The Sun. — London, England, 1839-05-01 00:00:00

EVENING EnirrioN, LP. , ...........------- _ !' 14 41 HE MODEL OF THE BATTLE OF ' volution, which the Tories demand office to prevent. IL WATERLOO is NOW EY HIBITED at the L.:GYP- Is that scheme of policy possible ? Is it conson ant IN HALL, PICCADILLY, by brilliant Artificial Li g ht. 6, stantlp!' 3minated from Four o'clock in the Afternoon, with the laws of nature ? It may be very God , ti throughout the Day in Dark or unfavourable Weather. \ like, but we have yet to learn that the Tories_ are t' i )en frora Ten in the _horning until Nine n the E venin g , without intermission. i Divinities , and s hare the attributes of the l'-tc" Admission One Shilling each. nal ONE, who is distinguished from all Creation, 13, Great Marlborough-street. .' by HE alone never changing. BURKE'S PEERAGE and BAR ONET- AGE. Change is the law of all created th in g s. Beau . The NEW and GREATLY IMPROVED EDITION of : tiful and desirable as we now think the pre this Work, for 1839. will be ready for delivery in a few days, and those who desire to have it on the day of p ublication are : sence of the Sun, to have him flam in g stattio rectassted to send their orders immediately to their respective , :Booksellers. nary perpetually in the Zenith, wou ld be, if even llcnry Colbarn, Publisher. 13, Great Marlborough-street. consistent with life, Mfinitely less grateful than 1 the succession of day and night, of winter and l summer. Perpetual, unvarying night would be perpetual death. The shores of the ocean, the solid rocks, the crust of the globe, and all that it bears of vegetable or animal life, all the most mas sive works of man, are all subject to decay. To have a beginning implies an end. Even the stars and the firmaments are not the One Unchange able Lord of all ; and, being created, they will in time make way for their successors. For the To ries to set themselves up, and to set up the con temptible, and sometimes mischievous and chance begotten institutions of society, as an exception to the universal law of nature, is folly, closely approx imating to insanity. We know nothing that has even a semblance of being stationary but a stagnant pool, and that is in fact continually evaporating and continually refilled, or it dries up and disappears—an apt emblem in all its stages of offensive decay, of corrupting Conservatism. Run ning waters are sweet and wholesome, and po licy, not to be pestilential and deadly, must move like them—the reverse of Conservatism. The Tories are not, we believe, such fools as to suppose that society, which is in a perpetual flux, is exempt from this universal law of nature. They say, indeed, but how erroneously that the peroga tive of the Crown, the privilege:of the press, and the ancient rights of the Commons are to remain stationary. When did they ? Are the preroga tives of Queen VICTORIA, either in substance or in form, the same as the last of the TUDORS, or the last of the STUARTS, each a female like her self ? The single change of publishing the debates of both Houses, has completely altered all the priveleges of the Lords and the rights of the Commons, and has made both Houses in fact— though they still possess the privilege of not being answerable for their languaee— responsible for t heir conduct to the public. It is in fact plain that society is in a state of rapid change, and that institutions can no more be stationary, than the chip is at rest which is car ried down with the stream, and continually agitated by its waves. The true policy of statesmen is to adapt institu tions to the changes of society ; and as they are never intended for the past but the future, it is the business of legislators to look forward rather than backward. The Conservatives, however, are to take office, to make the ill-shapen, ill-adapted, un just Reform Act the final law of the land. Though the Tower Hamlets should have 500,000 people, and Tamworth should become the solitary residence of the rich family of the PEELS, they are still to return each two Members to the House of Com mons. Though the Dissenters wax tenfold, and the Church be split into twenty times as many sects of Puseyists, Calvinists, Evangelists, and Armi nians, as now distract it, and leave men in doubt as .to what Christianity is, the Conservatives are to take office, to maintain the union between the Church and State, and prevent the abolition of Church-rates. In spite of the overwhelming testimony which every recent inquiry into the condition of the people has borne to the inefficiency of the Church' Establishment, the Conservatives ate - to take office to extend its mischievous power. Though the people increase ever so fast, the Conservatives are t o use the power of Government, when they get into office, to keep the Corn-laws sacred and untouched. Such a system is opposed to all nature. It is equally contrary to the laws which regulate the growth of society and to justice. Could it be acted on—were the Conservative party to attempt to act upon it, they would infallibly involve the community in great misfortunes. We do not deny that they might at present get a majority of the House of Com mons, were Sir ROBERT PEEL to come into office, and were Parliament to be dissolved, to sanction this inad Conservative policy. The effect of their success would be to put the Le.zislature and the bulk of the coLwounity at enmity, and to force the latter to destroy the former. All the Anti-Corn-law men, all the Dissenters, all the Roman Catholics, JI the Chartists, all the discontented of all classes, would form one common league to destroy a Legis lature which would put an end to ail - hope of re dress, except by its destruction. IS Majesty the EMPEROR of RUSSIA, }raving AUTHORISED and GUARANTEED several DISTRIBUTIONS of :MONEY, which though they are NO LOTTERIES) , offer many possibil ( ities of obtaining LARGE FORTUNES, HEINE Bib FLIERS at HAMBURGH, are NOW SELLING SHARES for any of the said DIS TRIBUTIONS of MONEY. Persons desirous to purchase may receive, PREVIOUS to giving any order, the PROS PECTUS and PARTICULARS, upon addressing, WITH OU f DELAY, a line to HEINE BROTHERS at HAMBURGH. P. S. The next Distribution contains portions of 3,5001., 7,0001., and 24,000/. The distributing day being VERY NEAR, NO TIME 'IS TO BE LOST for those desirous to become shareholders for THIS NEXT DISTRIBUTION. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN. The Public is respectfully informed, that the PRESENT MANAGEMENT WILL TERMINATE WITH-THIS SEASON ; _ _ The following Programme is therefor* given of its final ar rangements :- Iho Standard Plays, as brought out at this Theatre, will each be performed once more, viz. : CORIOLA.NUS, lON, THE TWO FOSCARI, WERNER, and VIRGINIUS. THIS EVENING, MAT 1, Will logiorformed the New Play, in Five Acts, called RICHELIEU, OR RE CONSPIRACY, Written by Sir E. Lytton Bulwer, Bart. The Characters by Mr. Elton, Mr. Diddear, Mr. Macready, Mr. Warde, Mr. to derson, Mr. Vining. Mr. Roberts, Mr. Phelps, Mr. G. Ben nett, Mr. Howe, Miss E. Mr. Tilbury, Mr. Yar nold, Mr. W. h. Payne, Mr. C. J. Smith, Mr. Bender. Mr. Paulo, Mr. Gough, r. Thorne, Mr. Brady, Mr. Bur det, Mr. Smith, Mr. Kirke, Mr. Hollingsworth, Mr. %Val. iron. Mr. Ayliffe, Mr. Andrews, Mr. T. Matthews, Miss Vandcnhoff, Miss Charles, Mesdames Reed, Corder, Lee, Valanduke, Mathews, Mew, and Morgan. After v, hich, the New Dramatic Romance, called AGNES BERNAUER, THE MAID OF AbGSBURG. After which, the New Farce, in One Act, called SAYINGS AND DOINGS. - To-sacatow, a New Opera, called Henrique, or the Love Filarial, with Sayings and Doings, and Chaos is Come Again. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. THIS EVENING, MAY 1. A MILITARY PROMENADE CONCERT By permission of HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY, And under the Patronage of IL IL H. THE DUKE OF CA tIBRIDGE. The Orchestra, consisting exclusively of Wind Instrumen ts, will be formed by the unrivalled Band of HER MAJESTY'S COLDS'i . REAM GUARDS, In Full Unif rm. PROGRAMME. PART I. Overture—" Jessonda," (t-phor). Aria—" Vive Tu," Anna Bolena, (Donizetti). Walta—" Eisenbahn Lust," Rail Road, (Strauss). Grrad March—M. S. ( Bishop). Quadrille—" La Reine Victoria." First time. This Quadrille has been composed in compliment to her Mt.jesty, (Musard). Solo on the Clarionet, by Mr. Dean. Overture—" Oberon," by particular desire, (Weber). PART ii. Overture—" Zampa," by particular desire, (Herold). Trio—" This Magic-wove scarf." Mountain Sylph, (Barnett). Quadrille— Balfe'ti Opera, Falstaff, (Negri). Waltz.