The Sun. — London, England, 1844-12-03 00:00:00

ADELPHI THEATRE. Spauish plots seem at present to be in the ascen dant in th e dramatic, as well as in the political world, and accordingly we find that a new Spanish drama was produced here last evening, under the tiVe of Sidonia di Molina. The action takes place during the war o f P T the Succession, which was terminated by the eace of Utrecht, and the hero of the piece is the Duke de Saavedra (Mr. Hudson), who, although nominally a partisan of the Archduke, the Austrian candidate for the throne, is in reality a partisan of the Duke of Anjou, the French candidate, son of Louis X, IV., and who ultimately, as King Philip, ascended t he Spanish th rone . At the opening of the play Saavedra is on the point of marriage with a daughter cf a neighbouring grandee, but the match is broken ,• on account of his profligate character. Just at pis junct ure th e Baron de Madly (Mr. Selby), a reach officer, enters and informs Saavedra that hi s i ntr igues have been discovered, that t he Archd u k e has ordered his arrest, and that his °nly chance of saving his estates is to settle them im- ITlediately on his wife. A wife is consequently wanted, en d his Steward, Nunoz (Mr. Wright), provides him w ith one i n th e p e r s on of Sidonia di Molina (Madame Celeste), a poor girl who has been brought lip in a n eighbouring 4 con vent, and who consents to the match 4 • 0 save th e lif e o f h er f a th er , a prisoner in the hands of Sa avedra. There is barely time to sign the marriage co ntract and the settlement of the estates, when an . from enters, arrests Saavedra by virtue of a warrant Pal the Archduke, and conveys him a prisoner to 4 adrid. The castle is sacked, and Sidonia, disguised as a Fra nc i scan f r i ar , flies under the protection of Munoz. They fall into the hands of a party of French th e comman d e d by the Baron de Madly, and in La e Baron, Sidonia recognises a young officer with ' W ham she had fallen desperately in love some time before. He discovers that the pretended friar is a ' ve alan, and the woman whom he adores, but his suit rejected, for her marriage with Saavedra is an f ee aPerable obstacle. Saavedra, who has escaped l e .arn Madrid, arrives in the French camp just as the learn s i s a b out to sal l y f ort h on a reconna i sance . H e e arns from the Baron that he is in love, and bets blm 1 0 , 000 pistoles that he discovers and wins the Y in three months. The pretended Franciscan is br ought to Saavedra's tent, and subjected to all sorts , e ... f i insults. We must protest against the introduction in to this part of the piece a scene of " prayers far hope as Saavedra profanely calls it, which will, we ,°l 3 e, be omitted in all future representations. In a flamatic point of view it may, perhaps, be not inef fective, but it is in very bad taste, and is calculated to 'a t, "oe l k ' the prejudices—if you will—of a numerous it ' Ltt ss) who are at present not inclined to regard dra atie amusements with an unfavourable eye, and Ivile 'se good-will it is policy to conciliate. It is not accessary for the conduct of the plot, and the piece not go the worse for its entire omission. All 8 1 1e . 11 parodies of religious ceremonies are highly 03 enters, ,Jeetionable. The Baron and then Saavedra ~.'s no vers that the friar, whom he has insulted, is now "other than the lady whom he has undertaken to Wi n. A it lapse of some months intervene between e second and third acts. In the third act , find Philip on the throne of Spain, and Queeninstalled as Camerara Mayor to the ueen at the Palace of Buen Retiro. The rnn, raised to the dignity of a grandee of Spain, is an xious to form an alliance with the all-powerful „araerara. Saavedra has just returned from an em "a h i 'aY to R ome , w h ere h e has procured a divorce from wife, which only awaits her signature to have :nt, and on the strength of which he also is making e to the Camerara. By chance he meets with ~anoz, and o ff ers hi m a ri c h reward to discover his 4 , hoping, by means of a bribe, to induce her to , g 3llo ent to the divorce. He hands the divorce to dnnia, to convince her that he shall soon be free ; Qi i aiezes it, signs it, and gives her hand to the Baron h i avedra, discovering, too late, that the Camerara is i ii 4l3 ,Wn Duchess, losing, at the same time, his wife, a d 6 bet, and his reward to Nunoz. The piece was • in irably 'acted by Madame Celeste, Hudson, and zel 'Wright, as the Steward, was irresistibly , Bed ford, and Miss Woolgar, as his wife, and Paul Bed r as a drunken French dragoon, made a great deal to two rather insignificant parts. On the announce 4t:nt of the piece for repetition there was a slight i i ; f l Tit at opposition , which was, however, imme i;‘etY overruled, and the piece may be considered as 4rarnnagobfeen completely successful. The admirable , buries the Mysterious Stranger followed, ' and the taintriqUe of Norma concluded the evening s enter andienent, amidst the hearty laughter of a numerous es. bttj, A CHOLY ACCIDENT—FOUR Yest rd ame net-a-bal3re LIVES LOST. a l morning, between six and seven o'cloc k, gu i de mine accident took place in the drift-way, or Townhe tunnel at present forming under the N ew , , in connexion with the Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton Railway, which, we regret to say, lU'nved fatal to no fewer than four of the workmen. T he tunnel is about two-thirds of a mile in length, an d runs in a straight line from Canal-street, beneath g b tl'i 'Andrew's-street and sq_uare, Duke-street, and ,lin -street, to the foot of Scotland - street , where it g i h h rns into th e Mill Haugh at the back of Canonmills. • - e drift-way of the tunnel, which was about ee lliz „, f ,eat sq s uare, w as all completed, with the ex tiraon of a mall barrier about midway near foot of Duke-street. In order to remove thill;B' and to let off the water which was known to have mulated i n th e upper portion of the mine, work len have been employed for upwards of a week past. appears, however, that in consequence of some in -.celllraey in running the drift mines of the tunnel, the uth e rn and northern portions passed each other at the Paint whe re they should have met; and hence the f6eu lty of joining the two—the workmen not being : ar e of this deviation. On Thursday, they began t i t i e u tve an idea that the two were not exactly oppo from seeing veral small ets of water issui :al the west s ide of the mine j ; and some alarmng tbr„ even then entertained by the workmen that . ite 1, would be flooded. The flow from this ee l L e , e, however, soon stopped, and the men pro lete-' with the work, which is carried on without li eu mission day and night, one set of men being re . - cl e e t 'l every few hours by another. When the aeci tjlee-t°2carred (which was about a quarter past six), IV' night shiftmen, John Blair and James the Ts, Were still working, though it was beyond oth ei ,; 4ll a a that they ought to have been relieved, the tath . two having, fortunately for themselves , bee n 140 er later than usual in coming to their work that to ili tp in g. Mr. Peter Mitchell, brother of one of the sly - ; ae ttrs, and Mr. Thomas Erskine, ganger, had te. ° I,t gone down to see how the work was getting he The former went down from mere curiosity. Nver",, the accident occurred is not known, as all who It jn the tunnel at the moment have perished ; but la th -U PPosed that the water, which had accumulated Itad e u pper mine, had suddenly broken in upon them, T i l l i wept the m a ll aw ay in the torrent. th e e first notice which was given to those above e.grts3' calnd that something had gone wrong, was hhaf t ` ; ', named Jack, who had just gone down the wh e t 411 Dublin-street (about seventy yards below te ri Zthe barrier was), and who, hearing a fearful 'watering noise like thunder, and suspecting that the ,Laad burst, i ns tantly gave the signal to be pulled sare c "" j ell was promptley obeyed, and he reached the t aea -e j u st in time to escape in safety, for in a mo allot af terwards the water came rushing up the eith tremendous violence, striking the roof and - "ivooden shed which covers the opening , aixt; e :ning down the street. This shaft is about Inerri'eet deep. Nor was this all, for in another Way ' h et a second ru sh of water was seen forcing its farth,;,.Pwards through the street, about 150 yards Pied down, and flooding the area of the shop occu sPot the Mr. D. Bruce, spirit-dealer there. At this aft er re had formerly been a shaft sunk, which was %ruin a ras covered up, which accounts for the water Th g ul3 in that direction. Wer e e bodie s of Thomas Erskine and John Blair One holding disc overe d near th e b o ttom of the shaft, the Wer ° l : c l i ng the other by the foot ; but the other two the e t found till between two and four o'clock in d0w,,, -- rnoon, having been carried much further They were all married men in the prime of tier a nd have l e f t w i ves an d f am ili es t o l am ent their mely loss. () rv ( ee;05::: beene o f n i t for the large body of water, it must be bag._ st ood that the ground through which the tunnel of springs in all directions, and there no workmen employed in the upper Water had the mine for a considerable time past, the fru nl the engineer of the tunnel, that no ground for lu- e u d er a pprehension exists, the works being unin dot.r_ and the body of water nearly removed. Crowds spots were yesterday collected at the different 410 ~here the effects of the accident were visible, tiu Lttle event created great excitement i n every "Kter e e the e'ty. r. I l e Mack, * Dymock, Procurator Fiscal, and the spot, to g , superintendent of police, were early on investigate the circumstances connected n V r i ., t .. ll o the accident and several witnesses have been gnosced on the subject.--Scotsman of Saturday. ---••-• O"2:2;eRRISE OF OF FICERS IN THE INDIAN ARMY .