Household in Waiting. A mili tary band attended during dinner. In the evening there was a small party, including the Countess of Uxbridge, the Ladies Eleanore and Constance Page', and the lion. Mrs. Cavendish. It is said that the Queen will come to town on Tues day. returning the same evening to the Castle. The Hon. C. A. Murray arrived a short time before her Majesty on Friday evening, - and together with the Hon. Colonel Cavendish, received the Royal party on their arrival. LONDON FEMALE FASHIONS. (From The World of Fashion, Monthly Magazine.) HATS AND BONNETS.—Although the materials for both continue the same, yet some have declined and others risen in estimation since last month. Those of black lace or tulle are scarcely seen ; white lace ones keep their ground, but crape, crepe lisse, and tulle, seem to be gradually giving way to those of you de sole and Italian straw. The latter, indeed, is in very high vogue ; the majority are trimmed with autumnal flowers and quadrillcd ribbons. \Ve have seen also some decorated in a novel and very pretty style, with crepe lisse, arranged somewhat in the diadem form, and intermingled with flowers ; the ends of the crepe lisse formed very full floating lappet. Silk bon nets are principally distinguished for the ra.inner in which they are trimmed with lace. Some that Oruck us as remarkably elegant, had had the crown of a sn.' lll size, and quite horizontal—it was encircled with two' rows of lace placed in a sphiral direction, and forming a rosette, from whence long ends issued at the side a short but very full sprig of moss roses, c ncircled with buds and foliage, falls from the heart of the rosette upon the brim, the interior of which is trimmed with a coquillage of narrow lace, intermingled with rose-buds. We have good authority for assuring our fair readers, that the vogue of lace trimmings for bonnets will be continued, not only during the demi seiscn, but also in the winter. \Ve are heartily glasi of it, for two reasons—first, we know nothing so becoming (except blonde) as lace, when placed near the face ; and secondly, it is good for trade, because a great pro portion is of our own manufacture ; indeed, even the eye of a connoisseur cannot always distinguish between foreign lace and our imitation of it. We may cite As tres distingue among the white lace bonnets, those that have the brim trimmed with lace, quilled very full in different rows ; they are lined with rose-coloured crape, or in some instances with pen de soie, and trimmed with a bouquet of roses panachees de blanc. Nothing can be more elegantly simple than these highly priced cha peaux. Drawn bonnets of organdy are a good deal in favour ; we mean of that exquisitely clear and beauti fully fine kind, that appear, as a poetical friend of ours expressed it the other day, as it' they were composed of woven air. These bonnets are trimmed, in general, with a mixture of field flowers and lace ; the latter is medern, and of very light patterns. SHAWLS.—Notwithstanding the warmth of the wea ther, we see nearly, if not quite, as many shawls of shot silk, trimmed with lace, as those of muslin or organdy; and early as it is in the season, some shawls of plain cashmere have appeared for the autumn. One of the most sumptuous of these has just been .purchased for the trousseau of a lovely young fiancee of the highest rank ; it has a white ground, the exquisite fineness of which reminds us of an old fairy tale ; for, in truth, though it is two yards square, it might be drawn though a ring. It is Lordered with a chef of white vel vet, strewed with gold arabesque. MORNING DRESS.—The expensive elegance of morning dress has never been carried so far as at pre sent, in our memory. In order to give our fair readers a more clever idea of it than could be conveyed in ge neral terms, we shall decribe the two most novel morning dresses that appears to us most worthy of their notice ; the first may be styled in English, a dressing gown, for it is intended for the dressing-room only ; it is composed of plain white mousseline do bine of the finest kind ; the corsage and the skirt are merely divided by a cordeliere, formed of casings,- which confines it round the waist. There is neither em broidery nor trimming, nothing but an elegant collar which rises in rounding on the neck, and finished near the edge by two rows of narrow lace laid flit. A pocket is formed on each side, and from the opening which is on the outside is suspended a small acorn, figured in silver. The other is a peignoir, which may be adopted for the breakfast-table, and for the early part of the morning ; it is composed of Swiss muslin ; the corsage tight at the bottom, but encircled by a ceinture of the same mate rial as the peignoir ; being extremely wide, it was twisted round the waist. The skirt, of more than the usual width, was trimmed down the fronts, and round the border, a ith a wreath in feather stitch, which sur mounted a row of lace set in full. ROBES IN HALF DRESS.—We have recently seen several composed of plaided taffetas glace, blue upon rose, but those composed of muslin you de soie are still more fashionable. In fact, while the weather remains so warm, nothing is so cool or so becoming as white flounced robes of either muslin or organdy, or else pelisse robes of embroidered muslin trimmed with lace flounces. We have observed lately that several elegantes adopt with these robes a ceinturc of rose coloured crape, which produces, we think, a very elegant effect. We must not forget those muslins with the patterns satines, white upon white. Corsages vary a good deal ; the most becoming, when it is well made, is the corsage a rovers ; it adds width to the chest, and gives an air of ease, without detracting from the grace of the tournure. Trimmings do not vary much ; we think, however, that it is probable that volumes will be succeeded by bias. We have already seen some dresses trimmed in that manner. Instead of bouillons and flounces at the top of the sleeve, several are made with three biais only, a style of trimming which by no means so good an effect. Short sleeves are very much in vogue some arc made a la Maintenon, that is, considerably be low the elbow ; others are terminated above it by three bouillons ; but the prettiest of all is the demi-manialukc sleeve. composed IiEA la D o f uE sst gazesai 0 F u 0 rR have just NG D comen E into s Cs v a n p g o n t e e they are a sort of juste milieu between a cap and a hat, and are very pretty for social reunions. The same may la cites embroidered sotilree ‘N. Kith consider small sp t n h t the trimmed with long lappets edged with straw colour, and ed be said of tulle : ce We saahiisll l the embroidered in straw colour, and tl • ,le trimming was bloc mostears of elementcorn . b r ik intermingled with ears of ripe corn. The mosi elegant as well as mostnovel _ style of grand coiffures are the demi-turbans formed of lace, which are equally light and graceful, and a head-dress , which is called oriental , it is composed of a Brussels lace eil and a garland of poppies ; it is more dignified than the demi-turban, but in our opinion at least, not so generally EnsitioN ABLECOLOURS have not. varied since our last number ; but,• we think, neatial tints are more in favour in out-door dress. that in straw nolour, MUSIC AL FESTIVAL AT FLORENCE.— 4 concert monstre, in which six hundred instrumental and vocal performers were engaged, took place lately at Flo renee to wind up the fetes of St. John. The Grand Duko on this tecasion gave the use of the h.rge ball of the Five Hundred in the old Palace. Haydn's Creation is said to have been executed in grand st) le, after only three re hearsals, by professors and amateurs, under the direction of M. Sholei for the vocal part, and M. Gcorgetti, the celebrated violinist, for the instrumental. The solas wer e finely executed by Ceccherini , Tadolini; and the Abb e Federighi. Upwards of 4,000 persons were present. THE RACE BALL A T IiGIIANI.—TIIIS b a ll, under the stewardship of t he Earl of Uxbri dg e and John Mitchell, Esq., took pla ce on Thursday evenin g last at the Assembly two hundred of th e p rincipal nobility and g entr y of the Rooms, Egha! ri, and was at tended b y upward s of neighbourhood, besides several of the officers of the Second ' tof Life Guards,Regimen , and the Forty-fif t h R eg i ment of Foot stat io ned at Windsor, &c. D anc i ng was pro longed till nearl y four o'clock the following morning to Weippares band.