--Iris, (Strauss). Duetto--" Ah Si Puoi," Mose in Egitto, (Bpssini). Quadrille—" Les Echos," (Musard). Overture--Masanicllo, ( Auber). The doors open at half-past Seven. The Concert to com menoe at Eight and terminate by Eleven. Admittance to the Promenade, One Shilling. Reserved Seats Two Shillings. Private Boxes, Two Guineas and One Guinea. . ... - , .. 24,„.. .... 4 .; ,--.,. 1 ..., 7 (..,.. . '' (''',..VU'rleS-6-'-f ' '''' '' , .l ; Y: .'"-• 01 .. , ....4 - ..(A ''' : fr : , *,: : : i tilig% I r :''' ' '' ' .'• °t'4 t 7 1,11/11„re LONDON : WIII'DNESDAY, MAY 1, 1139. The Duke of NEWCASTLE has been removed from the Lora-Lieutenantcy of the County cf Nottingham. There are none of our readers, we believe, who will not feel satisfaction at this news. The above important announcement appeared in our Morning Edition. The dismissal has taken place consequence, we understand, of a corres sAndons-,e bets e n he LORD CHANCELLOR and the Noble Duke, which was conducted on his side in such a manner as to leave the Government no alter- Native hut to dismiss his Grace. We have no doubt that the oo:respondenee, when it sees the light, convince the public of the propriety of the Ministers' c ndtri, and that if thew are to blame for any thing, it is for too much forbearance towards those " , bo, being in fact placed under thtm, have never ceased to treat them with contumely. We ate liappy to see that the number of petitions :ur cheep postage was last night again cons'clerable in t!:e hots of LortlA. Lord AOUGII AM brouzlit fbrtvard !•is Rintit-n rela tve to t! , e Pres:4 at Malta, and iy;th an•used and hi st I utit their Lordtl:ips by an inginious speech. Lord G LENE LG defended the otdinancc concerning c Pros. IVer.op of EI:FTr.a &riled flint there could he any otb.!r Eitablished Church than the Protestant in any In this day of plausibilities, it is neccsiary to notice pretences, that at any othc r period might not improperly be passed over with but little te- cf our terr:ferie3. 1):Ike of WELLINGTON was against a free Press 7 1..a1. Tl:e discussion was interest ia such a pia,:c as ".1 4n.1. Lord BROUGHAM, having ebt,line:l his cl,ject of dra‘xiag attivition to the subject, withdrew his rnotiou. The Commons ballotted for a Committee to try the merits cf the Catlow eirction. The rather unusual power of sending for persons. papers., and records was granted to the Lc e d s a nd Manchester Railway Corn , roittee. Th , . City of Let:don obtained Lave to introduce its Pollee Bill. ►nark. In the- case of the Jamaica IL has been urged that, even admitting a c;e, to have wise') which calls for at least as strong a measure, though the suspension of the assembly be certainly ex pedient on general grounds, yet that the in axle diate emergency has been caused by the precipi tancy of the Government in hurrying the Prison Bill through Parliament without first submitting to the Ass:Jr:l)lv the evidence which proved the necessity of passing such a Bill. The best vindication of the conduct of the Go vernment will be a plain statement of the circum stances which made it their duty to urge the imme diate passing of the Prison Act, without waiting for a sixth refusal on the part of the Assembly. As early as 1835 abuses had been detected in certain Houses of Correction in Jamaica, which the Executive Government had no power to correct, prevent, or punish. As inquiry proceeded, fresh instances were brought to light. The utmost vigi lance and authority were exerted in vain to check the recurrence of similar cases, or to bring the per petrator 2 to punishment. Repeated applications were made to the Assembly, but to this day nothing has been done; the subject was, indeed, " under the consideration" of a Special Committee ; but there it remained from year to year, without any symptoms of a result. • In the meantime the question at tracted the attention of the anti-slavery party in England. Mr. STURGE went out to inquire into the matter in person, and returned with a note-book full of dreadful stories of injustice and cruelty. Evidence was taken by a Select Commit tee of the House of Commons, in consequence of which Captain PRINGLE was sent to Jamaica with a special commission to inspect and report on the state of the prisons. But before he returned, such overwhelming evidence was received of the mon strous abuses which might be, and had been, per petrated in those places with impunity, that the absolute necessity of immediate interference by Parliament was admitted by every man of every party. A law was therefore passed— the Abolition Act Amendment Bill—without I..)rd STANLEY, after asking sonle questions, gave not Ace that he meant Aubriow tlte new gystern of eduua• Con under the consideration of ' the House. Lord JOHN RINSEEL, in answer to Lord DUNGAN -11 NON, stated that he had been in correspondence with the authorities relative to the Chartists arming about .L::4:lrester, which bia taken place for some time [mg. • sir. BAINE3 brought the case of Mr. Tnoaonoon, confined in the gaol at Chelmsford for Church-rates, before the House. The case is already well known to our readers. Mr. BAINES moved for a copy of the decree and warrant by which Mr. TIIOIIOGOOD was in gaol. v .1 Mr. EASTIIOrE i in seconding the motion, stated . that he had just received a communication, detailing the case of. ISItAiL BROWN, who had been arrested at 1 Broadway, Worcestershire, for Easter dues, at the suit of the Clergyman. The sum was 3d. a-year for three years, but the expenses were 11. ss. The man and his family suffered great hardship from this oppression. 1 The motion was agreed to. 1 On the question of the lithographed petitions being biow, , ,ht on, the House was counted out. Having yesterday said a few words to justify our continued preference for the Whigs, we shall now show that a Government on the Tory principles is either impossible or ruinous. Their new name, Conservatives, is an index to their policy They are steadily to hold fast by institutions as they are. Successive and continued change kinvolves, at some time or other, the complete overthrow of those who are at the top, and they are resolved to resist all change. They see that the abolition of the Test Acts, Catholic Eman cipation, and the Reform Act have only led to in creasing demands, and they will consent to go no further. Out of the former has grown the demand 1 for the abolition of Church-rates, and for the sepa- a dissentient voice, which (among other things) ` ration of Church and State ; out of the latter has took the inspection and regulations of all places of t sprung up the Convention, and the demand for confinement, so far as apprentices were affected— Universal Suffrage. There is no end to changes and almost all the inmates were apprentices—out of aril demands for further changes, and, true to their the hands of the Parish Vestries, and transferred it new nam e , the Tories now seek office on the prin- to the Governor in Council. The facts, then fresh 1 ciple . of resisting every change. The preroga- in the public mind, were so stror a that not a single elves of the 'o i Crown, the privileges of the Peer- voice was raised on behalf of the Constitutional age, the ancient and undoubted rights of rights of the Assembly. Mr. BURGE did not ha ; the House of Commons, are to remain stationary, zard a protest. Mr. GLA DSTONE charged Mr. 1 we are given to understand by the great organ of ; .., g TIIIIGE with having caused a needless delay in 1 Conservatism, and no further 1 - infusion of turbulent . taking f the measure ; . deitweracy into Parliament is to be suffered. An , ve.rnment with a needless violation of The Ja ieternity of changes is described as an eternity of re- J maica Constitution ; not because the measure i• . .. . . .. ._ . .. _ Mk SUN, LON DON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1539. was not a violation of it, but because he felt that the violation was justified by the emergency. This Act was to continue in force as long as the Apprenticeship lasted. For so long, therefore, and no longer. its pr .viiions were stringent enough to prevent any evils that could be resonably appre hended. The moment the Apprenticeship expired, those provisions expired with it. The whole management of the prisons returned into the hands of the Parish Vestries. The Special Magistrates could no longer inspect—the Gover nor no longer interfere ; and under his new name of free labourer, every negro who might be committed to a House of Correction by any Justice of the Peace, was in danger of all the chains, col lars, cart-whips and solitary cells, of the familiar application of which, under the