The Sun. — London, England, 1844-05-24 00:00:00

r.) l , ocic Yes" ct " ou ncil bert, the be Fib'^' foi roLI . et.o/1•4:-° rook - -- 2.140 . .7q 'of o ' 3 l, ffsjegfo 11), Prineir" Vben bet • ono'` le Que eu retary.o . , halt Yei ti !"- Vt 4 dal intee fitjil; Lap , o i - r o f v4iil re do est' ' Ad Lial-° 1 "" e - a r so ee l 10' Y e ns. Deb. es 0 00' Due 0 0 n to ws. „ di p T for Viblil ;1;0 • te VW", the . 0' 9 serr,tot la* I 5 tbe, how - tio' votot es o o" • s ts I of e Wooe'oo ielifer nf le ~,,.erys ; c oo4 ye of to °,oo l ' y a the Wili rel l eji O r tioria itth tO city,imp 6 70 0 ' ,otrta ,ugh * th T rAnt4 ol °l4l' a. th ° Df t he I ? °t, so be ; * 0 3° r: • crets4.- EPSOM RACES. The Surrey Cup run for yesterday, for the first tune, was a prize worthy the locality, and as well from its intrinsic as from its artistical merits, well worth contending for. The body represented the famous race on Epsom Downs in 1769, in which Eclipse distanced all his opponents in the second )teat; the fitting up of the course and the costumes of the jockeys, course-keepers and spectators, as repre sented, formed a curious contrast to those of the pre sent day. The race was established in the hope of giviOg importance to a day that has for some years been a day of rest between the Derby and Oaks, the experiment, however, has signally failed, for the com pany was as small yesterd a y as we have ever seen on any simila r occas i on ; would it not " tell" better on Tuesday ? The weather was unusually cold and windy in the forenoon, but cleared up before the race commenced, and up to the close it was all that could be desired. Of the sport we subj o i n all the needful particulars ; what with the tw o fi rs t races, and five heats for the last, they were not brought to a termination until a carter past six. he Epsom Four Years' old Stakes of 50 soya. each, h ft, fur colts Bst 111 b, and fillies Bst 61b. Derby Course, mile and a half. (7 Subs.) Heathc o t e ' s K horassan walked over Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, 5 ft, if declared, &e., 12 5 1 0 h added;; three yrs old, Est 101 b; four yrs, wi Bat til five yrs, 9st 61b ; six years and aged, 9st 101 b ; winners twice in 1843 to carry 3lbs, thrice 51bs extra; winners Ulf ce in 1843 and once in 1844, slbs extra; winners thrice 1843 and once in 1844, 71bs extra ; maiden, four years old and up- D ards, a n d h orses which ran in a race on the Derby dubs';L allo we d 51bs; mares and geldings allowed ; horses entered to be sold, if demanded, &c., for ll • owed 31b s , f or 300 sovs . a ll owe d 91b s , f f or 2001 nu. allowed 121bs for 1501. allowed 161bs, and 1 1 100 sous. allowed 211bs ; over and above other an a w a lte ees, the second saves his stake. One mile Mro w : 1 „ t !„" te r; (16 Subs , two paid.) beste 19 3' Clear 11, out of Nininka—to ld for 1 50/. we (Kitehener) 1 nbrough's owlett 2 Lord W. p ****** 5 yrs-100/ 3 's Falconer, 3 yrs-150/ - .Lir• A• Prescott 's Bosphorus, aged-1001... 0 mfr. Coleman's eh h by Sir Hercules, out of Ta rantella -100/ B a y ne s Mr. p a , • Queen Mab, 5 yrs-1501 0 The Repealer, 3 yrs-200/. 0 0 k r ; I) T\ aWSOWS Lord Saltoun, 3 yrs-3001. 0 I. • '` j awson' Dalesman, 3 yrs-300/. vr ,.... 1 0rd 6 1 ;:pent s inek's The Black Gentleman, 4 yrs IT. J. Osborne's Boniface, 3 yrs-2001. 0 A.yres's Inheritress, 4 yrs-3001. 'lr. Cuthbert's Beaufront, 3 yrs-5001 2 to 1 agst Lord Saltoun, 5 to 2 agst the winner, and 5 to 1 agst Falconer. i n T he 11ininka colt made all the running, and won canter by two lengths. Falconer a bad third, ro li n t cl, Qa the ot h ers beaten off. The winner was claimed. '` Surrey (Handicap) Cup of 2001., and 3601. (in 'P ee ie) by Subs. of 10 sovs each, with 50 sovs added from •r9lll the fund. •• C u p Course. C Two miles. L (51 Subs.) Gi d , V erulam's R o b er t d e G or h am, 5 yrs B s t 1 _o_ .......... 'artl Lonsdale's Blackdrop, 4 y rs , 7 s t 61b Cotton) 2 porth's Lucy Banks, 5 yrs, Bst . ..... 0 Heathcote's Hydaspes, 5 yrs, 7st 121 b .. 0 Mr. Herbert's Orion, 4 yrs, 7st 111 b... 0 o r . John Day's Ben-y•Ghlo, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b 0 14,rrd Exeter's Wee Pet, 4 yrs, 7st 71b 11,.• Thirsk, 6 yrs, 7st 71h aCielarke's Arcanus 5 yrs, 7st 21b L o dolfs Auld Lang Syne, 4 yrs, 7st 0 1 )4_ll. Bentinck's Naworth, aged, 7st.. Epaulette, 5 yrs,,7st 1111...r.orrn:e"'13'v:leicr\i"n—yinnicsks Patchwork, 5 yrs, Est 121 b yndham's Thom Thumb, 4 yrs, 6st 71b 0 t. Rill's eh gby the Exquisite, 4 yrs, Est 11 ' R. W. Bulkele 's Hemp, 3 yrs, sst 61b 411113etting-5 to 2 Y agst Wee ' Pet; 5 to 1 agst Arca tett' :a d 6 to 1 each agst Robert de Gorham i'''Y'' lo l Orion, and Lucy Banks. to th e . and Arcanus made running in company e le a d e l int turn ; Epaulette then fell back, and P a t ch taken taken by Arcanus, followed by Lucy Banks, he to " W6 ilt, Robert de Gorham, and Hydaspes, to the de of 0.,,,ce 4 , 11 11; here Arcanus resigned, and Robert ds aide 1, --411 / 1 and Lucy Banks ran for about 100 yards and u3r.side. Ben-y-Ghlo then passed between them, llt o a t t 4 strong running, attended by Blackdrop and de Gorham , behid them Lucy Banks and The' last t . wo were headed by Hemp at the the'. but the leading horses kept their positions to nro t 2. l e, where Robert de Gorham and Blackdrop Benly-Ghlo and ran with him to the tiit t nid her e the race ended. Robert de Gorham ter C went on by himself, and won in a can e%se 3-tr!wn lengths.. Hemp and Ben-y-Ghlo" were so t hsi,,l et her, about a len g th from the second, that go o d-4ge could not place a third. The pace was taw ee and th e t a ili ng awful. y rs P s ta i kes of 5 sovs . eac h, w ith 40 added, three si x ,!( 4 ) Est 71b ; four yrs, Bst7lb ; five yrs, Bst 121 b; 1, 0 4r5, and age d , 9st ; ma he'e s*t hat have' start e d' eitheriiireslad geldings, and i) of the _previous ", allowed 31b s . 'Winner to be sold for 1501. Xt r .i e jl t a l . one mile. (7 Subs.) kr.ii iws :WsDalesman,3yrs(Riley) 0 E /Crubi a , '3 yrs 3 1 5 3 4 1 2 1 _ Clark's Chummy; 5 yrs 0 5 1 5 '3 0 6 2 3 dr ' i lk; a -Len in's Crocus 4 yrs 1 1 / 4 4 1 P . . stone's Broadholm, 4 yrs 0 4 4 2 dr Th7et2nald's Mountain Dew, 3 yrs 0 2 dr P l y tl it h " - " :4l 33e 'nrst Y,..th W e the third as te a nd de w a as d heat between Crocus and won by a neck, • " 4 ) and the others in a canter. THE OAKS. th e e rillrl-40W1dIlg is a - list of the probable starters and , 44 ers r lacess 4Th e - f .•. . Ath ........... . t h - Are .. ...... Nat el k E. Edwards t:tope.. . . ...... • er ieula . . W. Boyce .......... k6e . tl a • ................... Mann iltel.4,B4,o'em..Liaa.r.ii."ris.g.iai; *B " u " b a - s . t . e . ; '' ': : : Sj J. Day, Darling, i in jun. tbt.totniti my Hat rhaing Xate IV Illack eose • Darling 2t Charlotte Unknown li thu aa Unknown lt • eade Z l t ..... . • la filly .. ~. • 'Ara 'Q v .... • ' Bell su ssti '• • *** • Francis iiitit di *** . ********** .....••.••• Hesseltine Apili ~ftsgoves filly t Pady .. .. Marlow templeit or Ally Croaker • Chifney It oillz.lA den t .......... . .. Templeman Whitehouse tclala ... .. .. ••• '.}°r-l'el filly ...... . Bartholomew 4,,hotitt - Chapple k w* .. .. • ......... Edwards. ' .mR-school Miss ••• 9 tzi lil. •7 2 " l l`i, G ON THE DOWNS UP TO FIVE O'CLOCK. 9 to f, o f Therrincess—t 11 to 1 agst Nierope filly 4,ittst Sis. to Martin- 14 to 1 agst Barbara zz 6 toe';'e--,--taken 18 to 1 agst B 11 to ; agst Barricade 20 to 1 agst E u mera o l f d Arc ' agst All d 25 to 1 agst Joan hat . All - round-my - Y • theme' 'sl'eli m 2 . 8 t o o n l r a p g o s w t F er ai t r o C s h th a t r e lo t t h te at e 1) 46a • appy to have it in _ . day, t om , t:_ii,..lititit,ptoutFtroanbke B le u as tle s r e , ri t o h u e a j t o h c a k n ey w , a o sk nZ t u i e c s i : IVEts ri o t i l was very much bruised and s sh tt a ,s e fi n :re. b f u or t the oaaisaled. He will ride one of co LEAP xos, this day• it 011,.,13za•---The accident to this horse, b mentioned .isde. knlril;dleseription of the race for the Derby; 3 b ', Run liti )g ReinL' his jockey to have been caused lekkvi striking his leg on going up to t y ake the colt,'.he leg was. literally smashed, yet the f poor e actually went on to the distance beoreh Ilik"., Pulled up! It was found necessary to destroy .. the strle evening% 'Th ew , • THE DERBY. i) f the cb l . 3 11.0 prospect of any immediate settlement it No, Jection to Running Rein. On the contrary, r ' tect . 1 1.t:I've have heard from various sources be co 94e Z.4 13 Colonel Peel's intention to take the case at tr tie lnto a. Court of Law. Should this turn out to be a ''-iie tti land we have no reason to doubt it, what sort of who h al ,, ti B Will it be on Tuesday next ? Those and been be enough to steer clear of the rst -144 icon horses, will be enabled to pay and receive; il ik , ti w will it be with those who have backed or laid ' able lls ' t the m, as,well as others ? Such is the agree '9,dile - . , _ th e mma in which the non•settlement ~thitee d yestion previous to the race, has N ita t e sporting community. To say ni t ,. aTe an the right side under such circum • i . e - " would be ridiculous; it is enough to state at , et vititt: that the Running Rein party are credited with r to ► mng balance to the amount of some 50,000/. o th , I)° °-, and that should they eventually pull tcovigh, the settlement will be tolerably easy; on . th h e_ ''tizier h i ttulb e!ux. .raeUladinisb, sh o uld Colonel Peel succeed in establish 'e- t ' islikely to be the reverse of favou.x ta . . Andependent of the perplexity that will arise ..,,,_ Ille betting classes, no little confusion will be ...Le a f .3- ,ori,e-qe,rtyongst those interested in Derby Sw . eeps , to. , to Managers have declared their intention to „ ; : oli t e he ct prizes over to the parties who drew the horses r_to,edby the Judge, (and afe w of them, we believe, were to conditions that justify such a course,) while . ..