The Sun. — London, England, 1844-07-02 00:00:00

POST -OFFICE ESPIONAGE. (From the Licerpool Albion.) The f.lloaing rather sarcastic letter was addressed by Mr. J. J. Jackson, of this town, to Sir James Graham, on Thurs day last. " Liverpool, 93, Church-street, June 27, 1844. " Sir,—On or about the 15th inst. a letter was posted at Ipswich to my address, containing money—namely, half-a sovereign, which has notyet come to hand. " I am induced to address you upon the subject through haTing scen in the Times newspaperan account of the deten tion of several parties' letters by authority of the Govern- Ment. If mine should have fallen into the same hands, the letter is heartily at your service, but I will thank you to re turn the money, as, although a trifle to parties in your posi tion, it is an objr.ct to the writer. your obedient servant, "To Sir James Graham, &c. "J. J. JACKSON." To the above the 110111 e. Secretary promptly directed the following to be forwarded : " , June.2B, 144 " directed by Secretary Sir Whitehall James Graham . to to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 27th inst., and acquaint you that Sir James Graham has no information t 0 give upon the subject to which it relates, but 'bust refer you to the Postmaster-General. "I am, Sir, your obedient servant. __ " " G.lll. PIIILLIPPS. Mr. J. J . Jackson, 93, Church-street, Liverpool." NAVAL IN TELLIGENCE. ChaPORTSMOUTH Juxi.: 30.—The Queen, 110, Captain Sir the m rles S m Sullivan, carne into harbour on Friday, and took up oorings lately occupied by the St. Vincent. She will be Paid off, it is supposed, all standing, in ' a day or two. lie port says that the Camperdown's crew, after the trial of Sailing between the ships thrilling the squadron of exercise, will be turifed over to the Queen, that the Camperdown will be cut down to a 90- gun ship, and the Queen fill her place r 11 ' 1 gship at Sheerness; but we have good reason for be 'eyig the statement we made on Friday to be the correct 1...e--yi, that, after the trial, the Queen will supersede the the Mediterranean as flag -ship at this port, and the latter proceed to the Mediterranean as flag-ship. The Camperdown is ex- Pesed nilro from the Wore this week. this; r g, of 10 guns each, are ordered to be built at 380 tons Port, Pembroke, and Chatham ; these will be of about thot:t , T, tons burden, and have commanders, and a complement e o ,. lnen . "I.v. These will be commenced after the trial of .‘penmental brig squadron. 'lgo Vex, 44, Captain Sir Henry Blackwood, at Plymouth, will . be ready to sail for the East Indies and China, in a few t laY B , via Madeira, Rio, and the Cape. Sir Henry has been class, and to d - ordered to hoist a blue pendant as commodore of the second 4 , _ ~ . procee to the relief we Cambrian, 36, in the East Indies. of Commodore Chads, in The Childers, 16, Commander Wellesley, is hourly expected ' at Spith ea d , with another million of the Chinese ransom money ult on board. Sh e l e f t St. Helena for England on the B th . The Virago steam sloop, Commander Otway, met with an accident to her machinery whilst on her return from Chalcis to Athens, when off Cape Colonna, and was obliged to pro ceed on her voyage under canvass. She has since undergone repair. .---, and on the 9th instant took dispatches from Athens to Constantinople where for the present she will remain. The Warspite, 50, Capt. \Vail's ; the Locust steam-vessel, Cenimander Lunn ; and a French brig and steam sloop were at Gibraltar on the 15th inst. . The French brig from L'Eclaire, G. I)avenet master,_ arrived at Gibraltar on the 14th, Marti niqu , . shaving on board the master and crew of the British °r igp Lo d foundered from Dominica, bound to n on, on the 13th May, in lon. 59 W , lat. 324 N. , The Inconstant, 36, Capt. C. 11. Fremantle, and the Elec tra, 1 8, Commander Darlev, were at Bermuda on the 23d u lt . , Whence e the Electra was expected to sail in a day or t wo f or C4yerni. - 'Ts T he Spartan, 36, Capt. the Hon. C. G. J. B. Elliot, was at .t- ort-au-Price on the 9th ult. The C ommander-in. Chief on the Irish station, Rear-Ad mire' Sir IL Pi got, is ordered to place at the disposal of the earl of Devbn and the Landlord and Tenant Commission for Ireland one of the steam-sloops 'forming his squadron. The Rstance troop-ship was docked yesterd a y f or over haul and re esiPairs. Th e Sydenham steam- sloop, Lieutenant-Commander G. Mapleton, was undocked on Tuesday, having undergone ex tensive alterations. T . m The Wa n d erer, 16, recently from China, was paid of on9rsday The petty officers and ship's company presented a:9rd, knot, and cocked hat, their first lieutenant, J. G. Tracy, with a handsome full dress as a token of respect for the „niversal kindness exhibited by him towards them during The ths_whole time the 'Wanderer was out. C°lli ngarood, 80, Captain Eden, will be ready to leave the harbour for Spithead about the 21st July, and sail for s phere of he r command in a few days afterwards. She took ___ ee. her lower deck guns on board in the early part of the . i w n t t e , but as they were thought to bring her too low down taken Zte a r g f a o in r safe sailing out of the harbour they were The • loy a l! a nniversary of her Majesty's coronation was most day, Y observed here. The Mayor ordered a general holi varou"nsequently all business ceased, and gave place to Battery -A. from thesasements; at 12 o'clock a royal salute was fired Vincent andother ships,and also the Platform . ~ t fion of theli.PB' in and th e , s , title Government offices hoisted the royal standard, harbour displayed colours from every por- In 'lent) rigging. Ratties t] k °ut--ictory Excellent, Prometheus, Queen, , , ae, Collingwood: In Dock—Resistine .e.,cno steam- verve i s Sydenham, Seaflower, Fearless, and Victoria e, Rodney, Prince Regent, Scourge, and Albert, Lily, Athol, Pantaloon, Waterwitch. on *s ; At Spithead—SL Via-cent. EERN ES'S JC.;:fIE 28.—A Court-martial will be held here t I "day, on hoard the Ocean, Captain Fisher, to try Lieu tenant B, A. Wake, late First of the Pearl, just paid off; uPon charges preferred by his superior officer, Capt. Stopford. The Cheadp amerdown, Sunday. 10, Captain Ma r ti n , w ill l eave t h e N ose for Spit on 4 in or The B oscawen, 72, was taken from the Basin to moorings denary on Wednesday. The Apollo troo li* Commander Maclean, will refit at -s hi . t his port. At the Wore—Camperdown. lln H arbour —Ocea n , Af r i can, an d• Raven. „ 11 1)„ nek— Cha — inelion and Bolus. " u 'e Basin Monarch, Vernon, Amazon, Vulture, and Crocodile. (From the Dcronport Independent.) P ROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS. Pn‘zio'nss.—mmander George H. Seymour (of the Wanderer) t er o the Co rank of Captain. 11 be eln ity Medical Inspecto r of H os pit a l s —J o h n Liddell, to Atedical I nspector of Hospitals, at Gree nw i c h, vi ce Lob 40n, re s i gned. Lieutenants —Malachi Donellan (late of the Crescent re ceiving-shiP at Rio Janeiro) and Edward Hill (from the Coast-Guard) to the rank of Commander. George Decceur don; to be retired Commander, vide Order in Council of 1830. Arrorsrm Roy a l N ---4 ENTs.—Captai n L ew i s T . J ones, to study at the De aval College. Bermu ß ermu puty Inspecto r Medical of Hospit a l s —Gilb er t Ki ng ( o f eda to Haslar, vice Liddell. e l asters—C. Pullen, to the Flyi ng Fi s h ; F . R. S tur d ee, t o Darin g; J. S. Hill (acting) to th e O sprey —(t o b e b orne comon the books of the Victory, until their respective brigs are missioned; Benjamin Renard (acting), James Brodie , o g), and George Andrews (acting), additional to the iiers, for the Mutine Espiegle, and (ruiser. I ay Francitsnasters and Pur;erb-- G'. Mowbray, to the Daring; to the FlyC'ionlge (acting) to the Osprey ; Charles Feelon (acting) (act be borne on thebooks of the Victory); 114 A. Lance f mils( ,; • ac ting), J. E. Brooman (acting), and Joseph r tiiisue,,aacndngE)s,paiedgdiiet.ional to the Poictiers, for the Craixe , Edg ar I.ates---George M. Jackson (from the St. Vincent), and 11. Blake, to the Camperdown • J. E. Parish, to the A x ib e i e o l n ie . bt ;•I‘l. F. O'Reilly - (from the Excellent) to the o f d Pitt Masters —NV. B. Edwards, to the Caledonia; T. -t:ltt., (the Comet) to the Redwing, packet ; R. T. Saun aero (of the Blazer, steam-v 1) to the Royal Sovereign, yac_h a t ; Samuel Braddon, to the Hornet, vice Pitt. , Li r. Nara) Instructor -1V F. Smyth, to the Iris. 