— 4 ; ' , for S will be sent out by th e next O ver l an d M a il t o In the appointment the lappointment I appointm ent o f an add i t i onal capta i n to each i Niznent of infantry. The Governor-General had autlio tttY to this effect when he was appointed ; but in the "'ent of his not having done so, he has been directed to iet t_ l 7 it into immediate operation. This measure gives tT additional three appointments to each Director; and we t o ll r ?erely hop e the sons of a few distinguished and meri ,eil us officers may be provided for. We continue to re- many extreme cases of a total want of consideration eitat° the sons of officers who have done some service to the ,/,. _ , i . ' --Atonal and Military Gazette. ~.."I'M CIIIM GH IN DANGER.—The new church of bu.eLawrence, about which so many pathetic appeals have 4; 1 made to the public regarding its unfinished tower 4d Ma anconamenced spire, is already, it appears, falling " J a state of dilapidation. —Hampshire Independent. he Order of idsor Castle, ed Banquet zot be given, loyal High" Coburg an d precincts of yal, and ° n-day in dIIe ent returne d turday even' ighness the own yester lighness tb. residence il l -ton ➢iaioif Irning, on re Mautiti° office. , with ►Sir i►' Majestf' of Guero l l the Coo a petition j f praying -eform w" nes Wort* Lion frota :oncluded ordships 'resident, 2: artment, Cod chy of mrt. f the Coov G. sr ) sh breeze, •esh bree o/ real ; Br ( l ff and aglow, Barbsl, Cowbell lia ' Deaterfos m left 9 06 : a to the uol e t° zabetb,F l ja p Alen, ne —Arrd• - Aer, ditEV let, Bag urgh. Fogg, Cal u_:;, , , v, Mato' —Acrd. l'l4° f Manche': elens; 146°4 •ce, Ichsbrfr t ; e Bay. iramichi• 4 ,d ; scent. ussell,Q oe 4 which slll. !en laid on the roc_ nd rubb ou • 0 eith, MI? Cannon o pe a• and 1 0 0 e has gu" dertitee" * ;ri In, St. °AI w ithout (27), Q ue . v Orlesato gitt lr o l › Rio J r , id , ;de ana z; St. Rio J git i l d New 31211 3 J _..o don; I“' eftaill• a banl OF on erars P U, god' ship ws s r , 6 , D y the ' W'ge 21 . 11 " / 1 toes - t or i re bee Co a sh i p Qrj [re, fr° l Digu". Stew.'" ;ria, ag eb°l, o J''! reP° ,nne, 4 P sI V I7 , Soto!. bi r , mbP" I ,r el I .1:11's, if° )1ZSI C 0) . I chatA tis e vr.- be ties " I t t 4, 3 deg',o o t4 ta nd6 )f Gr7,o* they It ir ot ti P k fSe p i ° e p 4 i 5 0 o 4 0,0 r four er .„ 0 o w - The • ot c 321 ,:peopie 20 I v the oiod ,erir • -c n r ' eet i` b : 0 ,5 51 mei THE SUN, LOND"ON, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 3, 1844. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TA T TERSAL L'S.—YESTERDAY. An expectation that something would be done towards the settlement of the late Mr. Cruckford's Derby account, drew a much larger attendance than is usual at this dull season, but, as far as the object in view was concerned, to no purpose whatever, the guarantee required by the Jockey Club mandate not having been forthcoming, and not a sixpence having changed hands. On the coming Derby. business was moderately brisk, and more par ticularly on Young Eclipse, Pam, Idas, Anti-Repealer, and the Rebecca colt, Young Eclipse being the " lion of the day"—(it was mentioned—truly or not we do not take upon ourselves to state—that this horse has left Coleman's stables for Kent's)—the extent to which they were benefited by the support of several active partisans is sufficiently explained by the table of prices given underneath. Alarm was backed for about 3001. ; the Cobweb colt, in two or three places, at 17 and 18 to 1; Kedger at 18, 19, and 20 to 1 ; and several outsiders at liberal odds. 1,500 to 100 was laid against Forth's lot, John Davis included. Closing prices : CHESTER CUP. 1000 to 25 agst Mr. Irwin's Foig-a• ballagh—taken 1000 to 25 agst Mr. Plummer's Alice Hawthorn—t. 1000 to 25 agst Mr. Robinson's Morpeth—taken 5000 to 100 agst Mr. W. Scott's Agriculturist—taken. It is desirable to state that all bets laid on this race, unless otherwise stipulated, are understood to be not only p.p., but named or not named. DERBY. 11 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Alarm—taken 16 to 1 agst Col. Peel's Cobweb colt 18 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Kedger 22 to 1 agst Mr. Coleman's Young Eclipse—taken 1000 to 45 agst Lord Chesterfield's Pain—taken 2000 to 90 agst Lord Stradbroke's Idas—t. and aft off. 25 to 1 agst Mr. Jaques's Anti-Repealer—taken 30 to 1 agst Mr. A. Johnstone's Rebecca colt—taken 33 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Weatherbit 35 to 1 agst Mr. Hesseltine's Fitzallen 40 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Laird o' Cockpen—t 40 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Connaught Ranger—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. Merry's Collier 2000 to 45 agst Lord Glasgow's Miss Whip colt—t 3000 to 60 agst Lord Eglinton's Lycurgus—taken 1000 to 20 agst Mr. Forth's Lady Berners colt—taken 2000 to 20 agst Colonel Cradock s Jinglepot—taken 1000 to 10 agst Lord Verulam's Christina colt—taken 1000 to 10 agst Mr. Bradshaw's Manasseh—taken. COURSING. The Epsom Coursing Meeting will take place to-mor row and Thursday; Mr. E. Wright will officiate as Judge. SOUTH LANCASHIRE (SOUTHPORT) MEET ING, Nov. 27 AND 28. The Scarisbrick Cup (16 dogs) was won by Mr. Petit jean's Chairman (late Birdcatcher); his Birdlime ran up. The Fleetwood Cup (16 dogs) was won by Mr. Reade's Rogue-me-no-more ; Mr. Robinson's Stella ran up. The Church-town Stakes (16 dogs) was won; by Mr. Bake's Director (late Bird's-eye) ; Mr. Robinson's Em press ran up. The Crosseus Stakes (8 dogs) were won by Mr. Slater's Scot ; Mr. Hunt's Harkaway ran up. The Blowick Stakes (4 dogs) were won by Mr. Bake's Butterfly ; Mr. Peacock's Alarum ran up. The Port Stakes (4 dogs) were won by Mr. Slater's Scrutator ; Mr. Coupe's Young Mat ran up. ESCAPE FROM DROWNING. COLMONELL, Nov. 21.—Our amiable and esteemed pastor, Mr. Blair, had a very narrow escape from drowning on Tuesday last. When in his study, about three o'clock in the afternoon, he observed two little girls, each with a burden of sticks, attempting to cross the Stinchar, which was considerably swollen at the time. In a minute or so they disappeared ;on observing which, Mr. Blair, unknown to any of his family, ran out to their assistance. The manse being three or four hundred yards from the river, Mr. Blair, with great presence of mind, instead of running directly to the place at which he had lost sight of them, to save time ran along the bank, and plunged into the river below where they would most likely appear. By this time the girls had lost hold of each other—the one he observed making towards the side from which they had entered, while the other was floating in the middle of the stream. By great dex terity he seized the latter by the arm. The sudden ness, however, of the effort made him lose his balance, and, in an instant, he was seen floating with the ob ject his humanity had prompted him to save. Fortu nately Mr. Blair's usual presence of mind did not here forsake him, for he retained his hold, with the one hand, and buoyed himself up . with the other. Hitherto he felt conscious that by swimming he could save himself; but to drop his hold of the girl—who, by this time, from exhaustion, was making but little or no exertion, and who, if let go, must have sunk to rise no more—was repugnant to his feelings. In a short time they were out of the strictest of the river, but his own strength was fast 'giving way. At this critical moment, Miss Jane Findlay, of Craigifeil Mill, attracted to the spot by the motions and cries of another, who had seen the strugglers at a distance, Grace Darling-like plunged into the water, and was the happy means of saving both, to all appearance, from a watery grave, Mr. Blair having now become too much exhausted and benumbed with the cold to make further exertions. From Mr. Findlay and family they received every possible attention, and they were soon so far restored as to be able to be conveyed to their respective homes. Mr. Blair, we are happy to state, is now completely recovered ; and it is the sincere wish of all who know him, that he may be long spared to manifest, as he has hitherto invariably done, the best feelings of our nature. —Ayrshire Observer. THE DUKE OF BUCCLEUCR AND THE BATH COM MITTEE.—A deputation of working men, members of the above Committee, were received by his Grace at Dal keith Palace, on Wednesday. The Duke conversed with the intelligent men for an hour and a half, and took full notes from the information they gave him upon the details of the sanitary, or rather unsanitary state of Old Edinburgh. They dwelt particularly on that hotbed of fever, the West Port ; and expressed a hope to see it bodily removed, and replaced by wholesome dwellings for the working-classes, with gardens where there are now tanneries, slaughter-houses, and piggeries, infecting the air all around, and endangering even the troops of the Castle. The deputation were invited to a lunch, and left the Palace much gratified with their reception.— Scotsman. NEWCASTLE AND DARLINGTON RAILWAY.—The Directors of this railway have granted an allowance of five shillings per week each to the widows of Mr. Brown and Mr. Burrell, of South Shields, who were recently killed on that line, between South Shields and Brockley Whinns, by a collision, when on their way to attend Newcastle cattle market. SINGULAR CASE.