„._"` l' B , . more cautious, are disposed to wait until -'sitlung shall transpire for their guidance. At a ".ygeertite calculation 100,000/. will remain in abey „ must under this head. While on the subject, we gentlem en 'disabuse the public of an impression that the 21ernell who the against Running Rein were -- -4 -es to the investigation before the Stewards on Tuesday. They were ready to go into evidence in support of their objection, that Running Rein is•more than three years old, and not the horse represented to have been purchased from Dr. Cobb ; but the Stewards, however, never called upon them, but con fined themselves to an ex pude examination of several certificates produced by the Running Rein party, upon which they decided that a sufficient case was made out to warrant their granting permission that the horse should start. We can state upon pretty good authority that her Majesty, accompanied by the Prince Consort, and the King of Saxony, will honour Ascot Heath races with her presence. As a set off against this, we hear that, in consequence of the crusade against the gaming booths, and the great loss it will cause to the racing fund, Lord Rosslyn will be obliged to withdraw 250/. from the public money advertised to be run for. FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT.—One of the Spread Eagle post-boys met with his death on Wednesday night in the following horrible manner :—He was driving a party from Epsom to the station, and the horses having overpowered him and run away, he was thrown off the bar; on recovering his feet, he ran after the chaise, got near enough to make a catch at it, but unhappily missed his hold, and fell with his neck on the spikes, and, powerless to extricate him self, he was dragged for a considerable distance, and on the chaise being stopped, was dead. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LONDON, MAY 23.—Light northerly breeze, and cloudy. DEAL, MAY 22.—Wind E light and variable, and thick weather.—Arrd. Seawitch, Baker, Gambia. Sld. Alberton, Port Phillip; Carlton, Nassau; Stokesby, Quebec. SOUTHAMPTON, MAT 22.—Arrd. Clyde steamer, Simonds, West Indies, left St. Jago de Cuba 19th, Jamaica 23d, Jacmel 24th, St. Thomas's 30th ult., and Fay-al 13th inst. ;on frieght about 100,000 dolls. in specie, and twelve boxes pla ting; experienced strong head winds all the passage. PENZANCE, MAY 20.—The smack Petrel, partly coal laden, was wrecked in Whitsand Bay, 18th inst. 21.—Arrd, Leader, Pillips, Trinidad, for Bristol. OFF BARDSET, MAY 19.—Lady Combermere, Africa ; Fife shire, Savannah. PETERHEAD, MAT 21.—The John and Madby, from Sun derland to Nairn, lime laden, which put in here 17th inst. windbound, is on fire in the harbour. DOVER, MAT 22.—The Maria, Miller, from Calcutta to London, which was ashore on the Brake Sand, has been assisted off, and proceeded in tow of a steamer. Aboard, supposed a vessel's head or quarter-board, marked " Duke of Wellington," has been picked up between this and Folke stone. The Princess from Rio Grande to London, he leaving the harbour to-day got ashore near the South Pier, but is ex pected off. DARTMOUTH, MAY 22.—The Sir Hans, immediately on being released from quarantine, was obliged to discharge her cargo in a very heated state. LIVERPOOL, MAY 22.—Wind N.E., light.—Acrd. Ann Holt, Paraiba ; John and Robert, New Orleans. Sld. Duchess of Kent, Calcutta ; Alfred, Cape of Good Hope ; Cora, Bahia ; Mary Queen of Scots, Pernambuco ; Windsor, Ceara ; Lydia, Africa. BELFAST, MAY 21.—S1d. Dumfriesshire and Ocean Child, Quebec. SLIGO, MAY 22.—Sld. Hero and Queen Victoria, Quebec. INSURRECTION AT AUX CAYES. The following is an extract of a letter received at Lloyd's from their agent at Aux Cayes, dated the 19th April last : " Another revolutionary movement has taken place in this quarter, and with such success that this town is in the hands of the insurgents since the 4th inst. After an action in the heart of the town—they have marched their army, calle I L'Arme3 Souffrante to Port au Prince, but there are forces to oppose them at Aquin, headed by a firm adherent of the President. It is yet hard to say which party will succeed, but the black pipulation, who have undertaken this enterprise, appear decided to govern the country themselves to the exclu sion of the coloured people. Should they not succeed they will be apt on falling hack on this town, to commit disorders." CURRENTS OF THE OCEAN. M. M. Frederick Gautier, the French Consul-General in England, has transmitted to Lloyd's three pieces of paper, which were contained in bottles picked up on the coast of Cape Breton, Bayonne, on the 14th April last. This is another mark of the polite attention of the French Government upon subjects of this nature. No. 1. Latitude by observation, 47 deg. 52 m. N. Longitude by chronometer, 7 deg. 49 m. 10 sec. W. Friday, Jan. 11, 1844. From the schooner Ariel of Newcastle, Chas. Thos. Searle, commander, all well. By observa tion found the current setting to S.E.—about 14 miles in 94 hours.—C.T.S. No. 2. Merely contains a wish that the party finding the bottle, would have the kindness to make the contents publicly known. No. 3. Barque Rory O'More, from Liverpool, bound to Charleston, South Carolina, all well. Latitude 45 deg. N., longitude 11 deg. 30 m. W. Dec. 3, 1843. Andrew .blaster. Found the current setting strongly to the E.S.E. _ . EAST INDIA SHIPPING. Arrivals—Owen Glendower, Godden, from Bengal, off Plymouth, sailed Dec. 29, Bimlipatam, Jan. 13, Madras, Jan. 25, Cape, March 17. Arrivals at Mauritius—Mary Alice, Feb. 10, from Algoa Bay, and sailed, 20th, to Bussorah ; John Wood, Rose, from Calcutta ; Macon, Feb. II th from whaling ; Hydrabad, Feb. 14th • Orient, Feb. 17th ; Graham, Feb. 20th ; City of Palaces, Feb. - 20th, all from Cal cutta ; John Thomas Carr, from Newcastle ; Edwards, from Madagascar. Departures from Mauritius—Marie Laure, March 10, to Madagascar ; Wallow, March 11th, to Madras ; Saucy Jack, March 12th, to Madagascar ; Lord Gode rick, March 14th, to Penang ; Queen, March 15th, to Tranquebar; Abercrombie, March 16th, to Adelaide; Wigrams, March 17th, to Madras ; Constance, March 18th, to Cochin • Morning Star, to Ceylon ; Mary Taylor, March 18th ; Cove, March 19th, to London ; Stratheden, March 20th, to Madras ; Isabella Watson, Montreal to Calcutta. Arrivals in Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope—Barrys, March 11, from Port Beaufort; Perry, 14th, from Rio; Cove, from Mauritius; Trekboer, 15th, from Algoa Bay ; Ghika, from Crozets; Dream, from Algoa Bay; Zeno bia, Owen, 16th, from London; Margaret, from —. Departures from Table Bay United Kingdom, March 12, to Sydney; Ruby, to London; Johanna, 13th, to Batavia; Vesta and Albania, to Angra Pequina; Sultana and Selina, 15th, to Algoa Bay; Grecian to Mauritius. Arrivals in Algoa Bay—Trinity Yacht, March 2, from Liverpool; Anne Loing, 7th, from London. Departures from Algoa Bay—Rival, March 2 ; Jim Crow, 7th, to London; Emma Isadora, 7th, to Boston. Departure from Port Beaufort.—Sultana, March 6, to London. Ships loading at Mauritius, Feb. 21—Mary Rowe, and Protomelia, for London; Agnes, for Greenock; Ocean Queen, for Hobart-town. VESSELS SPOKEN WlTH.—Eliza Keith, from Bombay, March 8, lat. 34 S., lon. 19 E., by the Owen Glendower, arrived at the Cape of Good Hope. Kran, Moore, Trieste to Liverpool, 28th ult., lat. 46, lon. 15; Caesar, Demerara to London, 3d inst., lat. 46, lon. 15; Anne, Batavia to Nantes, Bth inst., lat. 47, lon. 6; Queen (schooner), from London, 11th inst., by the Maria Miller, arrived in the Downs. Enterprise, London to Hobart Town, Jan. 22, lat. 40 S., lon. 72 E., by the Macon, arrived at Mauritius. Thomas Jones, Bristol to Mauritius, Jan. 23, lat. 26 S., lon. 58 E., by the Mary Louisa, arrived off Dungeness. Sultan, from Port Elizabeth to London, March 21, lat. 17 S., lon. 33 W.; Catherine M`Donald, Cadiz to Valparaiso, sth ult., lat. 1, lon. 19; Ann Price, Calcutta to London, 9th, lat. 3, lon. 21; Jim Crow, Algoa Bay to London, 14th, lat. 7 N., lon. 26 W.; Sarah, Belfast to Demerara, 3d inst., lat. 48, lon. 35, by the P. H. Dean, arrived at Cork. John Hall, Valparaiso to Cowes, 9th ult., lat. 1 S., lon. 34 W.; Sir C. Campbell, for New Orleans, 21st, lat. 24 N., lon. 40 W.; Sir Robert Peel, Calcutta to Liver pool, 27th, lat. 35, lon. 34; Francis Burr, London to Boston, 6th inst., lat. 44, lon. 25; Clio, London to St. John's, New Brunswick, 9th, lat. 48, lon. 17; Edin burgh, 13th, lat. 50, lon. 11; Siren (barque), 14th, off Bardsey, by the Ann Holt, arrived at Liverpool. THE ROYAL NAVY. PORTSMOUTH.