'uldshipman—C. Ross (from the Resistance, tro)r-ship) to the Albion n Naval Cadet s —S . P. Townsend, to the Cornwallis; H. An eJey, and E. A. Tweedale, to the Alfred. • TO THE EDITOR of TUE DEVONPORT INDEPENDENT. Sir, —Having observed in your paper of the Bth ultimo, under the head of Hong -Kong, a paragraph to the following ! fr evt :--" February 2d—.The lido has sailed with her Purser under arrest," I beg to say that, from letters received from 31/ ""g, up to the 14th of March, I am enabled to prove that the above inju r i ous statement is untrue, and must have originated eithe r in error or malicious motives. Plymouth . A FRIEND. Tu P , ~ iN AVY CLUE ENTERTAINMENT TO THE FIRST b 4,0 1111 i OF TIIE Ab3URALTY.—The members of the Navy their annual entertainment to the Earl of Haddington, lave First Lord of the Admiralty, on Thursday evening, at the . Thatched House Tavern, St. James's-street. The banquet vas of the most sumptuous description, and served up . in _ ntVdedi)nf elegance peculiar to that establishm . ent. Hamilton, his gton was a ccompanied by Captainr , Lordships privat e d the lion. Henry Low_ 3 Corry and Rear The Earl ?t . secretary ;an - La s commis- Martin, Bvam tioners of the A-Adthilmi r ir a a lt l y ßo A w d le tnir j al un S w i r r Thomas . G•C•B-, presided O . the occasion; and among the flag and other naval officers present wer_e-- . -Admiral Sir Geo. Martin, G.C.B. ;rid G.C.M. (Vice-Admiral of the . United , inbdom), Admiral Sir It. W. Otway, K.C.8., Admiral SI Charles Ogle, Bart Admiral Sir John West, K.O 8., Admiral Sir George Parker "1i.C.11, Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, (- •C• 1 1- and G.C.V.G , Vice-Admiral Sir Adam Drummond, KCIL, Vice-Adl Sir Graham E. Hammond, K.C.8., VS iiteiotdn , A dmiral Sir S in ir in l a F. n d: l v e a y r , d T. D. King, K.C.H., Vice-Admiral 011ryen, G.C.H. Rear-AdK-rniera.Bl.,slii'ricße-.AHdm. ißrarlomLoicryd, Rear-Admiral ll'rown, Re ar - Admiral Earl Cadogan, Rear- Admiral H 11. Christian, Rear-Admiral N. D. Cochrane, James Bart., Rear-A.drniral Lysaglit, Rear-Admiral the Hon. D. 11. Mac kay, -Admiral Sir Charles Malcolm, Rear-Admiral Lord Radstock, Rear-Admiral Skipsey, Rear -Admiral Sir George Seymour, G.C.H. • Captains --Lord Colchester, Sir Augustus Clifford, Bart., lll'ake, Sir Thomas Bourchier, K.C.B. ; Hon. George Crofton, Sir W. U. Dillon, I.C.H.i ; Hon. Richard S. bandas, Evans, Stephen, G. Fremantle, G. T. Falcon, Fead, Sir John Franklin, K.C.H., Hon. Frederick William Grey, Percy Grace, Sir Andrew P. Green, K.C.HHarvey, Sir William Hotharn Sir Thomas Herbert, K.C.H.H, J. W. John son, g. Lloyd, daunsell, Maitland, Henry Byam Martin, Sir Charles Napier K.C.8., Prescott W. Price, Robertson, Lord Ildward Russell, Sir J. R. Rowley, Bart., Thornton, Sir Thomas Ussher, K.C.H., Hon. W. Waldegrave, and Captain -Walpole. The gallant chairman was supported on the right by the Earl of Iladdington, and on the other side lv Vis count Melville. The principal toast of the evening wits the health of the Earl of Iladdington, the announcement of which was very cordially received by the entire company. The Noble Earl rasponded to the warm greetings of the assembled members of the club in a speech of some duration, in which his Lordship observed that it would be the constant endea vour of himself and colleagues in the administration of the Multifarious duties of the naval department to render the service as efficient as possible in all its ramifications as became a,maritime power like this country. It was nearly twelve o clock when the several toasts had been given, at which hour the party broke up. Our Contemporary, the Morning Herald, fre quently complains (and mostly without the slightest grounds) that news frog pied from its columns, without naming the authority whence it is derived. If this is really the ease, we can only account for it by supposing the omissi& originates in apprehensions that, if the authority was given, it might lead - -Unit e d Se people to do u b t the accurac rvic e G azette. ) of th e s t a t ement 2'1'11)4 MAIL. —The next mail for India, via Mar tiles, will be dispatched from the General Post -office on '" n daY, the Bth instant, the 7th falling on Sunday. TUE MURDER AT WORCESTER. —An inquest was held at Worcester, on Thursday, on the body of the boy Ben jamin Hughes, who was murdered by his uncle, Jabez Hooper, SI3 already stated in this journal. The •jury returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against Jabez Hooper. ' The murderer, Who attempted to commit suicide, is still living; and, it is PrObitble, may even yet remer. Wolff; he first okhara, three Dwards I three fla the as the is dig given ing of last is 7 exe- im his was at to the .st im ,yen up insult, s letter id will is with , erly to nie to 3 a sin-. terms feshed, )khara, d Cap -- e says: eccived Doctor miaow; expect wer to d been toddart sent on 1 ; they perdeen tice to the nu not the become bserip ninster h the d every !s, very ►erbies, ter St. after under- Itention F Sister 21b I lb let 41b t 131 b aged' Co lti- 611 y), 3 Gst 31b of the noble Pon tb j e pressa: inity Dget her gallan t t ask e i ing or Yach' Pilg e lkinso o iglesef MAGAZINES (CONTINUED). THE CONGREGATIONAL MAGAZLNE. This periodical, always well conducted, is gra dually assuming a higher tone, and is now evidently under the influence of the more •educated and liberal minds of the dissenting community. The present number is enriched by a very valuable review of several works on "the Oxford Controversy," in which the whole hearing of the subject upon the slates of the Church itself, is discussed in a calm and temperate manner, but with a clearness of statement and a force of reasoning that must command atten tion. The writer proceeds to the business of his arti cle in his first sentence, by asking the plain question, "Is the Church Protestant or not ?" He then points out the anti-Protestant character of the Oxford move ment; and inquiries what has been done in the Church to repel that movement, and to vindicate the Establish ment from the charge of sanctioning it. On this head, he shows clearly that the opposition offered in the Church has been of a very light kind ; that such a; it is, it consists of the opinions of individuals merely, by which the Church is not bound; and that the Tract people can gain strong support from citing the opinions of many of the (so called) standard divines of the Church. The contradictory articles of the Quarterly Review, and the clever rejoinder of the British Critic, ur:on this part of the argument, are ably analysed, showing, as they do, the schisms that prevail in the Church on great and vital questions, and the vacillating policy pursued in high questions. The writer thus warns the Church, that she puts her own existence in jeopardy by indecision on such im portant subjects, and exhorts the body to which he belongs to adhere stedfastly to the great principles of the Protestant reformation. The impression left on our minds from the perusal of this article is that the Church as a body has not met, and dares not meet, the Oxford controversy, in an open straight forward manner. Yet it must be so met, or the Church will lose ground daily, not merely with the mob, but with the reflecting and intelligent portion of the community. The public mind is divided on those questions all over Europe; and there is no middle course between them. The Romanists take one side fearlessly, claiming supremacy for the clergy, and assigning the people to hopeless mental degradation. Consistent Protestants as fearlessly take the other side, claiming supremacy fcr the Bible alone, insist ing on the right of private judgment, and maintain ing the freedom and the consequent responsibility of man. There is no medium between the two, and the Church must take one side or the other. In darker times she might manage to mince, and palter, and hesitate, but education is now rapidly advancing, and thousands of active inquisitive minds are on the watch. Equi vocation will not long be . found possible, and the question must he answered, "Is the Church Pro testant or not?" If the Bishops are not competent to answer, then, we say, let us try th e C onvoca ti on ! If this cannot, for State reasons, be allowed to meet, then we say that, sooner or later, and however un suitable or inconvenient the tribunal may be, the question will have to be settled by the House of Commons, and determined by that very practical, but very unspiritual thing, an Act of Parliament! We commend the above article to the special atten tion of the moderate men of all parties, particularly clergymen, and hope to see more such in the same