management of the Parish Vestries, such ample evidence had been pro duced. _ _ Now, a few months after the passing of this Act, ,he Jamaica Assembly resolved that the Appren- ticeship should expire on the Ist August. The very sanze reasons, therefore, which in March made it the duty of the Government—a duty so universally and emphatically recognized—to insert the above , mentioned provisions in the Abolition Act Amend ment Bill, made it not less their duty in the following July (as soon as news reached them of the intention of the Assembly) to bring in, with the least possible delay, a fresh Bill to revive those provisions. Under the contract and vagrancy laws the newly emancipated ap prentices were liable to imprisonment at the discretion of Local Justices for periods of three, and even of six months. Every day that elapsed between the Ist of August and the arrival "of the Prison Act in Jamaica, exposed them to all or any of those cruelties, the report of which had spread such horror and disgust through all parts of England. Refer the matter again to the Assembly I Why, even if they had received the application favourably —even if they had been eager to pass the requisite law wAhout needless delay—it could not have been done before the end of Octo ber (nearly two months elapsed, as it was ; if, on the contrary, it had fared (as of course it would) like the five previous applications, their refusal would not have reached England be fore December ; and an English Act could hardly have reached Jamaica before the end of . April .! Suppose that, in the course of the eight months preceding, a single case had occurred sinilar that of JAMES WILLIAMS, would Sir R. PEEL have stood up in his place and declared the Go vernment guiltless ? Truly, if Sir R. PEEL knOws himself, he knows as well as we do that he would, have seen them out of office first. But, it will be asked, is this really all ? Was' not something said about Captain PRINGLE'S, Report? Was not the charge of precipitanCy somehow connected with that? True ; about the same time that the necessity arose for 'pass ing this Prison Act, it so happened that Captain PR NG L E'S Report on the Prisons was laid before the Government ; and in fram ing the Bill the information supplied by that Report was taken into account. Will it be believed that thiS simple circumstance is the sole ground on which the-charge of precipitancy rests ? But the manner in which the Act was an nounced to the Assembly—or rather not an nounced at all ! Was not that enough to account for their anger and justify their contumacy ? It is indeed true that the hurt which their feelings received on this account has been sympathised with very heartily; and painted in very .lively colours : by Sir R. PERI. And Lord -STArt LEY, so much so, that one may were not aware of it themselves. The fact, however, is, that no such grievance ever occurred to them. The wound made by a unani mous Parliament in their Constitution they felt and violently resented ; but the wound made in their feelings by the discourtesy of Sir LIONEL SMITH was first discovered for them by their friends in England. Their protest is against the Act of Par .iament itself, and against that alone—against the .nanner of announcement not a word. TI e case of JOHN THOROGOOD, the Dissenter, who has been so long immured in the gaol of Chelmsford for not paying a Church -rate, to which, bfrsides its illegality in several particulars, he had, as a Non-Conformist, a conscientious o!.jection, was brought before the House of Commons last night by Mr. EDWARD BAINES, Member fur Leeds. The Honourable Member, it will he seen, went at large into the Clutch-rate question, and ani madverted with just severity on the conduct of the clergy, as well as on the inquity of the Ec clesiastical Courts, in their proceedings with regard to this question. In small communities, the 14reatest rigour of the law, and the most vindicTive display of clerical malignity, are exercised towardß all who ckmur to the .payment of Church-rates. In populous places, however, such as Manchester, Bir mingliam, Leeds, and other great towns, a different rule was observed, for there the people bearded the ptiests, and compelled them to obey the law of moderation in their conduct, if not that of charity in their hearts. There they quietly submit to the decision of the majority, and never once dream of fulminating the terrors of their Spiritual Courts against that majority far the "abstraction" of Church-rate, as they comically designate a refusal to pay the " nefarious exaction." Thus, with a coinage and manliness peculiar to themselves, the clergy oppress the weak, and quail to the strong. It appears that poor THOROGOOD is the object of their especial vengeance. He is treated exactly like a felon. During ei , hteen of the twenty-four hours he is debarred from all intercourse with his friends. lie is not allowed to s e his wife and family on Sunday, a:most the only day they can visit him owing to the laborious exertions necessary on their part to keep themselves from the work house. And, as if to make his situation as painful as po4sible, he is not allowed to have any com munication with his religious instructor. By advices from Paris to a late hour on Monday evening, we Earn that when all parties were per suaded that the ministerial difficulties were &nen* overcome, and that the list of the new Cid) ' might confidtntly be expected to appear within a few hours in the Moniteur, the KING contrived to extract a screw and the whole machine tumbled to pieces I The popular disappointment was not greater than the indignation of the Liberal Deputies, at witnessing the representative principle thus eon verted into a farce for the amusement of the Court. How near the chiefs of the coalition beli eve d t h e whole question to be a satisfactory termination, will appear from the following , announcement in the Constitutionnel (M. Tillers organ) of Mon-' day : The followi ng Mi n isterial arrangements were made on m nt i o ni t s h tr e y. King's Yesterdays NI Sunday eveni ng :-.--Marshal Soult has res i gned his powers i hands,a A n i d , T3,lli.ePrsa, Passy, and Dupin agreedssy is appointed t o f orm a for the composition of a Left Centre Ministry, consisting of MM. Dufaure, Sauzet, Teste, Pelet (de la Lozere), Maison, Duperre; a Member of the 221 (Mole party), Cunin Gridaine, was also included. It was agreed that the Keeper of the Seals should preside at the Councils, and M. Vivien was to be the Under S. , ereiary of State at the Ministry of the Interior. At the present moment two modifications only are wanting for the completion of these arrangements. M. Teste has declared that the Marshal's resignation will prevent him froM joining his friends of the Left Centre. M. Cunin Gridaine, whose acceptance was considered certain, will not take a part in the execution of the programme which he wish to sign with both his hands. The old Committee of the 221 (Mole party), composed of the most ardent men of the party, has, we are told, en treated him to withdraw this refusal, which has ccst his loyalty so dear. Notwithstanding these refusals, the Ca biiiet was ccmpleted, and is composed as follows : M. Dupin, Minister of Justice mid Keeper of the Seals. M. Thiers, Minister of Foreign Affairs. M. Passy, Minister of Finance. M. Dufaure, Minister of the Interior. Marshal Maison, Minister of War. Admiral Duperre, Marine. M. Pelet (de la Lozere), Public Instruction. M. Sauzet, Commerce, Public Works, and Agriculture. On Sunday evening all the members of the projected Cabinet met at the Hotel of the Presidency. Eleven &Clock. —We have just learned that in this as;_inbly the remaining qu litions were agreed upon. Every thing announc s a 0' ( Mon. day), at eleven o'clock, the members of the future Admi nistration are to meet at the King's, and if unforeseen dif. ficulties do not present themselves the Ministry will be cons tituted- An extraordinary Maniteur hill publish the list in the course of the day. . . To prevent; M. MAUGUIN from moving an ad dress to the KING or. Monday, on t'ct Ministerial crisis, and so throwing an obstacle in the way of a perfect arrangement, it.was agreed that the Cham ber of Deputies should not meet till Tuesday, when the new Ministers would all appear in their places. ' But the KING willed it otherwise. Before. M. PASSY reached the . Chateau on Monday, Mar shal SOULT had been sent for. and a course de cided upon fatal to the'eMiryo Ministry. New ex planations were demanded, and new difficulties started. insinuations were thrown out against In dividuals, and attempts