-01.1r Port-Admiral, Sir Charles Rowley, is again suffering from his old complaint, which prevented him going out to Spithead in the St. Vincent, 120, now at that anchorage, where she will be joined shortly by the Caledonia, 120, Captain Milne, from Plymouth, and the Camperdown, 110, Captain Mar tin, from Sheerness. It is not yet known what flag officer will have the command of the sumrnercruising squadron, which is to consist of ten pendants, and rendezvous at Spithead. The Admiralty steam-yacht Black Eagle, Mr. Cooke master, is to come here from the river, to be in readiness for her Majesty, who, it is confidently stated, will pro ceed to Osborne House, and visit Norris Castle, during the present week. Rear-Admiral Sir G. Seymour is daily expected from London, to hoist his flag on board the Collingwood, 80, Captain Eden, as Commander-in-Chief in the Pacific, vice Rear-Admiral Thomas, whose period of service is about to expire. The Sydenham steamer, Lieut. Mapleton, has pro ceeded to Cronstadt, to receive on board our Minister, Lord Stuart de Rothesay, whom she will land at his seat at Christchurch. Letters from the Illustrious, 72, from Bermuda, report that Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Adam was about to pro ceed in that ship to Halifax, and thence to Quebec, the St. Lawrence being now open. The command on the Irish station, vice Rear-Ad miral Bowles, now one of the Lords of the Admiralty, has been given to Sir Hugh Pigott. The Gallant Officer will hoist his flag in the Volage ' 26, now at Cork, Cap tain Sir W. Dickson , after which it will be transferred to the Malabar, 72, on the return of Captain Sir G. Sartorius from Lisbon. The steamers Comet, Lieut. Emery, and Dee, Mr. Driver, master, are gone on to Woolwich, but will shortly return to the coast.. of Ireland. The steam vessel Fearless, with Commander Sherringham, and the Assistant-Surveyors' are busily engaged in South ampton Water, laying down buoys, and otherwise im proving the navigation. The surveying vessels, Bonetta, Commander Brock, and Arrow, Lieut. Otter, are nearly ready for sea, and will be at Spithead during the ensuing week. The for mer (roes to the - Levant, and the latter to the coast of Scotland. The Indus, 80, Captain Sir James Stirling, has not yet made her appearance from Lisbon and Malta. She is hourly looked for. The Wasp, 16, Albatross, 16, and Ringdove, 16, are to be detached from the West Indies to the coast of Africa; and the steamers Gorgon, Ardent, and Growler, from the Brazils to the same quarter, for the more effectual abolition of the slave-trade.—Brighten Gazette. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Lablache, who took his benefit last evening, had, as might have been expected,- a house crowded to suffo cation in every part. Last year, he produced 'for his benefit the Don Pasquale, introducing the glorious Don, for the first time, to the English public. This . year he revived Cimarosa's delightful opera Il Matri rnonio Segreto, the opera in which he first made his bow before an English audience. This opera is re markable in musical annals for the unique compli ment paid to it by a Royal audience. It is the only opera that has ever been encored. Songs, duetts, overtures, have been encored many a time and oft; but Cimarosa's opera of Il Matrimonio Segreto was, / on its first representation at, Vienna, encored as a whole. The Emperor Joseph, before whom it was represented, was so delighted with this, the master piece of Cimarosa, that he commanded all engaged in its performance to remain in the theatre ; and, having had a supper served up to them upon the stage, commanded them to repeat the whole of the opera before they left the theatre, his Majesty and his suite remaining to the conclusion of the second performance. This was the opera chosen by Lablache in which to make his first appearance in this country, and he last night sustained his old character of Geronimo with all his pristine power. There was the same glorious, rich, unctuous spirit of fun—the same marvellous power of voice—the same humorous roll of the voice, the eye, and the body—the same indescribably comic expression of countenance, in his attempts to hide his deafness, that on his first appearance on these boards fixed him at once and for ever as the greatest — in every sense of the word—the greatest buffo actor in the world. The opera was strongly cast : Persiani was Carolina; Grisi, Elizabetta ; Favanti, Fidalma ; Mario, Paolino ; and F. Lablache, the Count. The acting of Persiani and Grisi in the quarrel scene, in the first act, was admirable. Nothing could ex ceed the pert humour with which Persiani gave the passage " Le faccio un 'inchino Contessa Garbata " —(our English readers will recollect the air as "My Lady the Countess")—while Grisi's reply—" Son duma e Contessa," was the very perfection of shrewish ill-nature. The gem of the opera, however, was the air in the second act—" Pria the spunti in ciel l'aurora," which was deliciously given by Mario. The music was exactly suited to his voice, and he threw into it all that ex pressive and exquisite tenderness which he knows so well how to infuse into airs of this character. We never hear this (with the exception perhaps of Il Barbiere, the best opera buffs ever composed) without reflecting on the marvellous little progress which the moderns have made in comedy. The Ma trimonio Segreto, and the School for Scandal, were produced about the same time, and they still remain unapproached (save in the instance of Il Barbiere) and to all appearance unapproachable. At the con elusion, all six of the performers were called for, and they certainly well deserved the compliment. Between the acts of the opera, a new divertissement by Mademoiselle Cerito was produced, entitled La Vivandiere. Cerito herself sustaining the principal character. In her costume as La Vivandiere, she looked exceedingly fascinating, and her as de la Vivandiere was a beautiful piece of pantomimic display, in the course of which she em bodied the feelings which may be supposed to ac tuate La Vivandiere du Regiment (a character im mortalised by the glorious lyrics of Beranger) dur ing the course of a battle. Nothing could exceed her graphic and picturesque pantomime in this pas. The inspiriting march to battle—the conflict—the grief at the fall of old companions in arms, and the final tri umph—all were delineated with a truthfulness and an energy which deservedly elicited the most rapturous plaudits. Then followed a pas de quatre by Mesde moiselles Cerito, Ferdinand, and Louise, and M. St. Leon. Cerito in this pas exhibited all that marvel lous power of execution for which she is so celebrated. We had that arrowy rush from the back of the stage to the foot-lamps ; those marvellous twinklingi steps; and those picturesque and graceful poses which no one can give like Cerito. St. Leon, too, in this pas de quatre surpassed all his former tours de force. He is decidedly the first male dancer in the world. A pas de deux, by Mademoiselle Planquet and M. Montassu, was very gracefully given, and was much applauded; and then came the Redowa, the original Polka dance of Bohemia, by M. St. Leon and Mdlle. Cerito. This Redowa will, no doubt, become a most popular dance, there is infinitely more of character in it than in the Polka, as we have hitherto seen it danced, and there was a spirit of arch coquetry about Cerito's manner that told admirably, and elicited rapturous applause. The scenery was beautiful, and the characteristic dances by the corps de ballet exceedingly picturesque. The music is ap propriate, and the ballet is admirably put upon the stage. M. Deshaye's ballet of Alma concluded the evening's amusement. The greater portion of the audience remained to the conclusion of the ballet. TilE SUN, LONDON, -:PRIDAY. MORNING, MAY 24, 1844. ! a delic!ous strain of fanciful tenderness. A gentle heart—considerable id e : lity— an d a ga y eivosition— were to Le found in Praed, in connection with very , great literary accomplishments. His poetical diction is in itself a proof of the elegance of his studies. His Red Fisherman,' produced on one of the most poetical minds of the age the same effect which Scott said he experienced on reading Lenore.' llis Invocation to Madeline (not generally known) is one of his most graceful poems, but the whole man is revealed in his Law Student's verses, after leaving the Huntingdon Ball: In the House of Commons Praed was almost as much out of his sphere as Charles Lamb would have been when Abbot •of La Grande Chartreuse. He was a tender—affectionate— an d generous man—of a dis pOsition truly amiable, not unmixed with gay levity— and in private life was a most interesting character." GENERAL ASSEMBLY. EDINBURGH, TUESDAY, MAY 21. The Assembly met at twelve o'clock, and having been constituted by the Moderator, Principal MTARLANE intimated that he had received a communication addressed to him as Moderator, from the Chaplain-General Of her Majesty's forces, stating that in consequence of repeated applications made to him on behalf of soldiers wishing to attend those churches who retained unbroken the union with the State, he de.,ired to be provided with a list of such churches belonging to the Church of Scotland in Eng land, Ireland, and the colonies. The learned Principal moved the appointment of a small committee to obtain and transmit the information required, which was agreed to. THE TOLBOOTH CHURCH CASE. This was the next case in the order of business ; but before entering upon it, the Moderator and Dr. Simpson, oue of the clerks, withdrew from their respective offices, on the ground that they were members of the Presby tery of Edinburgh, and thus parties in the case. Prin cipal M`Farlane in consequence occupied the chair dur ing the proceedings. The circumstances of this case are these :—The Rev. George Smith of Penpont was presented to the Tol booth Church by the Town Council of Edinburgh, and his presentation sustained by the Presbytery. On the day for moderating in the call, objections were lodged by fifteen parishioners, two of whom subsequently with drew their names. The call, on the other hand, was signed by thirteen persons, the same number as the ob jectors. On Ist December last, the Presbytery found the objections relevant, and that, though five in number, they were substantially but three, viz., 1. That Mr. Smith had been notoriously deficient in the duties of pastoral superintendence and domiciliary visitation, in the parish of Penpont and Kilmarnock. 2. That his style of preaching and manner of expounding the Scrip tures was not level with the capacities of the pa rishioners generally. 