—During the last week, a woman named Mary Hewett, made application to the magis trates under the following peculiar circumstances : She was the widow of the late Thomas Hewett, a pri vate in the 48th Regiment, to whom she had been mar ried 40 years, and had shared active service with him f or twenty-seven years. Whilst in the regiment she bore seven sons, five of whom are dead ; of the two survivors, one is in the Coldstream Guards and the other in the 12th regiment, now lying in the Isle of France. This female veteran accompanied her husband in all his peninsular campaigns, sharing all his hardships, and being present at ten general engagements, namely, Talavera, Albuera, Rodrigo, Badajos, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Neville, Orthes, and Thoulouse. She had lived as servant to General Hamilton, and at the battle of Albuera, when the Duke of Wellington had an interview with that General, she had the honour of handing his Grace a glass of water, being the only re freshment he would take. At that battle the mule on which she rode was frightened by a shot striking close to her, and she was thrown off. She took care of Col. Minto when wounded at the battle of Vittoria. She was taken prisoner by the French in the retreat OR Sala manca, and made her escape disguised in man's attire By the death of her husband she was deprived of all means of support, and having three daughters to main tain, she applied for relief; and wished to be forwarded to London, to see the Duke of Wellington, who she was confident would assist her. On Monday last, the Deputy Mayor wrote a letter recommending her case to the Noble Duke, and the guardians agreed to allow her expenses to and from London, provided they were as sured of the Duke of Wellington's being in town before she is sent there. We understand that, in consequence of Mr. Freeman's letter, the Noble Duke has written to the Rev. J. D. Borton to make inquiries on the subject ; and in the meantime has, with :his characteristic kind ness, sent the poor woman a present of money. Mrs. Hewett is a tall respectable -looking person; and Mr. Wilde, the City Coroner, in whose parish i she now re sides, has taken a great deal of interest n her case.— Norfolk Chronicle. HOUSE DRAINS. — The attention of the public being now very much drawn to the subject of house drainage, it would appear to be extremely desirable that clear views of the elementary principles of the subject should receive the utmost publicity, to the intent that a better mode i ,hould speedily succeed the present bad and in efficient system of building house-drains. They should consist 'of thick strong clay pipes, of from four inches to eight incises in diameter, well burnt and glazed inside, made of an entire piece, nearly of a circular form, and of a length convenient for use, so that the end of one pipe could fit into the next without forming a protusion within it. Drains thus formed, and carried in direct lines with regular inclinations to sewers, with proper curved junctions, all properly laid, and with an efficient and well-regulated supply of water, would be effectual in carrying off the sulliage and keeping themselves per fectly free from accumulations, for the calibre being smaller, the stream would be more contracted, and in consequence would have greater velocity. The smooth ness of surface produced by glazing would vastly facili tate passage through them. With proper apparatus they could be cleansed, if required, at any time, precisely in the same manner as chimneys are now swept ; conse quently breaking up floors and paving, with all the ac companiments of foul stench, and matter distributed about, would be rendered unnecessary. The above method would ensure the perfect cleanliness of drains ; and a properly-constructed trap to every inlet would b e a pre ventive to any noxious and offensive exhalations ema nating from them. In laying the tubes, the ground should be cut as near as possible to their form, and the lower half should be thinly bedded with mortar to fill up any little irregularities in the cutting of the ground; the tubes would then have a solid foundation. The Builder. PICKERING.—CIIEAP RAILWAY TRAIN. —Tuesday last was the day announced for the cheap train to start from Pickering for Whitby. The morning was us hered in by a keen, biting frost, notwithstanding which the country lads and lasses congregated in strong muster at the station. Ruddock's band was engaged for the day. The train started with about 100 passengers. POSTAL TREATY BETWEEN BELGIUM AND ENGLAND. THE MAGAZINES. made," is veri vividly and poetically p9u#rayed. "Prometheus - Vinctus " is a clever ironicaltparody of lEschylus's noble drama. Daniel O'Connell is Prometheus, and the chorus is composed of fishwives and repealers. Viscount Maidstone is the author of this amusing squib. A " Night in a Fog" contains one or two good theatrical anecdotes, which we sub join. The first alludes to the elder Kean : BENTLEYS MISCELLANY. In his " Physiology of London Life," which is here continued, Mr. Murray gives some useful hints to those unhappy single gentlemen whose destiny it is to live in lodgings or boarding-houses. He advises them I by all means to study the physiognomy of the street in which they think of establishing themselves—a ser viceable suggestion, which is not to be neglected with impunity. Streets, like human beings, have their own pecular aspects—bad, good, or indifferent—and that one is the most suited to the views of the lodger, which is of quiet, respectable appearance, thinly sprinkled with decent shops, to show that it is devoid of aristocratic assumption, and not subject to the con stant invasion of cabs and carriages. But a street with a pawnbroker's shop in it should be diligently eschewed by him who is particular in the matter of location, for the apparition of the three brass balls impending over the door, is a convincing proof that the street has seen its best days—has lost the full bloom of its respectability, and is just running to seed. Your knowing pawnbroker never squats himself down in a district till it is no longer in a condition to resist his intrusion, as the vulture never pounces on a hu man being till he is reduced to the last extremity of weakness. The " Benefits of Snuff-taking," is a com mon-place idea ingeniously worked out. A silly Frenchman, who had been singularly happy as a ba chelor, thought it essential to the full completion of his felicity that he should take a wife—which he ac cordingly did, and as a necessary consequence, never knew a single tranquil moment till the death of his spouse, which took place immediately after she had spent the last farthing of her husband's fortune. The tale is an amusing commentary on the homely old adage, " Let well alone." The Sketches of Legen dary Cities," is an article from the practised pen of Miss Costello, who gossips about the antiquities and traditional anecdotes connected with the fine old town of Shrewsbury in a very agreeable spirit. "Notes of a Loiterer in New York" gives us an insight into the domestic habits and customs of the inhabitants of this thriving and populous city. At the celebrated Astor House hotel, the writer met at dinner several hundred Yankees of the better sort, and observes of them : They were all well dressed, but all dressed alike, for there was the everlasting black coat and black satin waistcoat ; they almost all spoke more or less through their noses ; they were all grave and ceremo nious alike ; they all looked dyspeptic ; they all, to a man, had their shirt collar turned down ; and dollars and cents. appeared to be the leading topic of conver sation." Mr. Dickens in his " American Notes," has, if we remember rightly, remarked on the ceremonious gravity of the Yankee character, which has little of the freshness of natural youth about it—a consequence, no doubt, of the peoples exclusive and inveterate at tention to business and the accumulation of money. The writer was delighted with the ladies of New York, whose appearance he thought extremely prepossessing. " They are so infinitely superior to the men," he ob serves, " that one cannot help wondering how such very pretty girls should have such exceedingly ordi nary-looking . mortals for fathers and brothers. The " Tempted" is a story which does not rise above mediocrity. Our readers, perhaps, may be amused with Mr. Murray's suggestions to lodging-hunters, and we subjoin them according If, then, you like your landlady, and her terms, be as liberal as you can afford ; have a care of extras, and be as rigorous as you please in settling what you shall have to pay for them; but it is judicious, in the matter of rent, not to attempt putting on the screw ; for if you put on the screw, your hostess, depend on't, will take off the lock 1 Insist upon having a street-door key ; this puts an end to all sorts of nonsense about regular hours, and also is an act of humanity towards the poor servants who may be compelled, after the labour of the day, to await your return from the play, opera, or evening party, half the night ; if there is an; demur upon thishead, you may rest assured that you will not find yourself comfortable. It is by no means necessary, or, indeed, desirable, that you should be out late at night ; but it is essential that you should be master of your own hours, and absolute in your comings and goings ; for, if you are not permitted the social comforts and cheering influences of a home, it is hardly necessary for you to put yourself under petti coat government. Insist, alio, upon having cupboard keys, and begin as you will find it necessary to end, by locking everything up. No doubt the landlady is strictly honest ;we co uld not doubt it for a moment ; Bet t y , too, carries in her faoe a perpetual open letter of recommendation ; think what a sin it would be to throw temptation in the way of the rigorous virtue of Mrs. Smith, or to endanger, by promiscuous gin-bottle, or casual tea and sugar, the immaculate character of Betty ; therefore, I say, lock up—lock up. The most curious phenomenon attendant upon London lodging-houses we have ever noticed, is that of sponta neous consumption. Suppose a bottle of brandy arrives from your wine merchant—(of course I mean the public-house at the corner, but wouldn't say so, except confidentially) ; you mix one tumbler, which just empties the neck of your bottle, replace the cork, put it nt the cupboard, and lock it up ; you dine the next day with your friend Snooks, the celebrated traveller ; the third day Snooks • dines with you upon tripe and onions ; dinner over, you unlock your cupboard with all the confidence of a gen tleman not so easily done," taking out your loaf-sugar and brandy-bottle ; holding the latter up to the light, you observe with surprise and horror that the brandy has