were made to renew per sonal jealousies. After going through their respec tive parts of a farce, - humiliating to themselves personally, and insulting to Constitutional France, the leaders of the Coalition discovered on Monday evening that they had the .old battle to fi ,, ht over again. The fear s of the Courrier Franca i st of Monday, that, to render the solution of the diffi culties, M. THIERS might be. led to make Concessions diminishing the importance of the result, are, therefore, groundless ; for " The New Ministry," observes that respectable organ of liberalism, "has many disa4reeablo difficulties to en counter, but it must be stiomi '' in the Chamber and strong against the Court. A Ministry taken from the Left Centre is necessary, but we do not wish fur a Ministry at any sacrifice. Political functions ought not to be entrusted to feeble hands. The ;Ministry of the Interior in particular has too much to do with the elections, for any one to hold • that office who is not influential, capable, and energetic. Let it be. remembered that there is much to re pair—inuch to forget—much to do. Let us not commence by an act of impatience." As these opinions were written under a conviction that the list of Ministers given' above, - would appear in the course of alevii' hours in the Moniteur, they are conclusive of the Courrier 'Francais' belief that M. THIERS had conceded too much in persons, if not in things. The Journal des Debats approves of the conduct of-M. COWIN GRIDAINE in refusing to enter the Cabinet without Marshal SouLT, who is stated to have effaced from his mind all the reminiscences which lie ' breuaht from England. The National , 0 on the other hand, is furious that M. THIERS should consent to include Marshal I%IA isoN, the Governor of Paris in 1815—the tool of CHARLES X. anti of the present .KING when Duke of OR LEANS—in any Ministerial arrangements. . This being the King's birthday, it was his Ma jest • y . s intention to have reviewed the National Guards and troops of the line, but the Royal Family prevailed.upon him to postpone the ceremony to the commemoration of the " three glorious days." The following are extracts from the Journals : The following .frttra. Odessa, of the 6th instant is quoted by the. France t-,-" The Polar - Star steamer has just .rrived from Constantinople, bringing the following intel lig4Ce. An AMbassadur from the Khan of Kobauda, in 13 - A81•* has came to the Sultan with offers of friendship aiid tilliince from his master, who is the only independent Severeign in - Tartary." He afterwards went to M. de . Bdittenieff, the' Basilan Ambassador, and informed him thitrictedersing Constantineple be should proceed to :St. Bistessisusgh , s sl. make the same tenders to the Emperor ‘iNicinfl4isstisTllPsSicte of Kohauda, being On the frontier ofscasinaegiiik„hetni,iinmelise assistance to Russia in her iconsqm.,eols that empire. Russia, therefore, will use Om ef i fkittoma to civilize the nearlylTbarous . people of 1 mula. B Theliielali Ambassador tried . to circumvent 't -"nv,sty a u at - lie replied that he had received commands rt. iii -i ldeStit'ydriqii to have nothing to do with 'the red `Wit's,' the - tiptoe by . which the Tartars call the English." - The bold advance of the troops of Cabrera to within 11 leagues of Madrid, has caused so great a sensation in that city that a popular tumult was expected. .0n the same account !roubles arc still imminent in Saragossa. 'Chun Cabrera's late victory, besides the great loss suff.„'red by the enemy, has placed the Christino Government in danger of two great insurrections. The accounts from the frontier say that Bilbao is more and more closely invested by General Maroc): Espartero has not yet made any diversion in favour of that town. It orris witha tavourable proipt-el is credited tire cartipign for the Royalists. General Firentique takes part in the operations of the blockade. H., has lately placed .himself, on the road by which Espart.:ro must come to the relief of Bilbao.— Gazette de France. The tricoloured flats now waves over Lahr e, Plettt tore ( Pt slimier ? ). Moulton,r and Cacht . mere. The creati,n of the Order of the Legion of 1 - I , ,nonr. the system of tactics and maiiceuvrs • practi-ed it' the French army, have been tr,nsferrod by our brave fellow countryman, General Allard, to a country 6,500 it agues from France, and the commands to the traps are in the French lansuage. The French traveller in this country will one day fancy that he is dreami. , g, when he beholds these insignia on the further Bid. of the Indus. If glory. and great deeds constittee the life of il!ustriuus men, the. name of General Allard will be hanthd down to posterity. —Courrier Francais. PESTH AfEIL U. —The Estates of the country have been assembled fur ten days, to draw up the full nowt is for c b the Deputies to thiet. The R.iyal letters of convoca tion for the 2d June were receive-el at Preshurg, and the election of Deputies for this country fixed for the 6th of May; The debate on the instructions to be given is not yet terminated. - The intention of the Emperor to open the Diet in per son gives general stafisfaction. It is - expected that the . coronation of the Empress a: Queen of iltaiKar . y will take place in the. course of this summer at .01. 11 . • -,. • .. . . B OURSE, PARIS, MoNnvi, APRIL 29. list.s.rasy TuricE..--The rumours as to a nttv Ministry being f.iimed have been various.- At onetime it was said that all was settled-.--at another that nothing definitive had been arrived at — and -at thls time nothing is stated as having been arranged, though yesterday afternoon it waspositively said that the nominations would a ppear in this morning's " Mo:dteur." For the Account the Three per Cents. opened . at Elf. 20c , deelined to 81f. 15c., and after being glf. 25c., closed et Si!. 20e.. a fail of 20 cents. The Five per Cents. opened at Hot: 70c., der!ii...4 to -110 f. 65c., rose to 110 r. 75c., at which they closed; aMIof 5 uits. Far Money - the Three per Cents. are 25c., and the Five per Cents. loc.. lower. The Bank of France Shares have not varied. The L„trote hank of 1,0001. Sharer, are tinalered, and these of 5,000 f. are Of. 50e. lower. The Belgian Fi ve per Cents. 'at e statictiary at their former* quotation. The •Ihree per Cents.- are 10c better ; fen , the Account they are 73f. 20c. The Spanish Active is i . tettmy from 21 it rose to Olf, last price. The St. Germain Railway Silos s are aspn Saturday. The Versailles Right Bank 3f. 7:; . 0, ; ti'.; 1,- . 'tr sables Left Bank Of. 50,..., and the H .: , re also Of. 50c•. bet tee. 'fife' i Seyssel Asphalt, h,ee n , t tn.iitita red the w h o le of tltairi:ite in;_ provement, having receded 100 f. f lest Highest Lowest 1.,•t f rench 5 per tents Price. P r i ce. P r i c e. P t cc. I'o CO ... no 65 ... 110 5 - i ... i 0 -: 44 per Cents l 's 25 t... 105 v 5 ... 1 5_5... NI; 9.:', • 4 per i ents let 75 ... 1 1 7, - , ... lot 75 .. 10i 75 3 per Cents Bl 15 ... Ri •- 0 SI 15 ... F 1: 21' Flank of erance Latfitte Ba•.k I,ooof. 5t..., 10t 4 .5 ...14,,) ~,lull ...,, 65 5,00 I. .•,, h 5 : : 0 5. 25 ' • ,...52y1 ...s'_s'l Belgian 5 per Cents "" ••• 1 1 2 ,4 ....‘ 10 .1% . T Olaf 3 per ems • ... 73 10 ... '7:l 10 ... 73 10 . ... 71 10 Bank • Coupong ....« 44 5.... 44 51 ... 41 50 ..7. :14 5C S anish Ac five Passive ' ''l ••• 21 % ... ....1 ' , l3' Neapolitan itonaan - ' RAILWAY SaAttE-. ... ' ... . ' StC;ermain ............... .... 5. 17 LO .. 7 , 0 ... 67 30 ... 7. n Versailles, B. B .................. 7!5 ... 7 Iti 75 ... it:. ~..7ii 75 LB. ............... .., '270 ... '.3 I ... t 270 ... .2'7 5, Havre' • ......... ". 491.;52 50 ::: t s i' l' i' s , '7. 4 " 7 “ 5 1 ...... % Orleans, .. raslaurg to Bale • 33; 50 ... 342 5 , ...:r.17 50 .« 342 Cis Bord&xx zo'l.a 'I esle .. . 400 . ~. 400 ...AN, ... 4 0 ASP ti A LTES AND Bl' U .',, ENS , . •F)lit. s o A . ... 28)0 _418.1 0 -..•2,03 • _....._ _ _______ ..