publication. The question involved, as has been wdl said, is " more than a question of Church and Dis sent;" serious practical attention to it ought to be a part of the business of every man in England, and we are glad to see it discussed upon great and com prehensive principles. SPORTING MAGAZINE. We have here two embellishments —one, a like ness of the famous race-horse " Running Rein," the late winner of the Derby—and the other of two " Russian Setters," which are pourtrayed with much spirit. Among the literary contents we find an amusing account of an evening spent at a village inn, together with a copious and accurately drawn-up digest of all the sporting intelligence of the month. CHURCH OF ENGLAND REVIEW. There are several elaborate articles on religious subjects in the current Number of this periodical, and one, especially, on " Modern Religious Poetry," deserves praise for the truly catholic spirit with which it is informed. Among the miscellaneous papers two of the most entertaining are the critical no tices of Mr. Iforne's " New Spirit of the Age," and of Mr. D'lsraeli's " Coningsby." In the latter criti cism, while the occasional defects of this brilliant novel are pointed out with skill and acuteness, ample justice is done to its merits, and the praiseworthy object which the author had in view in penning it. The Reviewer is clearly not an advocate for Young England " principles of policy, but neither is he alto gether a dissenter from them, but, if we may judge from the tone and bearing of his criticism, seems as yet not to have made up his mind on the subject. BRITISH FARMERS' MAGAZINE. Th!s Magazine, as may be inferred from its title, is exclusively devoted to the consideration of agricul tural subjects, which are usually treated in a clear and scientific manner. The most useful article in the present month's Number is one entitled " Sug gestions for Improving the Agriculture of England," in which those of our readers who may be interested in such a theme will find s2veral serviceable practical suggestions. DIPLOMATIC ARRANGEMENTS.—Mr. Peel, eldest son of the Premier, has gone to Lisbon, and thence by Cadiz and Gibraltar to Madrid, where we learn he is appointed Secretary to the British Embassy, under his Excellency Mr. Henry Bulwer Lytton. It is said Mr. Peel will remain for two years in Spain. His Excellency Count de St. Aulaire, the French Ambassador, was to leave Hertford-house last evening for Dover, en route to Paris. His Excellency's cove is limited to the Ist of September, when the Ambassador will return accompanied by the Countess de St. Aulaire. His Excellency Chevalier Bunsen, who has been absent some months on leave, does not return to resume his diplomatic functions as Prussian Minister at our Court so soon as was expected. It is now reported that his Excellency will not return to this country before the close of next mouth. Madame Bunsen left the Prussian Legation on Tuesday to meet his Excellency at Barlin. BROADSTAIRS, JUNE 29.—This fashionable water ing-place is filling fast with genteel company, and we are happy to hear that the commissioners of this old rattle-trap pier have made up their minds to add to the pier, in the shape of a jetty, a beautiful promenade to the extent of 800 feet into the ocean, which will be most desirable, as the steam boats can thus land the visitors without the use of boats, which is a very great annoyance to females and young children, as well as danger. This work is to be begun in the course of a few weeks..—From a Correspondent. A HAPPY RETORT.—Dr. Lathorp was a man of generous piety, but much opposed to the noisy zeal that secketh the praise of men. A young divine, who was much given- to enthusiastic cant, one day said to him—" Do you suppose you have any real religion?" "None to speak of," was the excellent reply. SUICIDE BY POISON.—On Saturday afternoon a most singular case of death, from wilfully taking poison, was discovered at the White Hart public-house, White-Hart street, Drury-lane. On Monday last a young man, dressed in a dark blouse or upper coat, and black trousers, applied to Mr. Vaughan, the landlord, for a chamber to be let to him, in which he might stay during part of the day, and sleep in at night. His desire was complied with, and for four nights he slept there, taking his meals with the family, going out very little during the day, but sitting in his room and re-• tiring to rest early, where he laid till eleven or twelve o'clock each day. On Friday be ate a hearty dinner and tea, and seemed quite cheerful when he retired to his room at night. No suspicions were excited the next day at his not coming down before twelve o'clock, but after that hour the landlord began to be fearful that something had hap pened to prevent him rising. He went up stairs, and on trying the door, found it locked inside, when, determined not to enter without some responsible authority, he proceeded to the station-house in Bow-street, it being then about three o'clock. Sergeant Montgomery, F 4, was dispatched to the spot, and on placing his nose to the key-hole, immediately became aware of the existence of a dead body, which was clearly proved on the door being burst in. The unfortunate man was lying quite naked on the bed, with his clothes on the floor, and his boots placed carefully underneath the bed stead, having evidently been dead many hours. Mr. Walker, surgeon, of Drury-lane, was fetched, but could render no as sistance. nor could he give any opinion as to the cause of death, without a post mortein examination. A bottle was, however, found near him, with a label on it, which denoted opium, and being empty with the cork out,, there is no doubt ho took the draught. The most singular part of the story is, that he is totally unknown to Mr. Vaughan or his family, nor is there any clue by which he can be discovered. He had 15s. 6d. in his pockets, and three address cards, with •' Mr. Fea, 25, Wardour-street, Soho," on them, but they were evidently not his own. He had also on his person part of a proof of a newspaper, with corrections for the printer in the margin, the purport of it being the rejoicings at Court on the Queen's birthday. Further nothing is known. Infor mation has been forwarded to the Coroner, who holds an in quest this day. DEPARTURE OF THE STEAM-SHIP MERMAID FOR ST. PETERSBURGII.—On Saturday morning the steam-ship Mermaid, Captain Hearn, sailed from her moorings off the Alderman's stairs, Lower East Smithfield, for Copenhagen and St. Pctersburgh, with a large number of passengers and a full miscellaneous cargo. She carries out a ship letter-bag from the General Post-office. BANKRUPTCY OF WHITMoRE AND WELLS, LATE BANKERS OF LOMBARD-STREET.—The bankrupts failed in 1841, and the fiat was issued on the Ist of July of that year. On the 18th of November a dividend of 4s. in the pound was paid upon the joint estate, and On the 24th of Ma.ch, 1842, a further dividend of 2s. in the pound. The separate estate of Mr. Wells, sen., has already paid 20s. in the pound, and the difficulties which prevented the completion of the sale of his estate at Bromley have at length been overcome, and the purchase money (it is said 60,0001.) paid in in the early part of this week, so that a further dividend may speedily be ex pected by the bankrupts' suffering creditors. • The nuptials of Lord Charles Wellesley, son of the Duke of Wellington, and Miss Pierrepoint, only daughter of the Right Hon. Henry Pierrepoint, are to be solemnised on Saturday next. It has been erroneously stated in a morn ing paper, that the ceremony was appointed to take place on Thursday. A FEMALE DUEL.—A rich and novel scene came oft' in the neighbourhood of Bayo Bridge, at New Orleans, 30th ult., between Catherine Rouch and Eliza Annis, who met for mortal combat. As in the recent duels at Vicks burg, where thousands gathered to see fair play and bet on the result, so at Bayo Bridge, a large crowd met to see which of the frail fair ones would first bite the dust. But the "fancy" is such matters were doomed to disappointment; after a few passes, when the " sport" was about to begin in tarnest, the police interfered, and carried off the combatants. We have reason to believe that this act of the police officers was denounced by the by-standers as " a cowardly outrage," which they would not dare to perpetrate upon two of their own sex engaged.—New Y ork Sun, June 15. LITERATURE. MEMOIRS OF A BABYLONIAN PRINCESS. 