spontaneously sunk in the bottle at least a quar tern. You say nothing about it, lest Snooks should have the laugh at you, and conclude not to mention it to your landlady, lest she might think you a mean fellow. This is what I call spontaneous consumption. In like manner, when you purchase a pound of five shilling mixed—your landlady's canister holds exactly a pound—you press it well into the canister, and find on shaking it, that the contents do not make any noise—in fact, the canister is full ; you breakfast with Snooks, who is starting for Timbuctoo next morning, and return home to tea ; taking down your canister, to accept the polite invitation of Ridgway and Co., whose bill requests you to " try their five-shillings mixed," you give it a shake, and discover that it rattles 1 This is another case of spontaneous consumption. This mysterious law of nature affects sugar, which in the course of a couple of days we have known to evaporate from a pound of ninepenny down to not enough for breakfast ; butter oozes imperceptibly thrcnigh the sides of your boat, ha hat you cannot for the life of the make out whats become of the pound you paid for the morning before yesterday ; coals, though of a heavy nature, fly off with woundrous rapidity, if you lay them in yourself ; if your landlady provide them, you have only to wonder how coals came to be worth a sixpence a scuttle-full. Lodging-houses, nice other commonwealths, have their peculiar taxes, levied " towards carrying on the war," upon the subjects of her Majesty, Mrs. Smith, and ge nerally collected by Betty. This amounts to from five to ten por cent. upon every article you require, or have occasion to send out for, and is something in the nature of a broker's fee, or transfer-tax. A pound of mutton chops pays from a penny to twopence, according to the taste of the landlady—twopence if she cuts it fat ; deli cacies, such as fowl, game, or fish, considerably higher — the taxation in these cases proceeding upon the income tax principle, that you can afford it ; a lobster is charged in your weekly bill not so much according to its fresh ness as your own ; cabbages are taxed according to the greenness of the vegetable, and of the lodger. Thus, whichever way you go to work, you are sure to be " done ;" lay in your own consumables, they disap pear by spontaneous combustion ; send Betty for them ; they pay Mrs. Smith's tax ; you can take your choice. " Among other anecdotes of this actor, which Mr. Mulligatawny Jackson's schoolmaster had preserved, was one of his having, when at the zenith of his fame, ordered at Ford's, a house at the corner of Vinegar yard, Drury-lane, a plain joint and pudding to be got ready daily for such of the poor actors as might choose to partake of, it. He also told a story of the great actor's setting off for Bath, accompanied by his secre tary, in his private carriage, who, as night came on, fell asleep. Towards morning, and while still at some dis tance from the town, he awoke, and was astonished to find that Kean had left the Carriage. He immediately stopped the postboys to inquire if they had seen him get out, but they pleaded ignorance. The secretary in stantly left the vehicle, and wandered into the fields, de scribing Mr. Kean to the few hinds he met, as a little man wrapped in furs, &c., and offering a reward to any one who could give tidings of him. But no one had seen him. The postboys, who had their cue, begged of him to get into the carriage, and drive to the nearest inn, which the terrified young man did, after he had made the fields echo wi t h th cry of Oh, Lord Hamlet What ho ! my Lord Hamlet 1' the character in which Kean was to snake his appearance ; but no Lord Hamlet answered. They drove on ; when just as they were about to enter the inn-yard, another carriage and four drove furiously up, and, to the astonishment of his secre tary, Kean descended, accompanied by a travelling pedlar, whom he had met on the road. This man con tinued with him while he remained at Bath, drinking champagne, and feasting sumptuously every day at his own table. Kean absolutely brought him up to town in his carriage, setting him down in Bow-street, one cold November morning, saying to his secretary, as he did so, Put your hand in your pocket, and the first thing you touch, give him.' The young man did as he was directed, and the result was, the pedlar left them some ten or twenty pounds better off than when they met. " Yes,' continued the barrister, though Edmund Kean had many failings, he had some good qualities to atone for them, and amongst them great and uncalculat ing generosity. Ah I' he went on, I was present at the greatest audience he ever drew—and that was at his funeral. His son was chief mourner, and Macready one of the pall-bearers, and about a hundred of the frater nity followed. It was a very short distance from his house to the churchyard, but Riehmond-green was a sea of heads. Some thousands of people were present. Yes, I saw the last of him, both there and on the stage (the demi-negro looked, as he spoke, pathetically) ' - I remember it as if but yesterday. For many years he and his son had been at variance, but their mutual friends at length succeeded in bringing about a recon ciliation. And on the occasion of Kean's taking leave of the stage, they played together ; the one as Othello, the other as lago. In the first scenes, which are tame, Kean got on very well ; but when he came to the words, " Farewell ! Othello's occupation's gone 1" he moved his fingers beseechingly to his son, who stood at the side while he fronted the audience, and as the former came forward he faltered, fell on his shoulder, and was obliged to be taken out, while Ward came on and finished the part for him, In a few days after he was no more. " It is a fact,' he resumed, after a deep sigh, ' that Edmund Kean could never play till he was three-parts drunk. Of course,' he said, addressing the cadaverous looking barrister beside him, you have heard of Fred. Cooke, the contemporary of Elliston and John Kemble. His passion for drink was so great, that when he was without money, or means of raising it, he has been known to go to a certain pawnbroker's, where he was in the habit of applying, and to say, I want five guineas ; but I have nothing to pledge but myself. Give me the money, they'll be sure to redeem me when I'm wanted.' And having sent word to the theatre of his situation, he has frequently been found seated on the pawnbroker's counter, with a duplicate pinned to his buttonhole. On one occasion, when Elliston wished him particularly to be quite correct, he invited him to dinner, and after wards begged he would oblige him by submitting to one thing, which Fred. promised. He, however, looked ra ther funny when Elliston, drawing him into a small room in the theatre, told him be must content himself there till it was time to dress. As there was no getting off, Cook consented ; but after being locked in for some time, he began to long horribly for punch. By and by, he heard a noise of a broom on the stairs. Hope revived —he called, ' Mary, Betsy !—whatever your name is, come here, for God's sake and he contrived, while curiosity made the maid pause in her labour, to push a crown-piece between the door and the floor—' There, that's for you ' • and Mary (pushing through another), go like a good girl, and get me a pint of brandy and a clean pipe with this.' *" Oh, Sir, I dare not ! Master desired that I shouldn't come near the door, Sir, nor speak to you upon any account.' '" Pshaw ! Go, do as I tell you, and you shall have another by and by.' " The girl was not proof against the bribe. The brandy and pipe were both brought, and the tube of the latter being put through the keyhole, the bowl was filled on the outside, and in this way the liquor was sucked up as the Americans drink sherry-cobler. It is hardly ne cessary to say, that on Elliston's coming to let him out, Fred. was found on his back ; but a plentiful supply of soda water enabled him to go through his part as effec • Lively as ever." THE LEGAL REVIEW and QUARTERLY JOURNAL of BRITISH and FOREIGN JU RISPRUDENCE. November, 1844. No. I. Owen Richards, 194, Fleet-street. This first Number of a new Legal periodical con tains several learned and interesting articles, and a selection of adjudged points, which we regard as likely to prove eminently useful to the profession. Independent of the enormous expense of taking in the reports of the several Courts—an expense which places them quite out of the reach of all except the rich student, or already fl o urishing practitioner—their bulk is absolutely appalling. The present system of legal reporting is mo s t v i c i ous ; the reporters are paid by quantity, and the booksellers who have a mono poly of the legal branch of the trade are free to charge by bulk ; and most extravagantly they do charge ac cordingly ; while the purchaser is not only condemned to wade through, but to pay for a heap of useless matter, and harassed moreover in a wearisome re search for the two grains of wheat in the bushel of chaff, and destined not unfrequently at last to find them mildewed. For the practice is to report almost every case without regard to the fact whether it does or does not come under the governance of some pre ceding case, and to report it at the utmost length. It must, accordingly, prove a great ease, as well to the pocket, as to the reading of the student, to have access to a selection of adjudged .cases in which the points are concisely put ; and the cost is vastly more than proportionately reduced with the bulk. The leading article is the first of a series, hereafter to form a volume, on the subject of " The Science and Study •of Jurisprudence,"—a subject of the deepest interest not to lawyers alone, but to all concerned in the busi ness of legislation or the administration of the law, and in fact to every scholar. The paper is written with great learning and ability. There is also an ar ticle on a fearfully important matter to the litigating portion of the community, " The Law of Fees and Costs ;" and several others on the principal statutes lately passed for the amendment of the law, together with a very able and brilliant biographical sketch of the late Lord Abinger. The new Review is evidently strong in its corps of contributors. HASWELL COLLIERY EXPLOSION. Sermons on behalf of the fund for the relief of the destitute widows, orphans, and relations of the sufferers at the late ex plosion at Haswell Colliery, were preached on Sunday morning in Sunderland Church, by the Rector, when upwards of 121. was collected ; and in St. Thomas's Church, Bishopswearmouth, by the Rev. Richard Skip sey, 8.A., the Incumbent, when 8/. 