~ti^B , Madrid, papers of the 21st ult. bring sad repruts of.the :ravages committed by CABRERA'S bands in N ew C ast il e . One of his divisions made prisoners of theJlarrison.of Alculea deL consisting of ninety men of the Seville Provincials, after a gallant resiMa t ice. - The town was given up to be pillaoed hY the Carlist so ldiery. They next took and plus der de'Cifuentes and 'Tull°, and threatened Aleala de Heneras, within four leagues of the capital. The consternation of the authorities was so great as to prevent their taking measures for the - safety of the= inhabitants. As to CABRERA he is quite furious at learning that NOGUERAS is appointed to the command of the army of the centre, as that officer was the executioner of his mother, shot by command of the sanguinary General MINA. ESIA RTE I t o is still an inactive spectator of the miseries inflicted upon his bleeding country. Letters from Greece of the 28th of March hav e been received, but they bring no political news of any moment. The Crown Prince of BAVARIA was expected on a visit to Athens early in Ap r il. It was reported in the diplomatic circles that the KING h a d instructed his Minister here to demand the recal of our Ambassador Sir EDMUND LYONS from Greece, for having' o rdered the Talav era s hi p of war to Patras for the protection of British in terests, and that Lord PALMERSTON, in answer , desired his M AJEST Y to be informed that the con duct of the Ambassador was agree ai)le to his in structions, and to the pleasure of the Cabinet of London. DIED.—On the Ist of May, in Torrington sclu;,re, Mrs. Wallis. aged 65. ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTHAMPTON RAIL wAy.—On Friday morning last, the tunnel on Shapley. heath, between Wineifield and Basingstoke, again gave way, bringing with it the bridge and road above. For tunately no one was injured. QUEEN'S THEATRE.—We were present at this house ou Monday evening to witness the Varied entertain ments provided by the talented lessee; Mr. Wilde, on ele easion of his brine t. If we may judge from the crowded stet. of the theatre, and tbe very loud and frcpy.rit d , on. straicns of appli•use. of the audience, re in l y mstieste a mo't suecesiful Lesson. Mr. \S'il , !e, lo rn t waa received Nvarmly, and his humour kept the house in a roar of laughter. AYRSHIRE ELECTION. MONDAY, APRIL 29. HALP.PAST SEVIN, P.M. STATE OF THE POLL, Made up from returns from the various polling places at Ayr, at half. past one o'clock : KAWrrie (Tory) Campbell (Whig) 564 Craig (Chartist) A report has reached town that Lord Kelburne has been elected, which the state of the poll, according to our correspondent, renders probable. METROPOLITAN POLITICAL gUMMAKY. The Time* of this morning enters into some details o' the Jamaica question ; and, alluding to the proposed Mi. nistcrial measure on the subject, observes ;—" Those Li. bt.rals who think that the short despotic cut is the righ toad, will support the Bill ; while its progress will be op posed by ail•men, of whatever party, who think that some allowance is to be made for popular feeling, even when eff,rvescing under irregular heat." The Morning Chronicle contains a leading article on the Jamaica question, in which our Contemporary very justly sneers at the " conciliatory system" proposed by Sir R. Peel. In another, on the subject of Reform, the Chronicle says, addressing the Liberal psrty —" Join heart and hand in the first movement towards redress. Strike for the power of redress—reverse the wand of Tory enchantment—sub,titute progression for finality." Plc Morning Herald, speaking about Church-rates, obs , eves :—" The legal right of the Church to levy rates, is indisputable. The enforcement of these rates is no vio lation of the ights of conscience." The M. rniuy Post, in vehement terms, denounces the proposed Nlinisterial project respecting the Legislative Assembly of Jamaica; and in another article on the copy. right question, calls upon Hon. Members to come forward and support Mr. Sergeant Talfourd's Bill. The Morning Chronicle, commenting on Lord John Russell's late remark that he can see no wisdom in pur suing any other course of policy than that which dictates the support of those who support the Government, remarks as follows ;—" This principle has been acted on in a manner which must convince every rational Reformer that th• Government is determined to adopt a new line of policy ; and that in future the loaves and fishes will not be distri buted among its enemies—the Duke of Newcastle has been removed from his post of Lord Lieutenant of the county of Notts I" MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS, TIMES.—A large purchase was made in the Funds to-day, amounting to above 80 0001. or, account of land tax redeemed, and which is applicable to the reduction of the debt. It gave a tone to the market, such as it has not bad for several days past. By the advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 434 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 31 17s. 1(4.1. the ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13. 9i., end the exchange at Hambu-g on London at short being 13 64., it follows that gold is 1 per cent. dearer at Ham burg than in London. The premium on gold at Paris is 9 per mine, which, at the English Mint price of 31 17s. 10i.d. the ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25 374. and the ex change at Paris on London at short being 25. 22i, it fol lows that gold is 0.60 per cent. dearer at Paris than in London. The course of Exchange at New York on London is 108 i per cent., and the par of exchange between England and America being 109 23.40 per cent., it follows that tbt exchange is 1 07 per cent. against England. There no signs of a rally in the foreign exchanges, which remain nearly the same as last post day. On Ham. burg it is in a trifling degree lower, and the supply of bills was very small. The corn market is also firmer, so that the demand on the Bank for bullion cannot be fullh a nswered. MARKETS.—(r His DAY). CORN-EXCHANGE The arrivals this wed of all kinds of Corn have beet, triflirg, and most articles in the Corn trade have met dull sale. Wheat remains firm. Barley without buven. Oats mf:derAte sale, :IA rather dearer. Flour in shot stipply, and the trade very heavy. sinitIVALS. Wheat. 1 rngra I 6.logrg. 1 7-- English lr.sn 300 11, .1,310 ack 1,12 J Forel ..... 2,05(1 I -iv Is. NEWGATE AND LEADENIIALL. Sup?lies abundant, trade dull, and prices drooping. t 3 e 2,. 84., to 33. 10d. ; Mutton, 23. 101. to 33. 10d.; Veal, 33 • Si. to 43. Bd. ; Lae b, 63. to 7s. ;' Pork, 3s. Bd. to 43. Bd. ; Irish, 33. to 33. 6d. ; Leverets, 3s. to 5,i. ; Geese, 6S. 6d. to 73 6d. ; Is. to 1%. 6 ; Pt .a- Fowls, to 105. ; Pigeons 61. to ; Fowls, 3.. 6d to 43. 6d. ; Is. 6 to 3i. 61. ; Guinea Fowls, 3 , , • 1. to • 48. 61. ; Tutkeys, 4s. to 10, ; Teals awl Widgeon, Gd. ; E4gs, 4s. 6 I. to 5s per 120. CITY ,AND COMMERCIAL NEWS :ILf3ll CITY. TWELVE O'CLOCK Ailriti..!OL COTTON ;MAR:CET, TUESDAY.—Tht", Cotton Market con,it:u.• to he dull piices heavy. The sales to , diy - clo•not exceed 2,000 bags, chiefly Americans. .-I.`te exportation of precious metals front the port of ,London for the we , -k ending on Saturday last consisted, according to the official returns, of 361-500 ounces of silver bars, 90,300 ounces of silver coin, and 7,356 uut.ecs of gold coin. Yesterday eras the settling day in the Foreign Market, which wens off well, and without any gifficulty in adjusting the thinrenees, which were not a great extent There was but little alteration in 'the Continental Exchanges yeSterday. The resignation of Mr. Biddle, President of the United StAtes atrik, somewhat surprised the Arn,:riean merchants ye:iferday, and various opinions were formed on the sub. j,ct. By some it was. imagined that it was not through ill health tha he gave up the important task, but owing - to the tottering situation of some of the hanks, whieh may Itad to a new crisis of the banking system in the United Scat, a. L-tters were received yc , iterday from ( ::arthagena of the 13b March, which mention that 84,00) dollars were ready :,ere to bd sent to England. The only arrival this morning is the French mail. No ship lezters. This day being a holiday both at the. Bank al,d Stock Exclttge, most of the gentlemen of the ahoy , house have tilen advaotage of the fine weather, am. ,bsented thernielv , s from the City. As yet we 11 , -ve heard of any bargai,is done in the funds by th, jobbers who usually attcnd at the eAro,houses and New court when the 1-ionse is closed. _ We }war that two pilots proceed down tip:" river this morning to meet the Dutch steamer which brings over to this country the Grand Duke of Russit. cour i st: EXCHANCIE YESTERDAY !...• 04 . ..... A~r.:...d:r; ».:'. . V. CI i,... - :,.!!:;$+...:~ •-;- ~ :, , :•,: •••• • • • ....... q. li :3 1 1 V en:cc 47 Vt., ,, ,?..... ..... ............ 13 !Pi' '' , ,,,:•1,: , ' ' .4r., ;; ~ ...:I).' !•• Ce.ilt 11 :, 3 Pr *',:o per in. 119 1 , 4 Cti:t. , ....... ........... :.; :111. .."3 f , :i :..i:.i...:n . , 541,-, '11vii.: , ,it....: , r , 70 ! in., r - ..... ...•• -- ........ -"' ''' 51. ''' f5,,,,,/,;:,,,m,x, .., ..... ~.,.. ..... 1.:5 73 , li, , J,0t.::::,... ..... • I;.:,11. on - “al, - ...,,,L:,.... 151 ' ';.'in.. ., ... . „,..._„.