2 Vols. Coburn, London, 1844. foliage of the KharrQb, or l ocus t-t ree ; and there the watermelons and grapes—which were place d before us —soon disappeared amongst the numerous party. The sport of the day was discussed : and the old hunter who had wounded the boar told us that he had been in some danger ; for the beast rushed at him as he fired, and it would have gone hard with the veteran, if he had not sprung behind a tree. " In truth," said the man, "I am an old lion-hunter ; but I have found more danger in hunting the boar than in pursuit of the sultan of the forest ; since with the lion one is always more or less prepared for his attack." He went on to tell us that in the country of Reef, where he often hunted the lion, each man goes armed with a gun, a dagger, and three or four iron-tipped stakes. A hole about four feet in depth is dug, just wide enough for each man to crouch down in. The stakes are then driven into the ground with their iron points slightly in clined outwards ; each sportsman, as in boar-hunting, takes his station in these places of safety, which are dug in the tracks of the lion. The beaters, making a great noise with drums, and. shouting and firing of guns, drive the game towards the hunters : should they wound the lion, he generally springs at the man that fired, who immediately stoops, and the lion, falling on one of the stakes, is dispatched with their daggers. FASHIONS FOR JULY. (From the World of Fashion.) Caps, intended for the morning costume, are mostly composed of inlet, or embroidered muslin; the former being generally lined with a pale coloured gauze, show ing the richness of the inlet, in a very becoming manner, aid trimmed with fullings of lace instead of ribbons; with the exception, in some instances, of a rou!eau of gauze ribbon, detached copies, or solely cut ends, inter mixed with two rows of lace or net, farming the papillon. Other caps are made perfectly plain, but this simplicity is relieved by the beautiful lace which is used for the decorating of it, and which is also encircled with a quil ling of tee; or else, instead of the lace, raised lappets a /a petite kitiere attached on the top of the head with loops of ribbon of a new form. BONNETS.—Those of crepe are the reigning fashion for the present month ; the most elegant are of white crepe, decorated . with marabouts of the same delicate colour.. Those hats of verdant green crepe are also much in request ; they are trimmed all round the front with a pretty lace, falling upon the right side of the brim, and raised in the cen'Te, with a bouquet of daisies, wiiich entirely covers the left side of the front. DRESSES.—Never - was the rage for flowers greater than at the present, both for silk, barige, or foulard dresses ; there are generally three of them, stamped and put on in waves, and edged with a narrow fringe or lace. Those robes composed of heavy materials, such as dark blue or green silks, glae63, are decorated with three volants or flounces of black lace, a costume at once dis tinguished and recherche, particularly when accompanied with a Matteis° scarf of black lace, or an immense shawl of embroidered China crepe. • NOVELTIES.—Amongst the variety of novelties, we must not omit mentioning the Maude Victoria, which means a demi-brace)... t of lace inlet, and embroidered inlet placed alternate, and fastened to each side of the muslin, which forms the top of the sleeve, and which is covered with embroidery, reaching from the wrist as far the top of the arm. The two sides of this embroidery are trimmed with a very narrow lace, put on full. EVENING DRESS.—We may cite as amongst the most elegant those composed of black net, trimmed with flounces nearly as high as the waist ; they are simply hemmed, and above the kern three rows of narrow ribbon velvet put on flat, and which is repeated at the head of the flounce. The sleeves demi-longues, and trimmed to match, forming a becoming decoration to the arm ; berthe edged to match, and forming a point in the front, completes this elegant toilette. White dresses, are also muck worn, particularly those composed of white barese, with flounces edged with a small gold curd or lace. Flowers are also much in favour fur the decorating of ball dresses, such as bouquets of lilies of the valley, so delicate and light in their appearance; and then, again, those delicate looking roses, which are now so admirably imitated, that they are considered a perfect triumph of art. FASHIONABLE COLOURS.—Those which are now the most in request are the different shades of green, violet, lilac, blue, and French greys, besides those elegant colours which are now so generally blended together, such as cerise and brown, fawn and lilac, &c. • The work bef ore us is a translation, and the (original was written by the Princess Maria Theresa Asmar, daughter of the Emir Abdallah Asmar, who was barn in 1804 amidst the ruins of Nineveh, and lived for several years of her life in the utmost splendour at Bagdad. Her family, which was one of distinction in the East, professed to derive its origin from the Bralsmin, and her father professed_ the Chaldaic rite in communion with the Church of Rome. By her own account, the Princess seems to have been of a serious and devout turn of mind, and says of herself, " from the age of six I had been in the habit of reading the Lives of the Fathers, and I formed a determination to imitate their example. I betook myself to the histories of saints, hermits, and martyrs, and the more I read the more interne was my desire to share in their sufferings and their glory." At an unusually early age she was engaged in marriage to a young Sheikh : but disliking the notion of matri mony—a very singular prejudice, by the bye, for an Eastern lady to entertain—she addressed herself to her intended husband, with a view to induce him to cancel their engagement, stating that it was her wish to become a nun. Upon this, with infinite com plaisance, he resolved to take the vows of a Trappist, " and now lives," says the author, " in a hermitage on Mount Lebanon, at the foot of the cedar mountain, on a ledge so precipitous that a bird would hardly dare to make her nest on it." Soon after this, the Princess's father and family were cruelly persecuted for their faith, by the newly-appointed Paella of Bagdad; at length, when the tyrant's avarice and bigotry ere satiated, she herself, accompanied by her mother, during her earlier progresses, set off on a tour to some of the more celebrated provinces in the East, a narrrtive of which is contained in these volumes. The authoress appears to have sten much, and what she saw she has the happy art of describing with such vividness, as to place the scene imme diately before us. There is a tinge of melancholy pervading her work; but is informed with a truly Christian spirit, and will be read with inte., , rest, if only for the eloquence and evident truthfulness of the de • scriptions. We quote her account of a repast served up to hrr on the occasion of a visit which she paid to, the daughter of the Pasha of Mosul : As many of my readers may be unacquainted with the detail of Oriental gastrohomy, I will briefly describe some of the haut-gouts served up on the occasion of my visit to the palace of the Pasha of Mosul: First of all a tray, containing twenty dishes, was brought in and placed upon a large round salver or stand, of copper, about six feet in diameter. Among these dishes were soups, one made orrice and herbs, the other with green corn and chickens, a favourite dish of the present Pasha of Egypt. Amongst the dishes which succeeded to these were a lamb, stuffed with all sorts of herbs, rice, and pis tachios, which was served up whole, saffron being added, for the double purpose of giving it colour and flavour; a number of roast fowls ; stuffed gourds; two or three large dishes of a vegetable, called " hernia ;" and a dish made of a veal hash, enveloped in vine eaves ; " coobba," which is a crust made of green corn and hashed meat, filled with a hash of beef and herbs, called "shay al ajouz," or old woman's hair, of delicious flavour, and made up into globes, as large as a man's head ; niany dishes of " kabap," or "kabob," as it is more usually written, which is a kind of sausage meat, cooked on an iron rod ; together with a host of other recondite prepa rations, the names of which have passed from my memory. When the solid portion of the dinner had been disposed of, a profusion of sweetmeats, of the most delicious flavour, were put upon the table, and with which tha repast concluded. Of course, no wine was introduced ; .but we managed to console o urse l ves w ith drinking a liquor made from the . juice