3. That the presentee was not a qualified and suitable person for the Tolbooth parish, considering its whole condition and circumstances. The Presbytery agreed to consider the objections to the mode of preaching first r and two of the sermons deli vered by Mr. Smith in the Tolbooth Church were lodged in the hands of the Clerk. At a subsequent meeting of the Presbytery, the Counsel for the objectors failed to give in a list of witnesses in support of the first objec tion, which was accordingly repelled ; and the Presby tery, after hearing the two sermons delivered from the pulpit by Mr. Smith, agreed to the following motion, by a majority of 14 to 6:—" The Presbytery, agreeably to their resolution of the 13th instant, having heard the Rev. George Smith, presentee to the church and parish of Tolbooth, deliver from the pulpit of the same, and in the presence of the congregation, two of the four dis courses formerly preached by him there, and objected to by certain of the parishioners — and which two discourses were considered by the objectors as sufficient in point of number, and suitable in point of selection for the purpose of this meeting; having also fully heard the parties for their several interests, and having thereafter duly con sidered and weighed the whole matter, ha v i ng regard to the whole circumstances and condition of the parish, and to the spiritual welfare and edification of the people—. find, in the discharge of their functions, and in the exer cise of their authority and duty as ministers of the Gos pel, and office-bearers in the Church, that the second objection is well-founded and substantiated, and that the said presentee is not a qualified and suitable person for the functions of the ministry in the parish of the Tol booth, and ought not to be settled in the same, in respect that in the judgment of the Presbytery, the presentee's style of preaching and manner of expounding the Scrip tures are net level to the capacities of the parishioners, severally, of the Tolbooth, nor calculated to instruct and edify them." The case came before the Synod of Lothian and Tweeddale on the 14th inst., when it was agreed, by a majority of eighteen to nine, to "affirm the sentence of the Presbytery, and dismiss the complaints and ap peals." On the case being called, there appeared for the ap pellants, Mr. A. S. Cook, counsel for the presentee; Drs. R. Lee and Bryce, of the Presbytery of Edinburgh, and Dr. Bell and Dr. Cook, of Haddington, for the Synod. For the respondents, Mr. Penney, counsel for the ob. jectors ; and Drs. Muir, Simpson, and Clark. After a number of speakers had addressed the Assem bly, Dr. Cook moved, that the Assembly sustain the ap peal, reverse the sentence of the Synod, and remit the case to the Presbytery, with instructions that, having sustained the call, they proceed with all convenient speed to the settlement of Mr. Smith, according to the rules of the Church.—(Groat applause.) An amendment was moved by Professor ROBERTSON, to affirm the sentence of the Synod, but to remit the case to the Presbytery, to give the candidate another trial. On a division, there were, for Dr. Cook's motion, 137; for Dr. Robertson's, 117—majority for settling Mr. Smith in the Tolbooth Church, 20. The result was received with mingled cheers and hisses, but the cheers far predominated, and the As sembly adjourned at half-past one in the morning of Wednesday. FREE CHURCH ASSEMBLY.—SAME DAY. The Assembly met at eleven o'clock, pursuant to pre vious arrangement, for sermon and devotional exercises, in relation to the state of religion in this country. The sermon was delivered by the Rev. C. J. Brown, of this c ity. At the conclusion of the service, Dr. CHALMERS rose, and said—l have been requested to state to the Assembly what came next in the order of the proceedings. But in doing so I cannot refrain from expressing my sense of the vast and unspeakable import ance of the services in which we have now been en gaged ; and, let me add, of such services being more largely admitted than heretofore into the business of the Assembly. lam almost afraid lest any feeble words of mine should in any way disturb the impressions which the preacher, or rather, let me say, the spirit of God through the instrumentality of the preacher, may have awakened in the hearts of the audience. Oh that we knew what it was to have our minds exercised into godliness so as not only to understand, but to experience the longings and labourings of, the soul in earnestness, and is following hard after Godl Without this we are but a vain show of a Church —a body without a soul; our sermons but as " sounding brass and tinkling cymbals" —a mere uttering of the words of sacredness, while all heedless or unfeeling of their mighty import, because destitute of that faith which is " the substance of things hoped for, the evi dence of things not seen." And so we can speak—as has been most solemnly and searchingly told us in the sermon which we have just heard—we can speak of God, and Jesus Christ, and eternity, without realising the sense of these things in our own heart, or of the things above, or the unseen world to which we are all fast hastening. I must confess that what most came home to my own experience, and what I believe told ao it on the hearts and consciences of all now in this house, was, that of our not seeking after the fruits of our preaching; not doing wh a t o ur forefathers laid on the elders of the Church—trying to find out the fruits of the sermons delivered on Sabbath. We discharge ourselves of the mere performance of our duty without any further anxiety, as if it were a matter settled and set by, as it were. The minister has preached, the people were pleased, and there is an end of the affair ; and this not merely as to the manner in which we have performed our work in the pulpit. We may carry our satisfaction back, not merely to the delive rance, but to the preparation of our sermon. I was not altogether aware of the arrangements of this day, else it might have been altogether spent in accordance with the nature and spirit of the exercises wherein we have just been engaged—that is altogether Sabha tically—instead of which I had to pass, by an instant transition from the labours of a Committee engaged in important, no- doubt, but still outward business—to pass from this to the most sacred and spiritual services of the House of God, What a change 1--what an enlarge ment I—what a felt and immediate translation, as if one had entered a new c, wary or a new climate, when he carte withi t the precincts of this house and breathed its holy atmosphere, and joined in its saintly devotions ! It is true I came not from the stormy elements of debate came not from aught of that " strife of tongues" from which the Psalmist longed to hid e hi mse lf in the especial presen ce of God. All was kindly and generous and Christian-like courtesy. And if there be a wide difference between the best and highest place on earth and the lowest place of Heaven, let us not wonder that there should also be a difference between the blandest of human companionship when the theme is the Church's secularities, and the whole tone and temperament of this higher fellowship when we have met to celebrate the most solemn of the Church services, to listtn to the man of God, and to join in breathing aspirations after higher and better things. Let us, therefore, make a strenuous endeavour—let us cherish it as our fondest hope, that all our external ar rangements may soon be settled and set by, that so the ministers of God may be set free for giving themselves wholly to prayer, and the ministry of the word. Oh, that this delightful spirit may wax stronger and stronger amongst us every day, and may be sent forth from this Assembly, as from a cent re thr oug h ou t th e Church and throughout the land. Then would it be a gladsome land truly, when the religion of the ministers told upon their congregations, and these again upon their households, until from one end to the other there should be heard throughout our borders the melody which dwelleth in the habitations of the right eous. Oh that we were sufficiently impressed with the solemnity of our work, and were unceasing in prayer for that unction from the Holy One, without which we can neither save our own souls nor the souls of others ! I do hope that our secular business will be indefinitely abridged—and whereas the secular has hitherto over shadowed the spiritual , that i n all time coming the spi ritual will be made to overshadow the secular, so that in point of fact this will become a great spiritual anniver sary—a Christian jubilee, so to speak —a day of refresh ing from the Lord, and that from a central and comm anding part of the country a stream may go forth, and an impression be Towle on the minds of our Christian ministers that this • impression will , be husbanded and kept, and prayed with and prayed over ; and not only kept fast, but acted upon, so that out of this . fountain-head may emanate such streams as shall tell on hundreds of 'congregations and many thousands of the household of our beloved land, and that our Church may become, through the descent of living water from the upper sanctuary, like a well watered garden, abounding in all the pleasant fruits of righteousness. The Rev. Doctor concluded by intimating that, the evening sederunt would be devoted to conversa tion on the state of religion in this country. THE LATE COLONEL FAWCETT AND MR. MUNRO. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—l have not hitherto thought it necessary to offer any remarks upon the correspondence lately published in the Times, regarding the unfortunate duel between the late Lieutenant-Colonel Fawcett, C. 8., and Mr. Munro, nor should I do so now, were it not that Mr. Munro, in his letter to you, of the 20th of April, has mentioned me several times by name, and attributed motives for my conduct which are to tally at variance with the real state of the case. As regards the " instructions," as Mr. Munro calls them, given to me by Colonel Fawcett being so imperative as to leave me no discretionary power whatever. I have only to remark, that they have been already published, and lam perfectly willing to be judged by them. As to what passed between_ Mr. Munro and Mr. Grant, I can of course have no knowledge of it whatever ; but, in justice to the memory of Colonel Fawcett, I feel myself bound to contradict the statement made by Mr. Munro, to the effect that I was of opinion that Colonel Fawcett intended to kill him, or " that he (Mr. Munro) was moved at my suggestion off a target on which he would otherwise have been placed, and whirls plainly in timated the intentions of my principal." The reverse is the fact—Colonel Fawcett solemnly assured me, previous to the affair taking place, that although he felt himself forced to meet Mr. Munro, no consideration whatever should induce him to fire at the husband of his wife's sister, and such was the case, as he did not discharge his pistol at all. In corroboration of the above, I beg to inclose a lAter I have received from Major Daubeney, C. 8., 55th Regi ment, who attended him until his decease, and which, I trust, will sufficiently prove that Colonel Fawcett not only did not fire at Mr. Munro, but moreover, that he never had any intention of so dying. I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant. W. H. L. D. CUDDY, 55th Foot. Junior United Service Club, May 22. Junior United Service Club, May 19,1844. My dear Cuddy,—l was with Colonel Fawcett about two hours after he was wounded, and attended him, with little intermission, until he died. He repeatedly expisesed in my presence his thankfulness to the Almighty, :not only that he had not fired at Mr. Munro, but also that he had never intended to do so. He also told me, that although he had felt himself forced to meet Mr. Munro, he did so merely as a point of honour, and that it was his intention, had it been so permitted, to have left the ground with you immediately after re ceiving Mr. Munro's fire, adding also that you were per fectly aware of his intentions on that head. I should state that Colonel Fawcett appeared to be perfectly aware that he was dying at the time that he made these observations, and that the clergyman and surgeon who attended him in his last moments can doubtless corroborate what I have said, if necessary.—l am, my dear Cuddy, yours most sincerely, C. B. DAUBENEY, Major, 55th Foot, W. H. L. D. Cuddy, Esq., 55th Foot. The Chancellor of the Exchequer acknowledges the receipt of 10/. sent to him by some person unknown for conscience-sake, which money has been placed in her Majesty's Exchequer. Lord Ossulston and Mr. J. A. Baker Cresswell, members for North Northumberland, have been re quested, by a memorial from Alnwick and its vicinity, bearing about 300 signatures, to support Mr. Villiers's motion on the corn-laws.—Tyne Mercury. Admiral Sir Courtenay Boyle, Bart., died on Tuesday, in his 74th year. He was second son of the late and brother to the present Earl of Cork and Orrery, married 1799, daughter of the late William Poyntz, Esq., of Midham, Berks, by whom he has left issue Captain Courtenay Boyle and the Hon. Miss Caroline Boyle, Maid of Honour to the Queen Dowager. MR. BURFORD'S PANOMAR A.—Prince Albert, ac companied by Colonel Wylde, honoured Mr. Burford's panomara with his presence on Wednesday last. The Prince's visit was entirely unexpected, and consequently no preparations were made to receive him. This, how ever, did not appear a source of the least regret to his Royal Highness, who, having first viewed the magnifi cent picture of the island and bay of Hong Kong, in the large circle, with which he expressed himself highly gratified, ascended to the upper room, to inspect the re presentation of her Majesty's meeting with Louis Phil lippe at Treport, the life and accuracy of which were warmly appreciated by his Royal Highness, who sub sequently visited Baden Baden in the smaller circle, with which town, being so intimately acquainted, the Prince graciously expressed to Mr. Burford his high approba tion of the fidelity and accuracy of the view. The sum of 5001. has been raised in Manchester for the relief of the parties injured by the fire at the theatre in that town. _ _ The Earl of Cardigan pays 4301. a year for his mansion in Stephen's-green, Dublin. IN hen occupied by Lord Manners, the rent paid was 8001. SHOAL OF WHALES.—Bantry Bay has been the scene of great excitement, high enjoyment, and most valuable occupation to the people of that locality, this week, in consequence of a very large shoal of whales— grampus species—which entered that harbour on Monday, and found their way to the romantic bay of Glengariff on Tuesday, the evening of which day found all kinds of boats, weapons, and missiles in requisition for the attack on the herd. An immense number were secured. A correspondent states three hundred, the value of which be computes at 1.5001. Nothing could exceed the spirit-stirring character of the whole scene, enhanced as it was by the beautiful weather and splendid scenery of the bay.--Cork Reporter. STEAM-BOAT LAUNCH. —On Wednesday after noon a new steam-boat was launched from the building yard of Messrs. Heighington, Battersea-fields. She is called the Sunbeam, and is intended for the Putney trade, to run inconjunction with the Rainbow, Thunder, and Lightning. As a specimen of river craft she is un exceptionable. Her dimensions are as follow :—Ex treme length, 95 feet; breadth between the paddles, 12 feet 8 inches; and depth, 7 feet. She is built on the diagonal plan, with three "skins," or linings, the two first at an angle of forty-five degrees, and the outer one longitudinally, the wood used being African mahogany. All the modern-improvements have been adopted, both in her build and internal arrangements, and it is ex pected that she will beat even the Rainbow, which is the fastest low-pressure boat up the river. The Sunbeam will be propelled by two low-pressure engines of four teen horse power each, and furnished with Spillar's pa tent boiler. A select party were present to witness the launch. _ _ DUBLIN, MAY 21.—THE POSTPONED JUDGMENT. —lt is probable that the Judges of the Queen's Bench will not pronounce their judgment upon the motion for a new trial until Thursday, the second day of term. The Courts will not be formally opened until about one o'clock, and the routine business, which is unavoidable, will very probably occupy a few hours after their Lord ships take their seats on the bench, so that they cannot have sufficient time to give their opinions seriatim and at length, as it is expected they will. BARBARITY IN BURTON-CRESCENT.—Considerable sensation has been excited amongst the casual visitors to Burton-crescent by a piece of extraordinary ferocity on the part of the authorities. It appears that the iron posts at the corners of the streets in that neighbourhood have long been the victims of juvenile leap-frog, and it was feared that the constitution of the posts would not be strong enough to prevent them from gradually wear ing away under the grievance. So far public feeling would go with the authorities, who have a right to pro tect their posts to any reasonable extent ; but, in an evil hour, the inhabitants have planted spikes on the top of those posts—so that the boys, who cannot be deterred from jumping over, are now in danger of being impaled on the top of them. We have looked closely into the law of leap-frog, and searched for a statute on street-posts, but we can find nothing to jus tify the frightful cruelty that has been resorted to. The old thumb-screw was the last remnant of Saxon savage ness, but the ten-penny nail has never been recognised by any of our jurists, from Coke to the " Comic Blackstone." Even the holdfast, as an -instrument of legal torture, is, about to be abolished, by doing away with imprisonment for debt ; and we therefore call upon the authorities of Burton-crescent to erase the spike from their criminal code immediately.—Punch. AN EXCELLENT CHANCE FOR THE FAIR SEX.— The following appears as a bona fide advertisement in a Welsh paper:—" OPEN TO ALL WALES.—A handsim young Gintlemin, whose extrame bashfilness has intuced un to adapt then inooshal mode of curtship, is wilful o disposing o his hint an hart to the Savoerneen dar lint who is of real blud—tarnation its delicate soomitre —plays the piane an bates the echoes o Killarney in voice. Fortin of no considirashun, bane himself un kimmin rich!—Addres to ***, Cardinganshire." THE LATE ACCIDENT AT LONDON-BRIDGE.—On Wednesday Mr. J. Payne held an inquest at the New castle Coffee-house, St. Mary-at-Hill, on William New ton, aged fourteen, one of the youths who lost their lives by the upsetting of a wherry-boat, at London bridge on last Sunday evening. The evidence of nu merous witnesses repeated the facts connected with the melancholy occurence that have already appeared. In the course of the inquiry the jury were in formed that the Wardens of the Watermen's Company were about to adopt such effectual measures as would prevent a similar accident again occurring. The police have also received positive instructions to take into cus tody any waterman who hereafter allows a greater num ber of' persons in his boat than he is licensed to carry. The jury returned a verdict of " accidental death." and the waterman, Williams, was called in and cautioned as to his future conduct, his improper and illegal be haviour having been the cause of the loss of so many human beings. • THE METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS —EXTENSIVE SALE OF HousEs.