„ 2; i. , •.ti...ig..',..,-1,. , : ,,, ii. , ...ft /J.. 10 . ),4 1 , ,,,,,,, A , : ry , ~z,,,-:; , ., ................ .. - ... ... 0 , s. , ewl." , rk, •1 .'..9,' `sight . 4fit, ~,,,.., crie.:ti - :, ..i..... , M. :1? 1 Plol...delphia ...4. tt,-.1.. •'r.z...i -• 6 :P ,c 1,,. Jr BUI..1,101 , :, Per Z. sf..: ci.' 37 : - ..vt0,,,1: 01,1.1. :::;10..... , :0 0 0 . 13.4 1 Ff. , re:gn 6 . 111, in 1:;.r... 318 0 1.0~ ~ 3 ..kc:A..0.,2 ..., -.0 1 Nuw 1) , 11... rs i ,, n1:0 .........„.. 32% i Sliver in liar.; __ ... ' " A UST/HAN It. tillts.—VlL:itss, APRIL *2O. l'ive per Cents. 1%.1e - ,alliques Fens per Cetitt , .... 10; ki Ilitee pa Cents. - , .... V.tnli Shares ....... —AileerneitieZeitreng, April2s. HAMBURG BORSEN H A LLE, APRIL 25. Bills. Money. ~,, ustrian 5 per Cents. .. P , a•-lt - , t'sres it ia-ltuusian Lna p u ,5,..11 .. per Ceit Ist series, Certificate ..... 113 ~ 103 lmteriptien, Ist Series ittusialt 5 ; - ,r Cent. Hort and o. 3tl and 4th • Se. i s Oitt.ci in Certificates Dutch ,!ctlal seat, 2;. ent ;,- Ditt ,, • per C.;:le - 1 , 94 y . 51 4 Polish flood •• New icket ............ . 'anish 1.11,11, 3 per Cent 72 NortvegiAi Lean, 1,31, 4 per i . enr.......... EXCHANGES ON 1,01 , 1)0N. 1 - IAMBI , RG, APRIL 11!,—Two months, 13. a. PAT , RSRURIIII, APRIL 111. . 1 DA. s: APRIL nikr:thri, & 21U. . Smchnoor, Aruu. 19 —Ninety days. I It. it/ CHRI:4TIANIA, APRIL ' 3.—ihree nwntl,4, 52. • HALF-PA - MT OAE.. S?veral bargains have been made in the Housekeeper's Room of the Stock Exchange. - • • . • Consols may he quoted at 93 to 1; Spanish 2O to Portuguese, 361 , to 1; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 551 to 56. SALcomn, APRIL 29.—Arrived the London line of packet ship Ontario, from New York, sailvd till! 641 inst. ; of course she does not bring so late intelligence as received yesterday. The Batavier has just arrived af:er 23 hours' passage ; prices come the same as per last accounts. P.ipers not yet received. We were to-clay favoured with a private view of a very magnificent pianoforte, manufactured by Messrs. Town and Emanuel, of New Bond-street. The workman ship is in the splendid style of Louis XIV. It is com posed of marquetrie, beautifully inlaid, the sides and ends being ornamented with medallions of Sevre China, painted in brilliant colours with appropriate emblematical (Lices. The edges and pillars are finished with a very chaste and elegant gilt moulding, and at the corners are full-length figures, also gilt, bearing . musical instruments. In addition to this magnificent exterior we may add that the tone is extremely rich and powerful, the whole being highly creditable to the good taste and skill of the manu facturers. We understand that her Majesty expressed herself in the most favourable terms of the instrument, which has ly!en for the last fortnight, by her express de sire, at Buckingham Palace. The appearance of Hyde Pack from five until six indicates that London is extremely full. The fact of there being but two bails a week, and one of these a 103. 6d. one ( Almack's), is a sorry recompenco to immmas and•papas who strain every nerve to give their diughters " the advantage of a London season." PUBLIC PETITIONS.—From the meeting of Parliament to the 23d ult. there have been presented to the House of Commons 688 petitions, with 535,595 signa tures, in support of the Government of Ireland, and 12, with 6,341 against it ; 396 petitions, with 504,939 signa ture, for the repeal of the - Corn-laws, and 2,999, with 301.094 signatures, against repeal; 242 for a penny post age, with 29,975 signatures ; 377, with 93,285 signatures, in support of the Church of Scotland ; aad 48, with 65,225 sigrien,c, ful , .hcr ; for repeal or a.c.c.-eii.fient of Act. 57. with 6,420 si g ra- , tures, aee - I :4„ -, ,,tir,2.t rvp. - tal.. 9. •,,,,th 20,75 it 7 signul:' , ls; end better observance of the Lord's Da y , 3, a gnatures. with 535 MA AY. BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE. In the Paper headed " Our Descriptive Poetry," Christopher North gives us another of those desultory critical essays—a piquant mixture (4' sentiment, U.., inour, and fancy—fr which " the old man eloquent" is so celebrated. The subject is Dyer's Poetry, of whom we are glad to find he is an admirer ; for the author of the " Ruins of Karat" has long been a favourite with us, and we perused his " Grongar Hill," while sitting in the shade of tl - e " thrush grove," and looking towards the ruins of Denevor Castle, both which objects form the subject of the most impressive passage in that fine de scriptive poem. Dyer was graceful, natural writer, hut his verses, if we mistake not, want force and energy of character. In all his works we remember but on• passage of this stamp—and that is, where h, speaks cf " the voice of time dip trtiog towers" at midnight among the ruins of old Rome. We quote the following pas sap, in allusion to " the Eternal City," which is in Kit North's most thoughtful and emphatic manner : n respect of all analysis.of the instances of association by CON rItA fa, two things are to be had in view. Li the first place, there 'will he found in all of them, as there is season to think, established links of connexion in the thought, enabling the mind to pass frem one object to the other ;at by these the apparent mystery of the principle of contrast is done sway. But, secondly, there will stiff' remain to be ascertained the cause of the power of trast. For those iir.ks, though they make the transition possible, do not make it necessary. The power of con trast, that which inip6ls the mind to the trausitiou, is a power of feeling ; and the law by which it acts is a law of feeling altogether. When we look upon the ruins of Rome, the mere fact that this site, and these broken walls and reft pillars, are part of the city vainly called eternal, would not necessarily drive back our imagination with ye- Alewnee to the conception of the fallen greatness. But our mind csme to the spot full of a thousand mighty re collections of that ancient majesty. We bought to the place where Rome stood the memory of Rome. There fore it was, that when we saw the place, and the yet sur viving relics, we ,missed that which should have been there. It was our exulting and triumphant sympathy with that imperial state that Ili Ade us feel disappointed when we came to look upon the spot, as if Cicero or Scipio could have been there, to see what was not of Rome. It was this high and lofty feeling quickened by the yet surviving relies of majesty, that was wounded by the sight of decay, dishonour, and desolation. '4d we need seek no other law to account for our, grief, sen that which would fill with sorrow and dismay the he-irt of a holy priest, who, entering the temple of his God, should find the altar sul lied with profanation. " Farewell to England" is a humorous collection of rhymes to the eye, but not to the ear, supposed to be wtitten by a Frenchman who has lately studied Eng lish, and congratulates himself in his introductory re marks, on his care in using none hut legitimate rhymes. The " Picture Galery," which has reached its seventh number, is a sketch of a Castle-builder. The tale is short, and inculcates a serviceable moral. " Hallowed Ground" is a poem containing several excellent pas sages, and some few not a little tame and wire-drawn. The " Goddess Venus in the Middle Ages" is by Mr. Milne?. It is a delightful legendary tale in verse, whose melody is among its least recommendations. " Some Account of Himself, by the Irish Oyster-Eater," dis plays, here and there, much rough vigour of descrip tion. The author, who is supposed to be a raw Irish lad, just imported from the " Gem," conveys his original impressions of the Strand, in these amusing terms ; " I walked through the streets on my way to the Strand, which I expected to find a smooth, pebbly beach, with bathing-boxes and fishing boats lying all about, enlivened by groupes of little barelegged urchins wading in search of shrimps." The " Sketcher's Sonnets," of. which we have hero nearly a dozen, are some of them very good, such as the " Bird," aad " Night ;" and others, prose to a degree past endurance. " Notes of a Traveller" . are heavy, and tell us little that has not been told a dozen times already. Mr. Chapinati's " Translation of the Eumenides of lEzebylus" is replete with energy of the right sort. BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY. Air. show:4 to great advalit,ge in number, both as contributor and editor. He sets before us an . unimpeachable feast, at which we cannot choose but fall to with exceeding