of the pome granate, which was handed to us in goblets of massive gold. During the whole time of dinner, fifteen slaves were in attendance, some of whom fanned us continually. Having brought in the necessary vessels for the perform ance of our ablutions, and accommodated us with our pipes and nerghilahs, they were permitted to withdraw, and regale themselves on the remains of our repast. I had almost forgotten to mention the " nuckel," or dessert, which, in its way, was in no wise inferior to the dinner. There was a substance having the consistency of snow, which is found on the leaves of trees, of a green colour, having a delicious sweet taste, called in the Chaldean language "gaszoul," and in Arabic "man al same." There were also the figs of Jebel Sinjar (a mountain to the north-west of Mosul), of enormous size, some of them being not less than six inches in length ; the " laimoun halou," or sweet orange, from Bagdad and Bassorah, a fruit almost as large as a shaddock, greatly resembling the orange in size and appearance, but far excelling that. fruit in smoothness of skin and sweetness of flavour. So abundant is this fruit in Mesopotamia that twelve are sold for a penny. " irammas," a sort of kernel, resembling a dried harvest bean, which is roasted after the manner of coffee ; to which may be added pis tachio nuts, promegranates and grapes. The repast finished, we were conducted upstairs to the " thartiaa," an apartment on the first floor, corre sponding, in some manner, with the Iwan below. It was paved with marble, and looked out upon the ga r d ens . In the centre of the room was placed the " serrir," a large ottoman, covered with yellow satin, on which re clined the chief wife of the l'asha, and around which several cushions were ranged. On the side, towards the garden, were hung a number of cag es , fill e d w ith beautiful singing -birth, sending forth notes of every de scription. In this earthly paradise we enjoyed our " nerghilahs" and sipped our coffee. This being over, the sultana, or favourite wife of the Pasha, composed herself to sleep, according to the Oriental fashion ; an amiable weakness which, I greatly fear, is not calculated to secure for my illustrious friend the approval of her own sex in this colder climate, where, as I have been "You have," said I, " many lions in the regions of Akkalaya. I suppose it is dangerous to be out after dark ?" " They rarely attack a man, if unprovoked," replied the old Reefian " I have met them when alone ; they have stood and looked at me. But in such cases a man must go on his way without appearing to notice the blast, and then he will almost always quietly walk away also." " The best caution I can give," continued our grey bearded guest, "in case you ever meet a lion, is, that you should keep on your own path with all the coolness you can command, until you observe that the yellow haired has passed out of view, or has ceased watching you ; then turn sharp to another direction, and pursue it rapidly, lest the lion, having noticed the line of your march, should proceed to meet you at a distance on the track, as they often do with all the cunning of a cat; and you may then have some difficulty in evading his wan tonness or anger." This advice somewhat reminded me of the story of the old peer, who, being asked what he had done on meet ing a lion in the Strand, which had broken loose from Exeter Change, replied, with great composure—" Do ? I called a coach." Nevertheless I treasured up the ad vice against a future emergency. , To my question, whether it wa3 not vory dangerous to hunt lions without the precaution of the pit and stakes, our guest replied, " Yes, Christian, it is : you carry your life in your open hand." " I remember," continued he, " a son of the sheikh of our village returned home one evening trailing along the skin of a huge lion, which he laid at the feet of his father, and showing the hole where the ball had pene trated the skull, he told the sheikh that he had, alone, met the animal face to face in the wood, and killed him. My son,' said the sheikh, with which finger did you pull the trigger ?' " The young man held his fore finger up. " Seize and bind him,' said the sheikh, and drawing his knife said, ' I cut off that finger, my beloved, that you may remember for the future, never to attack a lion when you are &one ; for I would not lose you, my son, for a thousand, no, nor for ten thousand lion-skins.' "In rain we all cried out to the sheikh to spare the youth, who stood calmly obedient ; but though the big tears rolled down the lather's rugged cheeks, the finger was cut off." given to understand, the practice of taking a nap after dinner is confined almost entirely to elderly agar, who have laughed at the beard of the prophet, by partaking of the condemned juice of the grape. FREDERICK THE GREAT AND HIS TIMES. 2 Vols. Colburn,London,lB44. We noticed this work some months since, at con siderable length, in The Sun, when it first made its appearance, in two large octavo volumes, and spoke of the skill with which it was executed, of the great variety of its details, the affluence of its anecdotical matter, and the clear, and, in some instances, entirely new view which it gave of the public and private cha racter of its hero, Frederick the Great of Prussia. We mentioned also the frequent diffuseness and slovenli ness of the writer's style, as defects that should be remedied in a second edition ; and we are pleased to find that our hint has been taken in good part, and that in the duodecimo edition before us, the author has re trenched much of the luxuriance of his manner, and moderated a few opinions which, as originally put forth, were somewhat too strong and decided in their tone. Thus diligently revised, and republished at a price within the reach of the generality of readers, we have little doubt that the work will become a lasting favourite with the public, for the period of which it treats, and the events which it records, are of the most eventful and stirring nature, and the hero, the Great Frederick, whom Voltaire has so grossly calumniated, was, beyond all question, the most consummate soldier and statesman that the eighteenth century produced. TILE MY ST.ERIOUS MAN. 3 Vols. Newby, London, 1844. _ The " Mysterious - Man," who gives the title to this novel, is a good-natured, thoughtless, young Irish adventurer, by name Sullivan, who, like many of his enterprising and not eminently diffident coun trymen, comes to London for the purpose of getting a wife, and so securing a fortune on easy and pleasant terms. Aware, however, that there is a strong pre judice among the cockneys against Irish adventurers of all sorts, Sullivan, notwithstanding his desperate Tipperary brogue, passes himself off for a German nobleman, Count Bundledoff, and under this assumed alias, meets with a variety of adventures, some of a humorous, others of a more serious character, which are duly set forth in the volumes before us. Ulti mately he is successful in his matrimonial specula tion, and marries Lucy Atherley, the daughter of a country farmer of the blunt, honest, old school, to whom the reader is introduced in the first chapter, as also to the good-natured, light hearted Count, who is her travelling companion on her journey from Oxfordshire to the metropolis. There is some quiet fun in the story, and it is penned currcnte calamo ; but, as a whole, it seldom rises above mediocrity, and is uniformly deficient in strong, earnest, graphic portraiture of character. The most finished and natural sketch is that of Josiah Jeakin son, of Euston-square —" one of those unfortunate individuals," says the author, " who are the mos t miserable f mortals, because they have nothing on earth to make them unhappy. He had an easy tem per, an easy fortune, an easy wife ; he had no mise ries, and therefore he had the trouble of making them ; and this is one of the greatest troubles on earth. Such was Josiah Jenkinson, a stout, comely person, but a settled and established misery -maker." WESTERN BARBARY. Murray, London, 1844. The very amusing little volume before us forms the ninth number of Murray's " Colonial and Home Library." It is an account of Western Barbary, its wild tribes and savage animals, and was undertaken, as we learn from the introduction, !),), Mr. Drummond Hay, for the purpose of procuring for her Majesty Queen Victoria a barb of the purest blood from some of the breeders of horses in the region round La raiche. In this undertaking the author, it seems, was not so successful as he could have