—The Commissioners of Woods and Fo- ; i r i e o s u t s s es havesitu g e nonints h t e ru l c in ti e on o s f fo r st r the of c e h o f i s a l t a o r g e o e o n o u o m o tber oOx ford-street and Holborn. About seventy houses on the south side of Buckeridge-street, and Ivy-street, St. Giles, are to be disposed of by private contract, in three tenders, which, with the sixty forming the south of Bainbridge-street, and the north of Buckendge-street, lately sold, will complete the whole of the buildings to be taken down in that locality . On Monday two large houses in Charlotte-street, above o vi ew. Te There e Bedford Chapel. w ere sold b y auction ; arid in a few days, e i g ht houses in Holborn, to the east of Lyon-street, with two in that , s treet, will be disposed of in a similar way. These h a re expected to be cleared away in the course o l f ew a . month, w hen the line of the street will be exposed t • will then be but a few more houses to be sold. Most of the houses in " the Rookery," are said to be in such a decayed state that they are not worth more than 51. each. A new sewer is being formed in Broad-street, St. Giles's, in connec tion with the new street, and at the end of Great St. An drew's-street, in continuation of the street from Long-acre, Kane large and substantial buildings are being erected. LITERATURE. NOEL MORVAN, 3 Vols. Newby, London, 1844. The author of this work is Mr. Browning, to whom we are already indebted for a " History of the Hu guenots," a production which displayed much pains taking research, and was particularly skilful in its di gest of facts. In the work before us he gives a spi rited representation of the court and camp of Henry the Fifth, subsequent to the famous battle of Agin court. A considerable portion of his narrative is laid in France, in the earlier part of the fifteenth century, and has reference to the intrigues and adventures of an outlaw chieftain, libel Morvan—a sort of Robin Hood in his way—whose head-quarters are in a spacious cavern in a sequestered quar ter of Brittany, near the shores of the Morbihan. The character of this rude, bold, but generous-natured chief is kept up throughout in a very consistent spirit, and forms indeed the redeeming feature of the story, which otherwise is by no means remarkable for interest, nor breadth and variety of portraiture. Like Mr. James, the novelist, our author pays great attention to his costumes, and, in this particular instance, introduces apparently nothing for which he has not sufficient warranty. He excels, also, in his descriptions of tournaments ; but, with the single exception of the character of libel Morvan, he has not the happy art of infusing the breath of life into his dialogues. THE LOGIC OF POLITICAL ECONOMY. Blackwood. London and Edinburgh, 1844. Notwithstanding the dry, hard, practical nature of the subject, this treatise on political economy is by no means uninteresting, for it is penned in a clear and vigorous style, without the slightest ambiguity or circumlocution, by one who shows in every page that he is perfectly conversant with the theme on which he expatiates. Some of the positions which the author lays down, are illustrated with consider able neatness and vivacity ; but indeed—no matter what be, the subject—Mr. De Quincey cannot write two pages together without putting forth something that shall both please and instruct his readers. IRELAND AND ITS RULERS. Newby, London, 1844. There is much spirit and ready, off-hand vivacity in this little work, which professes to give an account —not quite so cool and impartial as could be desired —of the state of Ireland, and the character of its rulers since the year 1829—the memorable year of the passing of Catholic Emancipation. The chapter entitled the " Parliamentary Repealers in 1834" con tains more good sense and just thinking than any other in the volume; but the biographical' portion of the work is that which will be found most generally entertaining, especially the sketches of Sheil, Bushe, and Woulfe, which though somewhat overcharged in point of colouring, yet display occasionally much sound critical opinion, and are to all appearance perfectly accurate in point of fact. The biographical sketch of Sheil is by far the most copious and cir cumstantial, and while the author denies that he is a first-rate orator, yet he does every possible justice to his splendidd eclamatory powers, and his talent f o r apt, epigrammatic sarcasm. Of his apparent vehemence he says that it is all carefully studied, and that he is never more fully on his guard than when he most seems to be carried away by the impulse of the mo ment,; and the ardent applause of his party. " Sheil," adds our author, "ought t o h ave b een a F renc h man . He essentially belongs to the country where fervour' of manner is confounded with ardour of passion— where there is much vivacity." We quote a brief sketch of the late Mr. Praed from a note which is attached to the memoir of Sheil " Mr. Praed was generally considered a failure in po litical life by his friends, but if he had survived a few years longer, he would have gratified their expectations. At the Union' he displayed uncommon liveliness of mind, and sprightly gracefulness of wit. He was by no , means suited for political life, as he wanted earnestness and the requisite physical organisation. His failure in the House of Commons was caused by the wretched state of his health. It did not require much discern ment to perceive that on the night of his maiden speech he bad strong symptoms of incipient consumption. In fact he ought to have been in his bed on the night when he first spoke, which he did merely because everybody expected him to do so. He changed his political opinions rather suddenly, but he never held himself re sponsible for all the light and laughing sentiments he uttered at the Union. One fact shows his mental energy and elasticity. He had the good sense to per ceive his failure as an orator, and immediately struck out a new line in political life. He amassed a greater quantity of minute and accurate information on English general politics, than any man of his political standing could boast of, and if his party had been once in power, he would have rapidly ascended through the gradations, of Ministerial office. But in the fall of Tory Govern ment, in 1835, he saw then the game was up' for some time, and turned with great resolution to the dry pursuit of the law. He had mastered the difficulties of his pro fession, and when he died, in 1839, was making a consi derable income. But Praed missed his real vocation. He should have rem a i ne d a man o f l etters a ll hi s lif e , f or h e had an exquisite f ancy , and considerable poetical powers. He had contributed (still uncollected) sotne choice poems of a graceful, amatory kind, distinguished for THE CASE OF MARY FURLEY. Sir James Graham has earned an undying reputation by his conduct in the case of this broken-hearted woman. In the first place, although she was sentenced to death by the honey-tongued Mamie, Sir James Graham knew nothing whatever of the matter. No ; when ques tioned by the House upon the atrocity of the sentence, aggravated as it was by the funeral eloquence of the judge, who doubtless, to teach a great moral lesson, tortured the woman with Tyburn tropes ; even the Home Secretary knew nothing of the circumstances which had sent a shudderin- , horror through the heart of the kingdom. He would, however, inquire about Mary Farley. A week or so passes, and the country is astounded, horrified at the further barbarity exercised upon the sufferer, who is frenzied, agonized by the official visit of the sheriff, come with the death-war rant from the Home-office. There is no hope for her! She has, it is true, been driven to madness by accumu lated miseries which beggar fiction : she has been tor tured into an act of insanity by the cruelty of fortune ; it is no matter, says the philosopher at the Home office—she must die. The woman must be hanged! For some four-and-twenty hours the doomed creature suffers agony unutterable. Sir James Graham, doubtless, sleeps sweetly in his bed—yes, enjoys that sweet, deep slumber, rewardful of solemn duties solemnly fulfilled. Then, rising, he bethinks himself of the poor wretch in Newgate ; the fact is, he is made to think of her by the earnest faces and loud remonstrances of a few Samaritans who beset the Home-office. He is entreated to reconsider the sentence, and the re sult is—a reprieve for Mary Furley. No extenuating circumstance has been discovered—none whatever. The case remains as it was when Judge Maule—whose eloquence might fire even the Temple—denounced • the forlorn offender from the judgment-seat ; just . as it was, wLeti Sir James Graham sent down the death-warrant ; but the public heart has re volted at the contemplated atrocity—the official murder threatened by the Home-office—and the Minister relents ; yes, the woman shall be reprieved ! She has been upon the rack for four-and-twenty hours ; but what is such amount of torment, more or less, to one who has already suffered so much ? What, another stab of the heart, to a heart so sorely maimed and bleeding ? Then appear in the newspapers comforting paragraphs, indicative of the new tenderness of Sir James Graham. Yes, think we, Sir James has now fully considered Mary Furley's condition. Poor blighted creature! He has followed her through her miserable history—has sympathised with her wretched ness in the union, when her sick child was cut and maimed by the union's drunken servant—has glowed with admiration of her, when, with her heroic wo man's heart, she again faced the misery of an un pitying world—has sorrowed with her at the failing of her last hope, the few' shillings, stolen or lost, that were to have given her and her babe the means of life—has felt, to painful intensity, a grief and sympathy, when, with a brain fired with despair, the frantic mother sought a grave for herself and child. Yes—thought we —the good, soft-hearted Sir James has pondered on the history, so complete in all its terrors, of Mary Furley, and he will recommend the woman to the Royal mercy. A few days. a week or two perhaps, may be the term of her imprisonment in the Penitentiary ; and then she will return to the world, to enjoy the active sympathies even - of the highest-born of her own sex, who will gather about her, and with Samaritan goodness strive to heal the wounds inflicted by undeserved wretchedness upon her. She will be pitied, comforted, ay, caressed, for the horrors she has endured, and, by the bounty of sympathising good ness, the means of subsistence will henceforth be made easy to her. Such was our day-dream. Sir James Graham has recommended Mary Furley to the Royal mercy, and the result is—transportation for seven years! " Such is the breath" of Home Secretaries! The Royal mercy was wont, by a figure of speech, to be called the brightest jewel in the Crown. If it still be so, why then, Sir James, thanks to you, her Majesty Queen Victor wears at the present moment the dimmest of diadems.