relish. His "Jack Sheppard" improves greatly on acquaintanco, and chiefly for this reason, that the present chapters are less elaborated — or, at any rate, the art is less apparent—than any of tlnir predecessors. There is an rase, too, and a spirit in the dialogue; which Mr. Ainsworth has not hitherto ex hibited. The scenes between Mrs. Sheppard and tha carpenter, Wood, leave - nothing to be d , .!5in..11 in the way k:f healthy', natural feeling; and though we have an ia _ _ vincible dislike to the dclails of flash life, yet we must ~onfess that the sketch of the "booing ken" where Jack Sheppard is surprised by his mother, is drawn with infiuite • graphic ability. " Bridegroom's Star" is affecting incident penned in an eloquent, graceful =pirit. " Handy Andy" is not so good this month as it ;las been. " The Father" is a talc of a stern, tragic order, for which we are inlebted to the author of the Mountain Decameroo"—a work by no means so well known as it ought to be. The tale is somewhat over , charged—Mr. Downes's insetting ,in—but it contains passages of great nerve and energy ; and exhibits the grange conflict going on in a father's mind, between his love for an only son, and his doubt whether it really is his —the mother being supposed to have played him false— in such a masterly style as no other writer of the day c an surpass, if equal. The landscape descriptions scat ' tercd throughout this impressive story combine the skill of the painter with the quick and refined apprehension of the poet. Here is a gem worthy of the two Wilsons, the Professor and the Artist:— " Some years after the death of the child, I was entering a town a little distance from Llandefelaehi one fine sum mer's night, by a eloudleSs moon. A peal of bells (a rather ran! .tue,mpiliment of our Welsh churches) reached my ears rrtini the church seen dim on a eminence abate the humble town, shrouded by venerable trees, from amid which the - mossy thltehes of the houses, in their grey antiquity, peeped through thick foliage. Cows wandered about the rude streets of half-green rock, steeply sloping down to a little river tumbling in a craggy channel, and keeping a oc , rpetual gentle roar, which, deadened by the banks, pro. duced an efLet - as lulling, if not as melancholy, as those disiant The'voices of a few children tempted out to play round a huge oak tree, on a greensward in the mid dle of this lonely village town, alone broke the monotony of those' mingled sounds, except when an owl was heard from a small ruin of a castle on a mound beyond that na .; I .i%e brook." is itdinite truth, and distinctness, and vigour in this painting, which on examination will be found to he crowded, but not improperly so, with some as pic turesque images as were ever grouped together on an artist's canvas. Yet theie •is no appearance of effort. A . few candy , - ih, , gical touches produce the whole effect. The still-WC of the lands ape is admirably broken by the vr)ices of the and the " ventle roar" of the little river, which impart to it quite a cheaful character, despite the melancholy hooting of the owl from the old ruins of the castle. " Tne Thames and his Tributa• ries" is an ingenious thome well discui,st , d. We like•thr. ul!;lssumni.r st:.le of this article, which might ,harnt many of far higher pretensions. " A Spaqis.th Robber" is a sp;rited out of which a strikietz mtdodratipt in; 't b, manufar,tore: , " A Nriit Holithain Hal" -is just paKahle, gos , fpittg, more. " C:ini,;"de,erves the py.ti-y.e that has beeti la%4lted upon it. It is as sketch of Diglish lift?, as ge nuine, though not. quite FO rude or homely, as one of Morland's paintings. The scene between Mrs. Lupton and her young friend. !Miss S!tirty, developes dramatic ta!eA of no r, ran This t tl. , we confidently pre. diet, will grow in favour with the public. NEW M 4 iNT HLY MAGAZINE. " A Fragment of Modern H,story" is a tale of the French R volution. The author is Theodore •Hook, succee , ls tar better in broad humour, than in earuret and impassio cd tlivrative. The story is, we are toll. fouinhid on L. et ; this tnly he the cas', but in its main incidents it. reminds us forcibly of a tale related by Dr. M,,ginn in the Literary Souvenir, some five or six years ago,and entitled "A Roland for an Oliver." Mr. Hook, we perceive, talks of the First Consul's early campaigns in Italy. This is a mistake. Napoleon was not rtised to the Consulate till after his return from Egypt. A slight error of this sort, however, is exousable in a has tily-written Magazine fiction. " The Early Career of ya . laia" contains few anecdotes, scarce one of whic iw s worth repeating. ".The Widow Married" is a con tinuation of Mrs. Trollope's admirable tale of " Widow Barnaby." It wants the bold, satirical, reckless ht moor of that clever novel, still it is very amusing, ant, superior, we think, to the authoress's " Factory Boy." It is spiritedly illustrated by Buss, who has done all possible justice to the widow's wwll-oiled, black tresses. The tale will of course be continued from month to month ; and the next chapters will be more interesting than the present, for the dextrous widow and her worthy spouse Major Allen, will then be again in England, intriguing, as before, for the advancement of their wordly interests. " Appleby's the Man" is an anecdote of a late self-conceited messenger of Drury lane Theatre, told with infinite unction by Mr. Poole. " A Summer in Bavaria" contains some agreeable re miniscences of the poet-monarch of that country, whose Royal qualities are, fertucately for his subjects. of a far superior order to his poetical Ines.. The " Phan tom Ship" is a continuation of Captain Marryat's ro mance. As we have already noticed this in its col lected form of three volumes, we need here say nothing more on the subject. " The Metaphysician and the Maid" is a piquant story of a philosopher who was se duced into sentiment by the s miles and coquetries of his landlord's daughter, Miss Bridget Buttons. The hint for this tale has, we suspect, been furnished by the well-known fact of the late Mr. Haztitt's infatuation for the servant of the lodging-house where he resided, in Chancery-lane. as recorded by himself in that extra ordinary work, the " Liber Amoris, or Modern P - " Lady May" is a tissue of smooth common place ; and the " Letters . from Ireland" are not much better. N . Ve subjoin Mr. Douglas JiATold's spirited poem, i; ak 5p z re's C 1 - 46-tree :'' 4. To : lety Fne, I givt• a z• it divine, Though humble be the bowl Then drink while I essay, In slip-shod, careless rhyme, A legendary lay Of Willy's goldon time. " One balmy summer's night, As Stratford yeomen tell, Our Will, the royst'rinC wight, Beneath a crab-tree fell ; And, sunk in deep repose, The tipsy time begull'd, Till Dan Apollo rose Upon his greatest child. " Since then all people ;toyed The tree had wondrous poser; With sense, with speech endow'd, 'Twould prattle by the hour : Tho' scatter'd far about. Its remnants still would blab : Mind, ere this fact you doubt-- It was a female crab. " ' I felt,' thus spoke the tree, As down the poet lay, A touch, a thrill, a glee, Ne'er felt before that day Along my verdant blood, A quick'ning sense (lid shoot, Expanding ev'ry bud, And rip'ning all my fruit. ." What sounds did move the air, Around me and above The yell of mad th-spair, The burning s'gh of love I Ainh:tion, guilt-possess'd, Suspicion on the rack, The ringing laugh and jeit, Begot by sherris sack " Since then, my branches full Of Shsksperc's vital heat, My fruit once crude and dull, Became as honey sweet ; And when, o'er plain and hill, Each tree was leefles seen, My boughs did filurish still In everlasting green.' " And, thus our moral food Doth Shaltspere leaven still, Enriching all the good, And less'ning all the ill ; Thus, by his bounty, shed Like balm from angel's wing, Tho' winter scathe our head, Our sprits dahee with spring." AIT' MAGA. • u l The first art ic le in t h is numbe r s a ' p .f er is entitled " The Whig Respite." It is, on the `" bon a forcibly and fairly written ; hut a tone of d i sttu st, ° t even despondency, peeps out in places, indicating ibia however desirous he may be to check theyfeelingi Pi !!, 13 look forward with hope, the writer has 'no ' g reat ~ in the progress of an energetic and spirited spite.' of Reform. Still, he is glad of the late escape of gt i : ters. " Although there have been," he observes, .. , 4 ';i s quent occasions within the last two years, t‘. e ' ; ',,o Reformers of our school would have seen blu l ` s i ; - ,is turned out with unmingled satisfaction, this last was not one of these. It would, upon the *ti t have been a pity to see the Government obtain' ilr ' r rich deservings for what has been the least, his°lo. worthy part of their conduct." Of Lord - Dd r t e the writer speaks in terms of no little distrust,' ing." for ourselves, the past, the great test of l e d mcnt, Justi fi es doubt. But if the Radicals he jus t ' o r in withholding credulous con fi dence, they lilt 130- 0 lack candour. Let Lord Durham give earnest Reforrneee, new cause to praise him—reason for renewed retal and he will not find them either cold or bec v ",; ( l. in their support, or unreasonable in their tiel n , e ' 3.