wished, but during the course of his expedition, "he saw," as he t e ll s us , " such striking pictures of Arab life, and heard so many anecdotes illustrative of the peculiarities of cha racter, customs, and manners in the various tribes, that he was tempted to commit them to writing." His volume is certainly prolific of incident in an unusual degree, and much of this incident is of the most stirring and romantic character; especially the stories which are introduced in the course of the narrative, and which in wildness are nearly equal to some of those marvellous ones which are of such constant oc currence in the Arabian Nights. The following curious particulars connected with the subject of lions may perhaps amuse our readers : Mallem Named had spread our carpets under the thick THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY MORNIN(I, JULY 2, i 644. BIRKENHEAD DOCKS. The question of the Birkenhead Docks being now before the House of Lords, the parties on both sides are looking forward to the result with great interest. The promoters declare that their scheme will be of the greatest benefit to the public; that the construction of their docks is desired by all the commercial and manufacturing establishments of the surrounding country; and that it is solely opposed by the Corporation of Liverpool, on account of the preponderating influence in that Corporation of the warehouse interest, who having invested their property in these buildings, regard with alarm the prospect of a dangerous competition on the Cheshire side of the Mersey. The Corporation of Liverpoool are not less active in combating the allegations of the pro moters of the new docks, and in representing their state ments as much exaggerated, and their scheme likely to be injurious to the river. The documents on each side are too lengthy for description; but a statement of the " case" of the promoters, and of the " reasons" .for opposition on the part of Liverpool, may be useful in bringing before the pub lic a question of .such general importance. The " case" of the promoters sets forth the great capabi lities of Wallasey Pool, which is a creek of the Mersey, oppo site Liverpool. The Corporation of Liverpool, some years ago, perceiving how it could extend the dock accommodation, put:- chased a large quantity of property on its shores, to get the con trol of its appropriation into their own hands, and to frus trate a plan for constructing docks in the locality. Last year, however, they sold a portion of this property, and the pur chasers stipulated that they should be allowed to erect docks upon it, and were bound by the Corporation to build wharf walls in lines approved by the acting conservator of the river, within two years from the time of purchase. The plans and report of the purchasers, setting forth, how the pool was to be converted into docks, were submitted to the Admiralty and Lords Conservators, and letters of sanction were obtained —a fact that was made public and universally approved. The Corporation of Liverpool, under these circumstances, sold all the remainder of their land on the south shore of the pool at an advanced price, consequent on the public convic tion that the Birkenhead Town Commissioners would exe cute the plans, and did not raise a voice against the project till the land was all sold, or indeed till the ineasure was brought before Parliament. The demand for additional docks in the port of Liverpool was admitted by the Liverpool dock trustees, and the Corporation treated for the purcl:ase of the Harrington Dock Company's land and docks, with much other property, intending to prepare plans and apply to Parliament for powers to construct the works. These plans would add 40 acres of additional dock accommodation to the port, for which the estimated cost is 1,400,0001. As the session of Parliament approached, the warehouse interest of Liverpool, which is very influential in the town council, commenced their oppo sition. The promoters estimate the expense of constructing the whole of their proposed works at 336,000/., this cost in cluding a basin of 37 acres, with 12 feet water at the low water of spring tides, walled all round with suitable wharfs ; a tide basin of 10 acres protected with a pier, and having a beaching ground of six acres; a walled dock of 3 acres; and a great dock of 150 acres, not walled, but which may be walled and deepened to a depth of 20 feet within five years. Thus the promoters of the Birkenhead docks offer 200 acres of dock accommodation at the:cost of 336,000/.,. while they say the Liverpool plans offer no more than 40 acres . at a cost of 1,400,0001. This is the promoters' case. The objectors—that is to say, the Corporation and Trustees of the Liverpool docks— allege that their opposition is solely caused by the desire of preserving the port from the injury which they are advised will result from the proposed works. The sea channels, they say, being kept open by the reflux of tidal water, and the present quantity being scarcely sufficient to maintain the depth of 11 feet on the bar in the Victoria Channel, any reduction iu the quantity of water will produce an inju rious effect upon the sea channels, while the Victoria Channel is the principal entrance to the port of Liverpool. Now the proposed works at Birkenhead will ab stract 5,600,000 cubic yards of water available to the scour. As for the dock accommodation offered by the promoters, they remark that it really amounts to no more than three acr es, or room for 30 vessels ; while the tidal basin of 37 acres would be very inadequate for the discharge of ships, since the vessels lying there would be exposed to a rise and fall of the tide of 27 feet. Such accommodation, they contend, would not be of much benefit to the trade of Mersey. The expense of constructing the works will, according to these objectors, equal, if it does not exceed, that of providing the same extent of dock space in Liverpool ; while Wallasey Pool and the adjoining shore are, as at present used, of great service to the port. With respect to the leases of the land by Wallasey Pool, it is stated that the Corporation believed that the docks to be constructed would only be used in con nexion with such works as shipwrights' yards, &c., and that when they required the construction of a wall, they never intended the erection of a permanent dam to the entire ex clusion of tidal water. Such seem to be the principal arguments on both sides. As for their value, we must at present leave the public to judge for themselves. —Times. Tnn WzATnnu. For several days past the weather has been exceedingly variable, bright sunshine and heavy showers succeeding each other when a change was least anticipated. On Sunday we had delightful sum mer weather. Not a drop of rain fell • and the sultriness of the atmosphere under an uncl o ud e d sun was scarcely mitigated by a gentle breeze from the west. The early part of Monday was nearly of the same . description. The sunshine, however, was suddenly interrupted about mid. day by the return of rain, which continued through out the afternoon in the shape either of gentle showers or of " Scotch mist." Under the influence of an abun dant supply of moisture and of a warm atmosphere vege tation, is making rapid progress ; and a period of dry weather is all that is now wanted to realise the antici pations which may be entertained of an early and plen tiful harvest. The accounts from different parts of the country are as favourable as could be desired.—Edin burgh Advertiser. A NovEL MODE OF LIVING._The following ruse has been played off this last week on Mr. William Filler, innkeeper, of the Griffin, at Whetstone. He had been anxious, for some time, to dispose of his interest in the Griffin, and on Saturday a respectably attired man, who used the name of Mr. Hands (of the firm of Meux and Co.), but ' whose real name, from the documents he exhibited, appeared ' to be Stuart, called and said he had been commissioned by that firm to form an accurate opinion of the business of the house, and for this purpose be thought proper to stop a few days. Mr. Filler, crediting him to be what he asserted, treated him with the greatest hospitality. The person ex pressed his approval of the house, and suggested alterations which lie should make in the event of his liking the village and customers. On Sunday, to aid the deception, he attended divine service, and on Monday and Tuesday proposed to visit the halves of the village by turns. On the second day he proceeded upon his supposed investigation, having made arrangements to return to dinner at a certain hour, and ob taining from Mr. Filler the loan of a favourite stick. The sequel is shortly stated ; he never returned, and by the saved the amount o f hi s f our d ays ' stratagem employed board and lodging. SUDDEN llnaTn.