15s. was collected. A general meeting of the subscribers to this fond was held a few days since at Castle Eden, the Rev. H. G. Liddell, M.A., Rector of Easington, in the chair ; wbek it was announced that the total contributions up to that time amounted to the munificent sum of 3,952/. 7s. 6d.: a sum much larger than was ever before collected for a benevolent purpose in this district, and showing the great and extended sympathy felt by the public with the surviving relations of the sufferers in this very sudden and terrible visitation. The following gentlemen were invited to form a committee for the application of the subscriptions :—The Rev..H. G. Liddell, Rector of Essing ton ; the Archdeacon of Durham, the Rev. J. A. Park Elwick, the Rev. W. C. King, Durham ; the Rev. J. Graham, Castle Eden ; the Rev. J. Edmunds, Castle Eden ; the Rev. R. Douglas, Easington ; the Rev. W. Mackenzie, Essington ;. the Rev. T. A. Slater, Hutton Henry ; Rowland Burdon, Esq., Castle Eden ; John Gregson, Esq., Shotton Hall ; Thomas Richardson,Esq., Eden Vale ; John Fawcett, Esq., Durham ; Lieut.-Col. Tower, Elemore Hall ; Henry Morton, Esq., Lambton ; Ralph P. Phillipson, Esq., Newcastle ; George Hunter, Esq., Belmont ; Edward Potter, Esq., South Hutton ; Nicholas Wood, Esq., Killingworth ; and John Taylor, Esq., Castle Eden. There were upwards of 30 widows and 60 children, besides numbers of aged parents, rendered destitute by this awful calamity, to whose succour and relief this well-timed and truly Christian subscription will be devoted. SHOOTING EXTRAORDINARY.—On Thursday last as a young gentleman, son of Mr. Thomas Lawrence of this city, was out amusing himself with a gun, he ob served something floundering in the narrow gut of water which was at the Blackrock side of the slob. Conceiv ing it to be an otter, he fired at and wounded the object, and then boldly stripped off and entered the water for the purpose of securing his prize. This, with some little difficulty, he effected, when to his own astonishment as well as that of several persons (amongst them some ladies) who were spectators of the amusing scene, he brought to shore a very fine hake, weighing nearly a dozen pounds The question arises, does such sporting, such unnatural sporting, involve a breach of the game-laws ?—Cork Examiner. AINSWORTH'S MAGAZINE. Mr. Ainsworth's tale of " Saint James's" is here brought to a close. The last scene is a quarrel be tween Bolingbroke and the Earl of Oxford, in the presence of Queen Anne, which is described with more easy, natural vigour than any other incident in the work. The author has made as much of his sub ject as it was possible to make, but the period is not one very suited to the purposes of romance. The politics of the day were mean and tricky, without the slightest particle of elevation and comprehensiveness, and the statesmen were worthy of the politics ; the manners of the Court and aristocracy were cold, pre cise, and formal ' - and the prevailing literature was not less stiff and artificial. It is evident that there is little here for romance to work on—romance which loves the showy and the picturesque, and which de generates into mere common-place if it have not vigour and variety of character. Instead of being surprised that Mr. Ainsworth has made so little of his subject, we are surprised that he has made so much of it. But if his " Saint James's " be deficient in the elements of romance, not so his " Revela tions of London," which abound in them to over flowing. The present chapters are full of startling, melodramatic incident, but we must honestly confess it is not much to our taste, for we have no relish for diablerie, unless—as in the instances of Peter Schlemible and Undine—it is made to illustrate and work out some wholesome principle—to inculcate some great moral truth. This was the redeeming merit of Godwin's St. Leon, one of the grandest conceptions to be found in modern literature. " A Jar of Honey from Mount Hybla" contains some thoughtful remarks suggested by the " Sicilian Ves pers,' with which every reader of history is familiar; and also a passing allusion to " Young England," from which we infer that Mr. Leigh Hunt is strongly disposed to sympathise with the views of that rising party. The " Governor's Daughter " is an interest ing story, the scene of which is laid in the province of New Mexico. An "Anecdote of Old Townshend" is a passable bit of gossip, which should have been told with more humour. The "Man with a Griev ance" is a pleasant essay, full of point and archness. There is strict truth in the following remark "All are fish that come to the net of a man with a grievance. He is not particular about his listener, but a listener he must catch. In a case of despera tion, the crossing-sweeper or the apple-woman—what sufferings will sad humanity undergo for a penny ! must be seized on as a recipient of the story of his wrongs." A "Triad of Sonnets," suggested by Wil son's picture of Solitude, evince considerable promise. The sketch of a solitary grass-grown dell, where the " aged trees look fatherly," and which seems as though " it bad not altered since the world was THE MAILS TO SCILLY.—On Sunday, the 17th in stant, about three, p.m., a fishing boat from Mousehole arrived with a mail from Penzance, a month exactly having intervened since the receipt of the previous one. The boat took the return mail about six o'clock the same evening, and, as was naturally supposed, sailed direct for Penzance; but we have been credibly informed that she actually proceeded to her customary employment of fish ing, with her Majesty's mail on board, and was success ful in taking a good catch of fish. What time the mail was landed at Penzance we have been unable to learn. IVest Briton. (From Last Tuesday's Gazette.) TREASURY WARRANT. Whereas by an Act, passed in the third and fourth years of the reign of her present Majesty, entitled " An Act for the Regulation of the Duties of Postage," power is given to the Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury, from time to time, by warrant under their hands, to alter and fix any of the rates of British postage or inland postage, payable by law on the transmission by the post, of foreign or colonial letters or newspapers, or of any other printed papers, and to subject the same to rates of postage, according to the weight thereof, and a scale of weight to be contained in such warrant ; and, from time to time, by warrant as aforesaid, to alter or repeal any such altered rates, and make and establish any new or other rates in lieu thereof; and, from time to time, by warrant as afore said, to appoint at what time the rates which may be payable are to be paid, and it is provided that the power thereby given should extend to any increase or reduction or remission of postage : And whereas, in consequence of a communication opened with the Post-office of Belgium, it is con sidered expedient to alter the rates of postage payable on letters conveyed direct by packet-boat or private ship between that country and the United Kingdom : Now we, the undersigned, being three of the Com missioners of her .Majesty's Treasury, do, in exercise of the power or authority in us for such purpose vested in and by the said recited Act, and of all other powers and authorities enabling us in this behalf, direct, that on every letter not exceeding half an ounce in weight, transmitted between any part of the United Kingdom and any place in Belgium (con veyed between the United Kingdom and Belgium direct by packet-boat or private ship), there shall be charged and taken, in lieu of any rates of British postage now payable by law on such letters, an uniform rate of British postage of Bd. And we direct, that it shall be optional for the sender of any such letter as hereinbefore is mentioned, posted in the United Kingdom, addressed to Belgium (registered letters excepted), to allow the whole of the postage thereof, British and foreign, to be charged to the receiver of the letter in Belgium, or to prepay all such postage at the time of posting the letter ; but such sender shall not have the option of paying the British postage thereof only, and leaving the foreign postage to be paid in Belgium. And we direct, that on every letter not exceeding half an ounce in weight, transmitted between any part of the United Kingdom and her Majesty's colonies, or foreign countries, through Belgium (con veyed between the United Kingdom and Belgium direct by packet-boat or private ship), there shall be charged and taken, in lieu of any rates of British postage now payable by law on such letters for the conveyance thereof between Belgium and the United Kingdom, an uniform rate of British postage of Bd. for such conveyance. And we direct that the Postmaster-General may require the British postage, and also (if he shall so think fit) the foreign postage, from time to time payable on the letters lastly hereinbefore mentioned, to be paid on the same being put into the post-office. And we direct that on every letter not exceeding half an ounce in weight, transmitted by the post between Belgium or any of her Majesty's colonies, or any foreign country, via Belgium, and any of her Majesty's colonies, or any foreign country, through the United Kingdom, conveyed direct by packet, boat, or private ship, between the United Kingdom and Belgium, there shall