— Punch. [ADTERTLSEMENT.] THE SUGAR QUESTION. The Sugar Bill is to be brought forward, this evening and I call on all Members of the House to give the mat ter only one moment's reflection, and they will agree with the Chancellor, that it is an important question. The consumers should now have cheaper sugar, parti cularly as the revenue can afford the trial, and the re venue may benefit by the change, which would give us a large amount from the produce of countries which now give nothing. Why should not the poor man have his sugar for feurpence, instead of sixpence or sevenpence per pound? And the sugars of all nations would be required—of course, a foreigner paying a higher duty than our own colonies. Indeed, our own colonies should only pay a nominal duty of ls. or 2s. per cwt., and not make a chief requisite of life the mode of obtaining so large an amount of revenue, for it is felt chiefly by the poor. But to the point. Lordl John Russell has given notice of his amend ment on the question, which will not even be listened to. But I warrant him, that if he w ill read this, and call to his aid all his machinery, he will carry his measure, and receive the support of every interest—colonist, foreigner, the trade, shipowner, and, in fact, every trade. Let him give immediate notice, and there is ample time for all to show if they do not take this view of the measure. lie cannot carry his present amendment—it injures too many interests, and will scarcely be noticed. When you wish to carry an important point, let every interest derive advantage from the change—injure none, and you do away with opposition. I am practically experienced on the point, and never saw a better opening. Sugar reduced from sixpence to feurpence per pound for the poor man, will increase the consumption of Ireland and Scotland materially, where they scarcely see it now. Even the cattle may be fed on molasses at the duty I propose ; and as the consumption is so great in India and the islands pro ducing it, so will it be here, if they can get three pounds for one shilling, instead of two pounds. The adultera tion would be done away with, which is said to be (in the last price -current) 100 tons per week in London— thus injuring the article it is mixed with and also the revenue. Why is the consumption of sugar only the same now that it was fifteen years ago, and the popula tion 15 per cent. more ? Because the price is the same and adulteration going on to a great extent, and the question of duty always on the tapis. The produce of the British possessions this year will be 200,000 tons, which we should use with no change of duty, and thus the revenue, with all sweets, would be 5,500,0001. Next year the produce of India will be greater, and of Mauritius, owing to the import of hill coolies there. And why cramp our West India colonies and prohibit them being sent there. Demerara, Ja maica, and all our islands, would thrive if free emigra gration was allowed, and why prohibit it any more than from this country to all the world ? Appoint Govern meat Emigration Officers, as in this country, to license and inspect emigration ships, and the people would go into a land of comfort, and b© brought in many instances to Christianity ; at any rate, would be more useful members of the community, and likely to improve. See the vast increase in all trades by such a measure. Why grant the boon to one colony, and not to all P This would be the grand death-blow to slavery and the slave trade. I propose that Lord John Russell gives notice at once, and thus give timely notice to the country and his friends that the consumer be considered, as the revenue can afford the trial, and may gain instead of lose, if not in sugar, by the increased consumption of other articles. It is a grand trial, and may be the means of giving future Ministers the power of raising two or three millions of revenue with much ease. We now pay the War duty, and we ought to are it changed. Propose that the duty be reduced on-- British plantation to 101. per ton, would give .£2,000,600 Foreign do. to 30/. per ton-60,000 to 70,000 tons would be required this year; say 50,000 at SOL British do. Molasses, at 2s. per cwt. .£150,000 _ _ Foreign do. do., at 12s. per 150,000 Other sweets £4,000,000 Yours, respectfully, A PHILANTHROPIST. RATHER MYSTERIOUS.—" Now, Jack," said the printer of a country newspaper, in giving directions to his apprentice, " put the Irish Attorney-General and the State prosecutors into the galleys, and lock them up ; let the two Members for Liverpool have larger heads ; distribute the Army in Ireland; take up a line and finish Ferrand and the Anti-Corn-law League, and make the Prince of Wales to run on with the Dowager Lady Lyttelton ; move the Melton Mowbray hunt out of the chase ; get your stick, and conclude the horrid murder that Tom began last night ; after, which, come in to dinner, and see that all the pie is cleared up." An (Epidus may be found in any printing office to explain this enigma.—Cork Southern Reporter. ESCAPE OF A SLAVE GIRL.--The following inte resting particulars of the escape o f a slave girl, and her preservation from a painful and lingering death at sea in an open boat, is taken from a Cape of Good Hope paper, received by the last arrival :—" The Woodlark, Captain W. Hardie, reports, that on Tuesday, March 21, 1843, whilst cruising off Alatabello Isles, in the Banda Sea, in quest of sperm whales, she observed a canoe about three miles distant, with one person in it paddling towards us, and sent a boat with some bread and water and a few green cocoa-nuts. At sunset the boat got up with the canoe. There was only one person, a New Guinea girl, in it, who jumped into our boat immediately- it got alongsid e th e ca noe, and pointed to a cocoa-nut, which was given to her with some water. There was nothing in the canoe but a a sma ll piece of salt fish, two paddl es , an d two fish spears. The boat towed the canoe alongsid e , we hoisted it e a in s , put clean clothing upon the poor creature, offered her a glass of wine, which sho refused till the captain tasted it before her, after which she drank mid seemed to revi ve immediately, and ate a hearty off, y ' supper of fried fi s h, b rea d , and tea. We tried ar al we could to brin g h er i nto conversation with us in the Malay language, but she never sp..ke during the 10 days she was on board, but seemed highly pleased with the attention paid her, and particularly with the dresses we made her. We supposed her to be a runaway slave. She pointed to the island of Tehar, as the one to which she belonged, but being asked in the Malay tongue if she wished to return to her isle again, shook her head, and pointed to the island of Coram, as if she wished to be there, where we landed her. The Rajah of the place promised to treat her kindly, and he and his lady seemed very fond of her, and said they would keep her as a household servant; for which he was presented with a bottle of gunpowder, six yards:of calico, and some coarse cutlery. When asked by the Rajah's lady, Khat made her leave the island, she stated that the cruelty of her father and brothers made her leave, that when she left she did not expect to live, and did not care . what became of her." IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. 110 USE OF LORDS, May 23. ROYAL COMMISSION. The Royal Assent was given today to the Eastern Counties Railway Bill (No. 1), to the Eastern Coun ties Railway Bill (No. 2), to the Selby and York Railway Bill, to the Souths Eastern Extension Rail way Bill, to the Furness Railway - -Bill, to the Darlington Junction Railway Bill, to the Hartle pool Dock and Harbour Bill, to the Coal s'Wning Company's Bill, and several Inclosure and Naturaliza tion Bills. e „Las: The Lord Commissioners 7 ei ,l eie l 'the Archbishop o Canterbury, the Lord Chancelloe, andSthe Earl e Shaftesbury. Their Lordships re-assembled itt'ive Oelock. The Earl of GALLOWAY preepnted a petition from Glasgow, in favour of the Bill lately 'introduced by the Bishop of Exeter for the suppression of brothels. Lord BEAUMONT presented' petitions from York shire in favour of protection to agriculture. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from a gen tleman named Henry Archer, against the Cluster and Holyhead Railway ; also a petition against the Brighton and Chichester Railway Bill. Messengers from the Commons brought up certain Bills. Lord DENMAN presented a petition from certain ministers of the Gospel, praying for the abolition of saths in certain cases. The Criminal Law Amendment Bill went through Committee, after some observations from the Loan, CHANCELLOR and Lord CAMPBELL. Lord LYTTELTON presented a petition from Newark-upon-Trent against the Debtors and Creditors Bill. LANCASTER AND CARLISLE RAILWAY BILL. On the motion that the amendments of the Conunoa s to this Bill be agreed to, some discussion took place, iti which Lord BROUGHAM and the Marquis of CrsiNat- CARDE joined, the former deprecating the provisions of the Bill, and the latter supporting them. Lord CAMPBELL thought that there could be no doubt that the clause had been improperly introduced, and ought to be abandoned. It was not introduced in the Committee on bringing up the report, but oh its third reading. It was not in the power of the Com pany to procure permission for his Noble and Learned Friend to erect gates across the Queen's highway, and that, too, upon the great north road. He appealed to the Noble Earl, the Chairman of Committees, who was a most meritorious public officer, whether it was the prac tice of the House to introduce such a clause upon a third reading without notice ? The Earl of SHAFTESBURY said that it was not the practice of late years to introduce such clauses on to third reading ; but it was competent for any Noble Lord to move the addition of such a clause if he thought proper. But if these gates were to be at a distance of three-quarters of a mile from the railway, the clause would be, in common parlance, delves the Bill, and could, not be admitted. The Earl of DEVON recommended that the Liu should stand over until after the recess. In the mean time some compromise might take place, and hie Noble and Learned Friend might get, if not exactly what he wanted, at least something to satisfy him. Lord BROUGHAM was perfectly ashamed to detain their Lordships upon what might appear a personal an-t trumpery matter relating to himself ; but he thought that the way in which he had been trepanned into giving up his opposition to the Bill was a matter of public. , importance. Ile complained that no intimation had been given to him of the course which had been adopted that evening with respect to this Bill. His Noble Friend near him said it was exceedingly hard that, any body should suppose this was a personal or party' motive. Now, he (Lord Brougham) would like to know if this Bill had not been opposed by him, whether there would have been all this noise and fuss about it? Would Noble Lords near him have taken so much interest in the measure ? It was absurd to think of such a thing. The Marquis of CLANRICAIIDE indignantly denied that he had been actuated by any party or personal motive in the course which he had taken with respect to. this measure. The Noble Lord complained of being: taken by surprise, yet the Noble and Learned Lord bath allowed Monday and Tuesday to pass without making any motion upon the subject. The insinuation whi c h the Noble and Learned Lord had indulged in, ens one which no other Learned Lord would have dared to put forth. He begged pardon if he had used an unparliamentary phrase, but lie would say, that. a more unfavourable insinuation had never been made ; and he could assure the House that it would not have the effect of deterring him (the Marquis of Clanricarde) from doing his duty. Lord BROUGHAM could not allow the insinuations thrown out by the Noble Marquis to pass without obser vation. He had made no charge against the Noble Marquis ; all that he had said was, that the extraordi nary zeal that had been displayed with respect to this measure gave it an air of suspicion. The Earl of RAI)NOR could not but think that their Lordships were placed in a most awkward position. The question now was, whether their Lordships would agree to the amendments of the Commons, or adjouris the debate. He had heard rumours of Noble Lords: making terms with railroads, but he had never heard a proposition put forward that a question should be ad - journed in order that a Noble Lord might make tertata with a railroad.—(Hear, hear.) What was all that had taken place for but to enable the Noble and Learned, Lord to make a better bargain than be had made?— (Hear.) He could not believe that the Houle wou'll adopt the proposition that had been laid before it. The Duke of WELLINGTON felt bound to say a few words on this question. He thought that his Noble and Learned Friend opposite was acting rightly in the course he had pursued. lied he any interest in this matter except upon public grounds? No, he had not ; but it was his duty to come forward and see that the public were protected. That, he apprehended, was the pesition in which his Noble and Learned Friend stood s , and what had been asked was, that this matter should: be postponed for twenty-four hours, in order that an as rangement might be made which would be beneficial, to the public. Lord BROUGHAM said that the object of his oppo sition was to have these gates erected, by which the: public road would bo improved. Lord MONTEAGLE contended that there was too pretence whatever for putting up these gates, and us-gedi upon the House the necessity of refusing to accede to the proposition which had been made to postpone this measure. He contended that it would be most benefi cial to the public to have this measure passed as speedily as possible. Although the delay which had been asked for was only twenty-four hours, yet practically this would be a delay of a week. He had no interest in this, matter, but he trusted, on public grounds, that th‘ e i r Lordships would at once pass the measure. Lord BROUGHAM explained, The Marquis of SALISBURY supported the motion for postponement. He thought there were sufficient grounds for recommitting the Bill. Lord MONTEAGLE—The Bill has been read a third time. The Marquis of SALISBURY said it was still in, the power of their Lordships to recommit the Bill. Lord BROUGHAM—I shall move for a Committee.. The Marquis of SALISBURY—I move that this ae• bate be now adjourned. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE—That is the mo tion which is already before the House, and the Noble Marquis is of course out of order. The Marquis of SALISBURY—As the Noble Lord is so particular about the order of this House, I think it would be as well if he would be more in order himself, and not rise to speak six times on the same subject. - Strangers were ordered to withdraw, and their Lord ships divided, when there appeared— For the adjournment Against it Majority On our return to the gallery, we found Lord BROUGHAM proposing that a Committee be appointed to inquire into the amendments to this Bill which had been proposed by the House of Commons. Lord MONTEAGLE said the house' of Commons.; had made no amendments. Lord BROUGHAM said the Committee could be Ara pointed to consider the message from the Commons, Earl FITZWILLIAM thou,ght they ought to know what the Noble and Learned Lord. proposed to do in the Committee. Lord BROUGHAM said he had a case to make out ;. but, of course, he could not go into detail then. The Duke of RICHMOND suggested that the matter should be referred to the Committee to which. 'originally the Bill was referred. After a short conversation, Lord BROUGHAM consented to withdraw his oppo sition ; but he intimated that, when the parties pro moting this Bill should again come before Parliament, he would look closely after them.—(Laughter.) TheTh e m c o u t s i t o e n m was Bills then waaysithrderadawa s-st -n. ordered to be read a se con d timetime and was (Nra 'Thursday next. The Debtors and Creditors' Bill ,- mittee. 'passed through Cum- Messengers from the Commons brought up several Bills, which w ere rea d a first by Their Lordship s t h eia, . WELLINGTON, adjourn e d till Thursday on 4 : 1: e l - notion of the Duke of y next. auw HOUSE OF oommoNs, May 23. The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour. ROYAL COMMISSION. The Usher of the Black Rod appeared at the bar and summoned the House to the bar of the House of ',ants to hear her Majesty's Commission read for giving the Royal assent to certain. Bills (for which see Lords' report). The South Devon 'Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. Mr. GREENP, moved that all Railway Bills which under Standinc , Order, No. 123, stand for furthe r . _ consi deration deration on r fuesday next, be taken into cons id eration nn Thursday the 30th day HARWICH AND COLCHESTER RAILWAY Major BERESFORD moved that the Harwich Rail wayof may.—Agreed BILL acid Pier, and the Colcheste d r a to nd the ?.aid Committee; th ir e arw for ic m h er (N C o Om 2) Railway Bills, be recommitte mittee, with instructions to they think that they have power to rescind thee, ir former resolu tion on the preamble of the two Bills, I fit ; and to consider the expedier icy of consolidating the said Bills, and amalgamating the Companies promoting the same respectively, with power to carry ointly into effect the undertaking :thereby contemplated, in the manner agreed on between_ the two companies, or in such other manner as, in the opinion of the Com mittee, would be beneficial to the public. He thought it was of national importan .e that a railway should bo constructed from ;London to Harwich. Another reason why he thought tilis Bill should be re committed was the present state •of the money market. In a different state of the money- :market, persons might not be found to engage in such: a speculation. There was besides a great deal of money expended, he believed 12,0001. in promoting the Bill,, vvl dch would be lost if •