—Shortly before eleven o'clock on Thursday night, as one of Hardwick's Hammersmith omni buses was proceeding from town, when passing the Chinese exhibition the conductor was called to by some of the inside passengers to stop. On doing so h e was i n f orme d th at a gentleman, who had got into the vehicle at Piccadilly, was very ill and must be got out into the open air. Both the coachman and conductor rendered every assistance, and by great exertions the gentleman, who was a remarkably heavy man, was got out and carried into th e s h op o f M r. D e C astro, the chemist, at the corner of Wilton-place, where two sur geons were in immediate attendance and attempted to bleed him, but without success, life being quite extinct. It was subsequently ascertained that the deceased, who appeared to be between sixty and seventy years of age, was a Mr. Samuel Kingston, postmaster, in the Ifigh-street, Kensington. His body was immediately removed to St. George's Hospital where it awaits an inquest. GORMANDISING EXTRAORDINARY. The other week, a person resident in Walton, with a stomach of no ordinary capabilities, undertook for a wager t o ea t th ree pounds of bacon, and drink four bottles of ginger -beer, and two quarts of buttermilk, which he performed to the great astonishment of a numerous assembly of spectators.—Lan caster Guardian. THE RISLEYS IN PARIS. The llisleys are at present performing at the Porte St. Martin, at Paris, and their popularity in France sur passes, if possible, that which they attained in this country. All the Paris papers speak in terms of the utmost enthusiasm of their wonderful performances. Galignani's Messenger thus speaks of their debut:— " At the Porte St. Martin, the only novelty of the week, properly so called, is the wonderful performances of Mr. Risley - and his two children, charming little boys, who, though scarcely past the age of infancy, go through a series of feats, so agile, so graceful, and withal so extraordinary, as to make the spectator wipe the glass of his binocle a second time, to make sure that he is not looking upon something that dreams are made of, instead of two little Americans and their father, who have crossed the Atlantic to prove to the good folks of London and Paris that the most wondrous and surpassing tours of activity and strength are not in compatible with the most fairy-like elegance and grace. Mr. Risley and the two little marvels presented them selves, in obedience to the general demand, at the fall of the curtain, to receive special manifestations of favour at the hands of the public generally, and more particularly of the fairer portion, who literally loaded their two little favourites with flowers. The house is nightly crowded to witness these most remarkable performances, and we may predict to Mr. Risky and Co. as prolonged a sea son of popularity in Paris as in London. At the conclusion of the Parisian engagement we un derstand they proceed to fulfil an engagement at Brussels LETTER TO SIR J. GRAHAM. MY DEAR SIR JAMES,—I perceive from the works of those daily law-breakers, the reporters of Parliamentary speeches, that you have the right—a right solemnised by law—to burglariously break and enter into every pack age, bundle, letter, note, or billet-doux, sent through the Post-office. Yes; you are permitted this high privilege by the Act 1 Victoria (whom God preserve!). I protest, Sir James, that henceforth I shall never think of that crowning pile in St. Martin's-le-Grand, without seeing you in imagination working away with a crow-bar, smashing red and black wax —or, by the more subtle agency of steam, softening wafers, diat the letter may open its lips, and yield up the contents of its very heart to the Secretary of the Home Department. lam not a squeamish creature, Sir James. I have not what is called by the world false modesty—a mo desty, I presume, to be classed with false ringlets and false teeth, and therefore never used but when the real thing is. wholly departed. No; I have seen too much of the world to care a great deal for its turned-up noses and the ugly mouths it may make at me. Nevertheless, Sir James, there is a point between philosophy and apathy. Yes—the rhinoceros has his tender part—l have mine: so tender, and withal so vital, that I cannot get rid of it. Were I, like Achilles, vulnerable only in ono heel, I would instantly cheat fate of its malice, have my limb amputated, and laugh securely at destiny on a wooden leg. This, Sir James, I would do; but a man cannot take the weak parts of his heart away as dexterously as a careful housewife removes the fly-blow from meat. Hence my eomplaiut. My one weakness- - for weaknesses, strangely enough, are like wives; no man, whatever the truth may be, thinks it proper to own to more than one at a time—my one weakness, is a disgust, a horror, that any man should dare to profane the sanctity of my letters! I know not—for if a man can save a bit of self-flattery out of his weakness, it is so much virtue got, as one may say, out of the fire—l know not if this aversion may not, in some degree, arise from my love of mankind, and, con sequently, my annoyance at seeing it in a paltry, pitiable condition, pushing its brazen nose where only its brass can protect it. Be this as it may; when I learned this morning that you, Sir James, made yourself a sort of horse or ass hair sieve, through which the correspond ence of men was passed, that, if there, the daggers, pikes, and pistols of the writers might be duly deposited in the State vessel appointed to detect them—l confess it, I felt in a paroxysm of passion, for the proper ex pression of which no words have as yet been fashioned. And for this just reason. I know that my name was too much noised in the world to escape even the ears of Cabinet Ministers. Hence, I felt assured that my letters —and the thousands I receive!—had all of them been defiled by the eyes of a spy; that all my most domestic secrets had been rumpled and touzled, and pinched here, and pinched there—searched by an English Minister as a shuddering modesty is searched at a French Custom house. My first feeling, Sir James, was intense indig nation; and then I vehemently slapped my breast, and so, giving the virtue a jerk, pity came uppermost. Then I thought—how can I and Sir James ever meet again? When we met, I was wont to don a crimson waistcoat, worked with all sorts of impossibilities in gold; to wear a Court coat of cut chocolate velvet, and silk stockings shining like glass. Knowing that the vulgar were taken by such things, I always went among Cabinet Ministers dressed to the amazement even of tailors. Sir James, you know my secret, and how in that dress can we meet again? Deny it not; you must know it, for you have read Mr. Nathan's letters long before they came to my unconscious hand—letters demanding of me, I will not take upon myself to say how many times, payment for the hire of that crimson waist • coat and chocolate velvet coat. This is one case; I might cite a hundred. , At length, I took comfort. A true chemist will ex tract sugar even from the cudgel he has been beaten with. Sir James has, I thought, ill-used me, but never theless, from his very shabbiness will I extract the sweets of patronage. I will dedicate to him my " Com plete Letter Writer," and for this reason—a reason stringent as an iron hoop. As Sir James Grahatia has the whole run of the Post office—as he has the unquestioned fingering of all the letters of the Queen's subjects—he cannot but possess a most refined, most exquisite taste for the graces of epistolary composition. Yes ; he above all men, from his large reading of the subject, will take and hug to his bosom—if Ministers own such physical vulgarities—" Punch's Complete Letter Writer." He will appreciate its many-coloured style; he will acknowledge it as a work to supersede all works of the sort hitherto written; he will—perhaps in his place in Parliament, and so save a considerable sum in the way of advertise ments—declare of the book, that no family should be without it; and that every gentleman's library, having all else, yet wanting it, has nothing! Therefore, Sir James, it is with the profoundest opinion of your experienced ability to judge the sur passing merits of the volume—a volume for the world— that " Punch's Complete Writer" is dedicated to you, By your old acquaintance, PUNCH. Be it known, Sir James, that the aforesaid letters will be published every week until the conclusion of the pre sent—" Punch's" seventh—volume.