be charged and taken, in lieu of any rates of British postage now payable by law on such letters, an uniform rate of British postage of Bd. for the conveyance of every such letter between Belgium and any part of the United King dom; and also such a further or additional rate of British postage for the conveyance of every such letter between the port in the United Kingdom of the de parture or arrival of the packet or ship conveying the same, and the colony or foreign country to or from which the same shall be forwarded, as shall from time to time be charged and payable for British postage on letters not exceeding half an ounce in weight, posted or delivered at the port in the United Kingdom of the departure or arrival of the packet or ship conveying the same, and transmitted direct between such port and such colony or foreign country. And we direct, that it shall be optional for the sender of any such letter as lastly hereinbefore-men tioned, posted in any of her Majesty's colonies, where posts have been or shall be established by her Ma jesty's Postmaster-General, addressed to Belgium (registered letters excepted), to allow the whole of the postage thereof, colonial, British, and foreign, to like charged to the receiver of the letter in Belgium, or to prepay all such postage at the time of posting the letter ; but such sender shall not have the option of paying the colonial and British postage thereof only, and leaving the foreign postage to be paid in Belgium. And we further direct, that on every letter trans. mitted, as is mentioned in this warrant, exceeding half an ounce in weight, there shall be charged and taken progressive and additional rates of postage ac cording to the scale of weight and numbers of rates in the said Act contained, as to letters, estimating, and charging each additional rate at the sum which any such letter would be charged with under this warrant, if not exceeding half an ounce in weight. And we further direct, that such printed news papers, printed prices current, printed commercial lists, and printed courses of exchange, as are herein after mentioned, may be sent by the post free of postage, or liable to postage according to the regula tions and rates hereinafter set forth (that is to say) : British newspapers sent direct from the United Kingdom to Belgium free. Newspapers published in Belgium, and sent thence direct to any part of the United Kingdom, ld. each. Printed prices current, commercial lists, and courses of exchange published in the United Kingdom, and sent thence direct to Belgium, Id. each. Printed prices current, commercial lists, and courses of exchange published in Belgium, and sent thence direct to any part of the United Kingdom, ld. each. British newspapers sent from the U n it e d Kingdom to her Majesty's colonies, or foreign countries, through Belgium, 2d. each. Foreign newspapers sent between foreign countries and Belgium through the United Kingdom (in addi tion to any foreign postage to which the same may be liable), Id. each. Foreign newspapers sent from foreign countries to the United Kingdom through Belgium (in addition to any foreign postage to which the same may be liable), 2d. each. Colonial newspapers sent from the British colonies to the United Kingdom through Belgium, or from the British colonies to Belgium through the United Kingdom (in addition to any foreign postage to which the same may be liable), ld. each. And we further direct, that every printed supple ment or additional sheet to any newspaper shall, for the purpose of charging the postage under this war rant, be deemed a distinct newspaper, unless sent in the same cover, or together with the newspaper to which it is a supplement or addition. And we further direct that printed periodical publications (not being newspapers, prices current, commercial lists, or courses of exchange) published in Belgium or the United Kingdom, and printed Par liamentary proceedings (but not including the pro ceedings of any Colonial Legislatures, nor any periodical works published in Belgium, addressed to foreign countries of her Majesty's colonies) may be sent by the post direct between any part of the United Kingdom and Belgium according to the regulations and rates hereinafter mentioned (that is to And we declare, that the rates hereinmentioned on printed newspapers, prices current, commercial lists, courses of exchange, periodical publications, and printed Parliamentary proceedings shall he payable, whether the sea conveyance be by packet-boat or private ship, provided the conveyance of such news papers, prices current, commercial lists, courses of exchange, publications, and proceedings between the United Kingdom and Belgium be direct, and not through any foreign country. And we further direct, that the Postmaster-General may cause the postage on any such printed newspa pers, prices current, commercial lists, courses of ex change, periodical publications, and Parliamentary proceedings to be paid on the same being put into the post-office. And we further direct, that nothing herein con tained shall be deemed or construed to annul, preju dice, or affect any of the exemptions and privileges granted by the said recited Act, or by an Act made and passed in the first year of the reign of her pre sent Majesty, entitled " An Act for the management of the Post-office," and that all such exemptions and privileges shall remain in full force. And we further direct that the terms and expres sions used in this warrant shall be construed to have the like meaning in all respects as they would have had if inserted in the said Act of the third and fourth years of the reign of her present Majesty. And we further direct, that this warrant shall come into operation on the Ist day of December, 1844. Provided lastly, and we hereby declare and direct, that it shall be lawful for the Commissioners for the time being of her Majesty's Treasury, or any three of them, by warrant under their hands, at any time here after, to alter or repeal any of the rates hereby al tered, or the regulations hereby made, and to make and establish any new or other rates or regulations in - ieu thereof, _a_tyl,„from time to time appoint at what ime the rates. hat may be payable are to be paid. Whitehall, Treasury Chambers, Nov. 22. HENRY GOULBURN. HENRY BARING. J. MILNES GASKELL. ..._. AFFECTING EVENT.—We have received intelli- Bence of the almost sudden demise of Mr. William Hetherington, a fine promising young gentleman of eighteen years of age, son of the late W. Hetherington, Esq., of Birkenhead, and recently appointed a second lieutenant in the 60th Rifles. Last summer he had been engaged in a rowing match, and, from the exertion at the oar, his hands becoming blistered, he incautiously, whilst in a state of perspiration, dipped them into the cold water. Eruption and gathering ensued, causing much pain and annoyance, and this continuing for a considerable time, he went to London, and, it is appre hended, took unskilful advice, by which, though he ap peared to be cured, the disease was probably thrown into the system, by the too rapid drying up of the sores, He returned home to his family apparently quite reco- vered, and, after remaining a short time, resolved to re turn to the military college at Brussels, where he had before studied, to make the best use of his time in profes sional acquirements. On his arrival there he was con gratulated by his former companions, to whom he was much endeared; but alas, on Wednesday week, when he sat down to dinner with them, he suddenly remarked that he felt extraordinary sensations, and could eat nothing. Being observed to be ill, and afterwards to faint, he was immediately carried to bed, and received every possible attention ; but, to the grief of all around him, he expired early the following morning. We need scarcely say that his relatives in this country are plunged into the deepest affliction by the mournful intelligence.— Liverpool Standard. TilE LATE BANK ROBBERY.—Up to a late hour on Saturday night nothing had transpired of a certain or tangible character, relative to this most singular robbery, although there was a vast number of rumours in the City and elsewhere about the matter. We are informed by one correspondent that since John Forrester's arrival from America with his prisoner Burgess, he has been in vestigating the whole affair ; and we are told by another correspondent that an offer has been made to the house to give up the whole of the stolen notes, &c., upon re ceiving a consideration of 4,0001., which terms Messrs. Rogers and Co. indignantly refused to concede to. It is said that a confidential clerk slept nightly in a bed with its head against the iron chest from which the property , was taken, so that the robbery could not have been com mitted during the night without his being aware of it, which circumstance is dwelt upon by some parties, whilst the whole of the people Of London look one at another, and ask the natural question, " How and when was it effected ?" Before another week we have little doubt that some light will be thrown upon this mysteri ous subject.