- ; Our immediate hope retimios what it has bee n ~.7, and again declared during two years back--a° 11°- , e 4 strenuous opposition." In the article heado e . t ae uniform penny postage," we have an analysis °' t he third R port of the Select Committee on Postage Oil to course of which the writer expresses himself fric° c ' t he Mr. Rowland plan of Reform, and state s 0. curious fact that, " even in the reign of Anne, th e P ° or age from Edinburgh to London was only less than half as much as it costs in the (I 4 Y i s t er Macadam, railroads, and steam, with the schoell°%ll, abroad !" Mr. Crofton Croker's recent publictetl-of " The Popular' Songs of Ireland," forms the so_ b i e , for one of those rambling, g,ossipin;, critical netj ee " which Taits Magazine is so remarkable. be , to tracts are selected with the usual tact. " S te3 , -- a e India" advocates this great national project i 4 terms of approbation, and expresses a c':, 14 "1.0e hope that "it mail not be much longer delayed • i ac' sixpence, 01 " Roy alias of Peru" is a pathetic tale from tlo Pf A r tised pen of Mrs. Gore. " Wild Sports of , tb, e ar , of West," recounts, in graphic language, the partc i ?' f o r a few weeks adventures ;mow , the Hudsoti d ' P O O , l O , traders. The poetry scatter throughou t thi 4 . ber is of the average character in point of Writ' 1410. NT LI I, Y CHRONICLE. 009. The •‘ Ballad Poetry of Ireland" iength, and with a thorough relish of the sulj ec i; ob' the prominent peculiarities of Irish humour, Wili c ' lti series the . writer, " with its perpetual suoshinej t he remote similitudes, its instinctive apprehension . ‘ ,., 9 0' ridiculous, its readiness, the poetry by which it 1 0 (I ry $ setnusly coloured, and the strilvng fact that, st w io sal picture of mere idleness , it is the type of const i "' ' ' eidi enters et t jou r enthusiasm resisting resisting the gloomy suggestions , ° ' er cln 4l misery —possesses a cliarni that Mono; to nns f ' - roc eetii or description of humour." The writer tb ea . lo P ti al b a ' to give some specimens of this attractive .oa-- mour, front which we select the following :--", ab ,, ridic u j " Innumerable instances of the pathetic and b.,;divil, l ' s lous might be cited from the experience of sq. 1- he et who has traversed the provinces, particularly ia . t 19 0. and south. An old woman, trudging with a . /le a t vi r #o, ( l / her back towards the city of Cork, paused on Li e d br e : journey, as the gay phmton, with spanking,hor se ! a s atli c h n ; liant liveries, of ore of the wealthy families.oftue,,,st t h - c metropolis approached. Leaning her back af - ;, 0 00 t ",l low mud wall on the side of the road, she gazer„;3 4 f, splendid equipage as it swept past her—the r'''. - „e I P. ; laces of the happy ladies who sat in the open ca .:after of tering and cracking in the winds ; and, looking ber be r mournfully for a'few moments in silence, rocking b t bit:a to and fro, she comforted her forlorn poverty wi t 0 1 re elamarnation—' Och I then sure, avich I Heav eii ;t ecl rio would be too much 1' An English lady, wh o v'''lliP, land some years ago, landed at the Custom house g e ts y Dublin, where it was necessary to have he r Ine A n re d mined. One of her packing cases was secured 1 , 14 ,10, 11 ' if usual quantity of nails. and the pm ter who wal fi t ,ailli t he to open it, alter working for some time, nlld I ' v at . 03 labour at II unfiniAhed, observed, looking forti".);ledt.c. lady, ' Ali I by my sew!, then, but the boy that n't'thertvlie was paid by the day, and not by theinb I' Ott an O de il casion, a party visited the lakes of Killarney• "„ ras 3 , o l boat was making way towards a point where t";01: 0 , hills broke ahruptly into the wht. , r, one of tin' joit , er i turned to tlo, boatman to ask if th"re .‘,as 'T o tv , 0 • Not rite h.f.:.to in life, Slv,' was the reply ; ' I 71;d d, da $ rock in the place—there's or..e of them,' he hd° , „rill';, 0 nonchalerd her, as the boat p'tebed violentlf ";: i tsi"ji rock. A group cf peasants wore standing _WI i 1,, ,, ° l a d hovel, whco a poll- tal.iere4 fellow passed along 1 , 13 0° ,10 and one of them happening to notice the cstren.:, a 3 ho of his appearance, another (h,etred that he ha d r . i t iO' f Af in the a odd.' Ur" n tieing 11 , 3 k .4 for au e%1 ) ,. 1,11 i:13' said, ' Why, I e‘'nhL inkier t:,, rha ~ when he u' 04' on his back, but now he's all ra-,s !'" ,t l l ' fr •• Stare mind Prospects of Iial" is an art',ele 11 ;0 0 41 , raised above common place. Tan writer e% P7' 1 1,0 1 0 fidetit hopes of the ultimate e hancirition of foe , i,i. grieved country. The present gencratien, I° , ll'ls o 'ell not live to witness Italian indepentle:.c,:' ;col t' 01 Affgiinist.n, anti India," is a svasonadc s ' :I ; o rt , i§ handt.-d. The" Planting of P:: acre (3' t' ll '',: t ilti ec c r trout iss-yle to be a con am° , c t ask. litt tb: .01 - , 1 , 1) . 0 e one on which we 00 not feel ourselves coull- 0 ',.,„,1 e r pr,ss .1 dccid: d opir:ion. " l% - j min C° . , 5 ; 0 tb s to co ~i•-g-a:;bie.i.' s'-.* tab, le..nlng ra h. r too thticiii 6 00 be llegyrittii sieve, of cue of ihe most cdelirwle rt , o' c o d of utedern FrAice. Constant, though iit b1''',,,,t: 3 ,., ' t ile lieve, a siricere piatiot, was made up o f crot c at oto, 9 o . did serious injury to the cause of freedom .1:114;ce. Hundred Days, when he did his utmost to 1' ,5 ,' o f to il leon's efforts, without at all assisting the Ca - 0 0 5 ~,,t. dom. When the en' my was oil the fro"„ t l ie ) ,:ro al o iov of acting, hit was cliteusting theories Of ti' li opt i T ov eil The Litter pottion,of his life was clouded l'Y t iov'' li' 'writ, as was to have been expected. ` . Ij o l l 3 v oi 1 . 1 : 1 0° Characters in Shaky Bare" are ingeniow , a raj:, re: tie fanciful. " Suwareir bestows fir yo re l''' or this Russian semi-barbariah than he deser v a es• ; oni V , maining articles contain n o thing that calls tot I in- cular notice. ot' FRASER' S MA G A ZINE . oi rioD 4 ' ! I' There are several excellent articles in t "; Of ', fie b which is the best we have seen for months. .reiert‘o and Dreams" displays a great deal of curt iis fr°( on a subject of general interest. The gtlel'teof!t Sir Thomas Browne, Lady Fanshawe, arta 0 t h 7, A 7 older writers, together with the singular bis tgr i ou t io dotes dispersed, b - Y ng means sparingly, thrOtiej , '0 ( 0 00 8 m e , article, greatly enhance its . • Guesses at One or Two Tur)tu-etrhe'ss"Lis M1(.41115°,101°0 c b •v e incing sound and various scholarship I t P r g - e e r te. : o of a metaphysical work, bY 3 - ...- j s"b ° e• nam a ed uotice of r ., n Hare ; but is of a rambling character,oce -t, twe " ,: ium-gatherum. Speaking of the clifrer`otia,',°o the true and the fise in « s` le and se li 'ill theßeviewer justly • ).l li ce° ' t fi t 4 • y remarks :—" Art flashes, glimmers, and dies away. still 1". b r eA i ' l ,e breaks from the line of Virgil, the melody ... 5 111 1. 0 from simrthe Page of Addison ; Goldsmith stir.v."o plied ffiti p I°4 and truth of his language. Ti',°6deliglitio th tchcd beyond the reach f is.atut,, c lie) t. ,i '- study, whien atioo je e most cull-lent ef his contemporaries, ce 'P l e b charm the modern reader with e qual W eer : c , O D' '' cannot dissolve the spell of this natural lOglioicrits:j seems to work its wonder with the simplest e .„, A b ri o ( In the treatise on " Sacred poets" We b a ", t ho l4 o , critical notice of some of our most eminent 3,:io.,ifei, this school. The Reviewer sadly overrates P e a po l l at b e st, was but a tame, smooth -versifier ; yea s`j`l does justice to Youna—ooe of the most ign.P:iro. g. ' nr,:,glificent, both as rege,rds t;.-Jogi:t a' l : OW' 1'..,1111i1l I;OLqS. " " is l j : . --i ~; 1 ~,ti .;:, - . . - : :: '• ... pnicticable Ti--..,::.0ri,?s f..,- •;, -.- ' Americ.. 3'17 „ " li t :.• tio e recently pubiiseed " Soci,ty .., every in places, tea .nauch so, but a t the 5 ~ - F. 7, 4 ; I N i- a .. ,