— Observer. PASSENGERS' BAGGAGE. — An order issued by the Commissioners of Customs has been posted in the bag- gage examination floors of most of the foreign steam wharfs on the side of the river, for the information of passengers and the public generally, to the effect that the officers are to remain in attendance, awaiting the arrival of steam-vessels expected from the Continent, until seven o'clock in the evening in the summer, and until five o'clock in the winter ; but that, in the event of any particular case occurring, so that the attendance of the officers may be required to await the arrival of ves sels after these hours, the landing-surveyors, upon spe cial application being made to them, are authorised to extend the time one hour in summer, but not later, ex cept upon Saturday, when those officers are empowered to extend the time two hours in such special cases ; and in the event of any vessel arriving after the landing officers have left duty, the tide-surveyors aro to deliver a necessary change of linen to such passengers as may re quire the same, and to retain the remainder of the bag gage until the following morning, the same not being a Sunday, on which occasion it will be retained till the next morning, at the legal hour of attendance. We understand, in reference to this subject, which is of much importance to the public, and particularly that portion who are in the habit frequently, either on business or pleasure, of travelling to and from the Conti nent, and who,on their arrival, are anxious to be dismissed and to have their baggage examined and delivered to them with as much dispatch as possible, that instruc tions have been given to the examining officers at the several steam baggage wharfs not to fail, on every occa sion when they, in consequence of the arrival of more than one steam-vessel at the same time, or of au unusually large number of passengers, consider it to be necessary, to require the assistance of extra officers, and also of subordinates, to forward the deliveries ; it being the wish and intention of the board that every possible faci lity should be given for the convenience of the public, consistently with a due regard to the interests of the revenue. This is a very important advance upon the old system, and, though not of so much moment at this com paratively dull season, will no doubt be appreciated when the busy time approaches ; and we believe we may take upon ourselves to say that it is in a great degree owing to the paragraphs and letters which have appeared in our own and other journals on the subject. This is in dependently of the general consideration of the regula tions for the examination of passengers' baggage by the Board of Customs ; and it is expected that an order, containing some very important improvements in the matter, will be issued previously to the approach of the ensuing season. SUICIDE FROM AFFLICTION.—An inquest was held on Thursday before Mr. Higgs, at St. George's Hospital, on the body of Mary Ann Jones, aged fifty-two. Isaac Jones, her husband, a shoemaker, residing in Peter street,:Kensington, said that for a long time past de ceased had been afflicted both in body and mind, the first by an illness of sixteen years' duration, aiel the second by the misconduct of her two daughters by her first hus , band. The last information she had of them was that theyiwere in Birmingham, living in an improper manner. Recently she had been very fond of reading a book en titled " Letters from the Dead to the Living," and this tended to increase her grief. Upon awakening in the morning of last Sunday week he found her trying vainly to kiss him. He stretched out his arm, end was horror-stricken at placing his hand upon a large wound in her throat. [Here the husband could not conceal his emotion.] He continued that she had inflicted the wound with a knife which he used for cutting leather, and as soon as he saw the state she was in he obtained the assistance of two surgeons, and afterwards had her conveyed to the hospital. While the surgeons were at tending upon her she endeavoured to tear ()pen the wound, and repeatedly called for somebody to blow her brains out. She died on Tuesday last. Verdict, " Tem porary insanity." The Gazette of Saturday last consists of no less than eight sheets and a half. The first article in it is the copy of an order of her Majesty in Council assign ing districts, under the 16th section of the 59th George cap. 134, to eight chapels, all in the parish of Roch dale, in the counties of Lancaster and York. The rest of the Gazette is filled with advertisements, chiefly re lating to railway schemes. Among these is a notice of an intended application to Parliament for a railway (called the Grosvenor Railway), to commence in the parish of St. George, Hanover-square, at or near the entrance from the Thames to the Grosvenor canal, and then passing over the Thames by a bridge near to the Red-house public-house, Battersea. It is intended that this railway should join the South Western Railway, and connect it with the Brighton Railway near the God stone stone bridge. We are happy to learn that the long-expected Wa terloo medal, commissioned to Mr. Pistrucci of the Royal Mint, many years back, will soon be completed by that accomplished artist. Our readers are aware that the delay has been owing to some misunderstandings which have existed between Mr. Pistrucci and the successive Masters of the Mint, ever since the time when the Earl of Auckland'fheld that office. These differences have been eatiefe.Ctiirily arranged by the present Master, Mr. GladstOne'; and Mr. Pistrucci has resumed his labour s on this very extraordinary work of art in a manner to give us hopes that the dies will be completed in the course of next year. These dies are not less than five inches and a half in diameter ; and we are assured that the different groups engraved upon them contain noless than 54 figures. Sir Samuel Brown proceeded to Dieppe on Saturday, in order to submit to the inhabitants of that place a plan for a fixed breakwater inside the harbour, by which vessels would be enabled to enter at any time. It was most favourably received, and there i s ever y prospect of its being carried into execution.—Brighton Herald. say) : For every such publication or Parliamentary pro ceeding, not exceeding two ounces in weight, ld each. Above two ounces, and not exceeding three ounces, 6d. each. Above three ounces, and not exceeding four ounces, Bd. each. And for every additional ounce in weight above the weight of four ounces there shall be charged and paid an additional rate of 2d. And every fraction of such additional ounce shall be charged as a full ounce. And we further direct that all such printed news papers, prices current, commercial lists, courses of exchange, and periodical publications, if published in Belgium, shall, in order to be entitled to pass by the post at the reduced rates aforesaid, be printed in the language of Belgium, and be posted within Belgium ; and all such printed newspapers, prices current, commercial lists, courses of exchange, and periodical publications, if published in the United Kingdom, shall, in order to be entitled to pass by the post at the reduced rates aforesaid, be printed in the British language, and be posted n ithin the United Kingdom ; and all such prices current, commercial lists, and courses of exchange (whether published in Belgium or the United Kingdom) shall, in addition to the name and address of the person to whom the same shall be sent, contain only the particulars and prices of the goods or other articles to which the same shall refer, and shall not contain the name or address of the vendor, or of the person forwarding the same ; and all such Parliamentary proceedings shall be posted in the United Kingdom, and all such printed newspapers, prices current, commercial lists, courses of exchange, periodical publications, and Parliamentary proceedings shall be forwarded without covers, or in covers open at the sides, and there shall be no words or communication printed on the paper after its publication, or upon the cover thereof, nor any writing or marks upon it, or upon the cover of it, except the name and ad dress of the person to whom sent, nor shall any paper or thing be inclosed in or with the same ; and if any such newspapers, prices current, commercial lists, courses of exchange, periodical publications, and Par liamentary proceedings shall not be printed, posted, and forwarded in conformity with this warrant, the same shall, respectively, be liable to the like rates of TRANSFER of L ICENSES—EXOR postage as would have been chargeable on such news- BITANT and ILLEGAL FEES. papers, prices current, commercial lists, courses of , exchange, periodical publications, or Parliamentary proceedings, if the same had been letters so conveyed by post. And we direct, that no such printed papers or periodical publications as shall exceed sixteen ounces in weight, shall be forwarded by the post under this warrant. In a case which came before Mr. Henry, at Lambeth street Police-court, in which Mr, N., an old and respect able licensed victualler, was concerned„ some facts trans pired with respect to the enormous and illegal fees charged on the transfer of licenses, of the greatest im portance to the trade generally. In the course of his inquiry as to what appered at first an irregularity In the transfer of the license, Mr. Henry elicited from /lir. N. that a fee of 15s. had been demanded and received by Mr. Reynolds, the High Constable for the Tower Ham lets division, on his taking home the • license te.v. trans ferred .. by the magistrates in Petty Sessions. Mr. Henry, considering this most exorbitant, referred to the Licens ing Act, the 9th of George the Fourth, which, by the fifteenth clause, enacts—" That it shall be lawful for the clerk of the justice to demand and receive from every person to whom a license shall be granted under this Act, for the trouble of such clerk, and for all ex penses contracted therewith, the sum following, and no more. For serving notices, and for all other services hereby required for such petty constable or other peace officer, the sum of one shilling ; for the clerk of the justices for the licenses, five shillings ; and for preparing the precept to be delivered to the high constable, and notices to be delivered by the petty constable, as re quired by this Act, the sum of one shilling and sixpence; and every such clerk who shall demand or receive from any person for such respective fees on this behalf any greater sum, or anything of greater value than the sum heretofore specified, being in the whole the sum of seven shillings and sixpence, shall on every such offence, on conviction before a justice, forfeit and pay the sum of five pounds." After reading the above clause Mr. Henry remarked that it was quite clear that Mr. N. had been charged double the amount allowed by the Act. Mr. N. replied that he had been cognisant of the fact, and said that he had made an application to Mr. Smith, one of the licensing clerks, on the subject, and that gen tlemen at once acknowledged that he had been imposed on, and recommended him to communicate with Mr Reynolds, the high-constable, who, he had no doubt, would return the overcharge. He (Mr. N.) did com municate with Mr. Reynolds on the subject, and the re sult was that that person called and returned half a crown only, saying he was justified in charging the other five shillings for Is own trouble in serving notices. Mr. Henry remarked that it was quite clear he pos sessed no such power, as the law did not sanction the receipt of a farthing beyond the 7s. 6d. ; and he (Mr. Henry) was quite prepared to receive the complaint of Mr. N. against the party for the overcharge, and who, on conviction, would be liable to a penalty of 51. Mr. N. replied, that as some time had elapsed since this overcharge, he should respectfully decline proceed ing in the matter, but wished at the same time to say that he had made up his mind that, should such a thing occur again, to adopt immediate proceedings against the high-constable, Reynolds, or any other person who charged more than the fees sanctioned by law. Mr. Henry observed that he had not the power to compel Mr. N. to proceed in the matter if he did not think proper; but in a district like the Tower Hamlets, where transfers were constantly taking place, the subject was one of considerable importance to licensed victual lers, and the excess of fees enormous. Mr. N. admitted that such was the fact; but for the reason he had before stated he would leave the correc- tion of the fraud, for such he must call it, to other hands Land then retired from the court. Mr. Henry, again adverting to the subject, observed that he considered it one highly deserving the attention and interference of the legal gentlemen connected with the Licensed Victuallers' Protection Society, as the fees thus illegally exacted must be very considerable, and was a severe tax on a large body of tradesmen. On referring to the list, it appears that there are in the Tower Hamlets division no less than 1,046 licensed victuallers, and from each of those Mr. Reynolds de mands and receives, at the annual licensing, a fee of 2s. 6d. beyond the clerks' is. 61., and this, on a calcula tion, will be found to amount to 1301. 15s. It is also said, that a third of the whole number of transfers an nually takes place, so that if Mr. Reynolds, as he has been in the habit of doing, charges 7s. 6d. each upon those transfers, this will amount to 1311. 55.; so that in these illegal fees no less a sum than 2621. is exacted an nually to go into Mr. Reynolds's pocket. Such a sum, added to the funds of that excellent institution, the Licensed Victuallers' School, would enable the friends of that charity to add a dozen children to the present number of the recipients of their bounty. GENERAL NAPIER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—In your able remarks upon the case of Mr. Carus Wilson, in Jersey, you labour under a mistake in sup posing General Napier to be governor of that island. General Napier commands in Guernsey. The difference is in the locality; the islands are much the same as re gards the ignorance and obstinacy of their Courts. Some months back, General Napier thought fit to apply for a Queen's pardon, in behalf of a soldier under punishment by the civil authorities ; it is needless to say his requi sition was at once complied with, but on the sign manual being presented by him, the gaoler refused to liberate the prisoner—Audite DU—without the authority of the Court. Now, Sir, any one that knows William Napier will be prepared for the fact, that notwithstanding this refusal, the soldier was on his way to barracks in ten minutes. The islanders declare that the Court's " authority" or " registration" (or whatever it was) re quisite to make her Majesty's sign manual valid, was only a form. Now, it seems to me to be a question, not of forms but of fiddles, whether the Queen or the Court are to play the first. The late business in Jersey is a very pretty running commentary upon the treatment her Majesty's pardon would have met with, had General Napier sent it to the Court. But he knew them too well to do that, and the Queen's dignity was not to be lowered in his keeping. The case will shortly be before the Privy Council, and it is to be hoped that Ministers will seriously turn their attention to these islands. They are as fair spots as the sun ever shone upon, but the ignorance, frivolity, and prejudice of the people, obsti nately clinging to the civilisation of Robert the Devil's time, is a disgrace to the nineteenth century and the British dominions.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, Nov. 30, 1844. HABEAS CORPUS. IRON HousEs.—The late frightful earthquakes in :he West Indies, in which the brick and stone buildings of whole towns have been levelled with the ground, said the wooden ones consumed by the fires which usually burst out after the overthrow of the other buildings, have drawn the attention of many persons residing in districts subject to those awful visitations to the advan tages of houses constructed of iron, which have been found to stand the shocks of the severest earthquakes uninjured, and which are, of course, proof against such conflagrations as those which swept away at Point-a- Pitre, in Guadaloupe, all that the earthquake had spared. Some time ago, we gave an account of an iron palace, built by Mr. W. Laycock, of this town, for the use of one of the chiefs of the African coast, and at the same time we showed that buildings of that kind would be invaluable in countries subject to the ravages of earthquakes. We find that this article, which was copied into the London papers, has attracted much attention in several of the West India Islands, as well as in Nova Scotia, and in the East Indies, and that Mr. Laycoek has since received innumerable inquiries and applications for plans of iron houses from different parts of the world. He has now in his workshop, just finished, a very neat iron cottage, which he has just built for the use of two maiden ladies residing in the island of St. Lucia. It consists of three rooms, each nine feet high—viz., one room 20 feet by 14 feet, and two rooms 12 feet by 10 feet. There are six large jealousy windows and two small ones over the front and back doors; these and the floor are the only parts made of wood. There is an in side ceiling of iron in panels, and the roof is in a wrought iron frame and covered with galvanised plates of iron. The walls are formed of double plates of iron, with a thin stratum of air between them, an arrangement which will prevent the passing of the solar heat into the inte rior of the building, at least through the walls, and keep the interior delightfully cool. The weight of the build ing is fourteen tons, and the cost rather more than 2001. —Liverpool Times. CAROLINE MURAT AND TALLEYRAND.—The Globe contains the following unpublished autograph letter from Caroline Murat, sister of Napoleon, to Prince Talley rand, dated Portici, Oct. 3, 1812 :—" Prince,—l have recived your letter of the 18th instant, and I must tell )ou that it is nut by writing so handsomely that you will justify )ourself from the unpardonable charge of being gifted with wit. lam sorry for you, but I believe that it has aided somewhat the mind to express its ideas, and then, as you say, all the rest follows. lam con vinced of that fact when I read your charming epistles. What you tell me of your nephew by no means surprises me. In this war every Frenchman has become a hero. Their allies have not been inferior to them, and conse quently nothing could withstand this army, of which the valour doubled the force. I trust that a peace will re store us the Emperor. His return is ever a period of happiness. lam sure that it will have an influence on the affairs of Spain, and that on his arrival they will change their appearance. I receive news from the king regularly. He assures me that the Emperor enjoys per fect health. He himself is wonderfully well. When we shall receive letters from Moscow, we shall, I trust, hare nothing more to desire. I love much the occupation of the inhabitants of Saint Brice. Tell them that I am much pleased with what I have learned from you, and that I am grateful for the attachment which they enter tain for me. But I can assure you that that which I feel i for the Prince of Benevento is as unalterable as my sincere esteem,—CAROLINE." METROPOLITAN CARRIAGE A CT.—At Queen -square Police-office on Saturday, Mr. Burrell gave judgment in a case which was argued a short time since, as to whe ther a porter at the Golden-cross, ilho was in the habit of attending to the Norwich coach, which booked pas sengers throughout, including railway, came within the terms of the Metropolitan Carriage Act, which directed that all persons employed on coaches running within the said e o f w t a h s e o f f n o e tirdonpols did I,,l3 i ti s , i h s o u casel (1b ce n n o s t e d. c 0 m A e l vy r. i t ß h i u n rr t el h l e meaning of the Act; the defendant was employed by th e owners of a coach which booked its passengers and commenced its journey at the Golden-cross. The de fendant could not be considered more or less than as a porter. He accordingly dismissed the complaint. r t . h al a a b y t l y t c h uo e nmp s e t r a o t s e p o e r f o t s e a ff l a n i r t s h ( i ) s f a t h s e i n G r n a o n s THE OPREA IN PARIS.--W e are so rry t o learn deplo rably o O th p e e r ra ca i s s e d s out of evil, for it is to be hoped that Govern ment, seeing the ill-effects of the present system, will in future confide the direction only to efficient hands. 24,0001. sterling per annum, and a splendid theatr gratis, would appear to ordinary minds not so very diffi i cult a concern to manage without danger of bankruptcy. What would Mr. Lumley or Mr. Bunn, the London directors, say to such a subvention ?—Galignaxi's Mes- Myer.