—Punch. ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE FROM PRISON.—On Tues day morning last, shortly after six o'clock, William Warren, a private in the 41st Regiment, who stands committed for trial at our City Sessions, for robbing Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Richard England of various ar tides of jewellery, &c., made a most daring attempt to escape by jumping from the top of the gaol upon the covering of the iron bridge connecting the new prison with Westgate, by which means he succeeded in reach ing the parapet on the debtor's side, and from thence leaped to the ground, a distance of nearly 30 feet, and fell on the footpath leading round the east tower. lle was immediately secured by the governor and turnkey. The prisoner, though much shaken, is doing well, and has sustained no material injury beyond breaking his ankle.—Kent Herald. At four o'clock on Saturday morning a fire broke out at the Sun public-house, Gray's Inn-lane, the upper part of which extends over the entrance of the Holborn Union workhouse. The inmates had tied the bedding together to effect an escape from the second-floor window, but three fire escapes•arrived in time to extricate part, while others, in a state of nudity, escaped over the houses. There are two sta tions of the Society for Preventing Loss of Life by Fire—one at the Foundling Hospital, and the other at the south end of Bedford-row. 11elPEMAL P.A.RLIAIVIENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, July .1. Their Lordships assembled nt Five o'clock. The Earl of ➢IOUNTCASHEL presented a number of petitions from Ireland against the Dissenters' Cha pels Bill. PRIVATE BILLS. The Duke of RICHMOND complained of the renewal, this session, of the practice of canvassing Peers on the subject af private Bills. He thought they ought to adopt a resolution upon the subject, condemnatory of the practice. Lord BROUGHAM was glad his Noble Friend had alluded to the subject. He thought it was an insult to a Peer to be canvassed on a private Bill. The Elrl of SHAF rEsBURY said he fully concurred in what had fallen from the Noble Duke. Lird CA MPBELL thought parties might be allowed to send circulars stating the nature of their claims. The Earl of WICKLOW thought it an insult to any Peer who was canvassed on the subject of a private Bill.— The subject then dropped. PENAL ACTS. In answer to a question from Lord BEAUMONT, The LORD CHANCELLOR said he should proceed with the Penal Law Amendment Bill as soon possible. PARTY PROCESSIONS IN IRELtcND. In answer to a queition from Lord MONTEAGLE, The Duke of WELLINGTON said it was the inten tion of the Government to renew the Bill for the sup pression of party processions in Ireland. Lord ABING ER presented a peti!ion in favour of the Colchester and Harwich Railway. Several petitions were pmented against the Dissen ters' Chapels Bill. SUGAR DUTIES BILL. The Earl of DALHOUSIE rose to move the second reading of this Bill. He felt that he would not be justi fied in taking the discussion on the Bill to-night, as many Noble Lords had left the House with the under standing that the. discussion would come on, on the third reading to-morrow. After a few words from Lord BROUGHAM, the Bill was read a second time, passed through Committee, and the third reading ordered for to-morrow. LIBEL BILL. In answer to a question from the LORD CHAN CELLOR, Lord CAMPBELL said he should move the third reading of this Bill at five o'clock to-morrow (this day). APPELLATE JURISDICTION BILL. Lord BROUGHAM moved the committal of this Bill pro forma, and in doing so took occasion to contradict the statement which had been put forth to the public, that he had brought forward the Bill to provid , 3 an office for himself. After a few words from the Bishop of LONDON and the LORD CfrANcELLon, the Bill was committed pro forma. BISHOPRICS OF ST. ASAPH AND BANGOR. ThQ Earl of POWIS moved the third reading of this Bill. Lord VIVIAN said he had just returned from North Wales, and he knew that the inhabitants of that part of the country cared very little whether the union of these sees were maintained or not. They, however, had a strong feeling as to the appropriation of the funds of those bishoprics to the establishment of a bishopric in such a rich place as Manchester. The Bishop of BANGOR denied that the feeling, of the inhabitants of North Wales was against the repeal of the union of these bishoprics. He trusted their Lordships would not negative their former decision. The Duke of WELLINGTON said this Bill with drew the foundation from all those measures which had heen adopted upon the recommendation of the Ecclesias tical Commissioners, upon which recommendation the union of the sees of St. Asaph and Bangor had been proposed. He had stated, on a former occasion, that he had not received her Majesty's sanction to this Bill. This Bill touched the prerogative of the Crown, and he recommended to their Lordships' consideration the ex pediency of passing such a measure. It was a measure too which very materially affected the revenues of the Church. He felt, that if their Lordships were to fully consider this subject, they would see that they were establishing- a dangerous precedent, inasmuch as hitherto it had always been a rule of Parliament, that no Bill which affected the royal prerogative should be passed without the consent of the Crown having been first ob tained. He would only say, that if they allowed the third reading of this Bill, their Lordships must take the re sponsibility. Lord MONTEAGLE repeated his former suggestion that to provide more largely for the spiritual condition of the working classes in North Wales would do more good to religion il;self than the restoration of the bishoprics of Asaph mid Bangor. If they passed this Bill, how could they resist an application to dis solve the union which had already taken place between the bishoprics of Bristol and Gloucester? He moved that this Bill be read that day six months. The LORD CHANCELLOR thought he had no power to put the question, seeing that this was a Bill affecting the prerogative of the Crown. He would suggest that a Committee be appointed to search for precedents. Lord BROUGHAM did not see how the disunion of these sees could damnify the interests of the Crown, seeing that in the case of two bishoprics the Crown had a greater chance of receiving the temporalities than in fly," case of one. The Duke of WELLINGTON explained. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE hoped their Lord ships would acquiesce in the suggestion which had been made by the Noble Lord on the Woolsack. The Duke of RICIIMOND would support the third realing of this Bill. lie believed that if they were to search the precedents they would not find that a Bill hail ever been rejected because it had not first received the sanction of the Crown. _ _ Lord LYTTELTON apprehended that there was no difference between this case and the case of the bishopric of Scdor and Man, and in that case the consent of thu Crown was not first given. The Earl of RIPON said that in that case there was no disposal of the revenues of the diocese. The Duke of WELLINGTON said that in the case of the bishopric of Sodor and Man the power of the Queen making an order in Council was not interfered with ; in the present case it was. The Marquis of CL ANRICARDE thought a Com mittee should be appointed. Lord COTTENLIAM thought the case of the bishopric of Sodor and Man was a case in point, and ought to be taken as a precedent. Lord CAMPBELL said that many cases had occurred in the other House of Parliament in which the Speaker had refused to put the question on the reading of a Bill, because the consent of the Crown to that Bill had not been previously obtained. Lord VIVIAN thought the amendment, that the Bill be read that day six months, might be put, and if carried that would get rid of the difficulty. Lord KENYON thought the opinion of their Lord ships ought to be taken upon the merits of the Bill. Viscount CANTERBURY thought the suggestion of his Noble Friend on the Woolsack deserved the most serious attention of their Lordships, and was one which ought to be adopted. The Duke of NEWCASTLE could not see why the Noble and Learned Lord on the woolsack could not put the question on the third reading of this Bill as well as on the second. He thought the Noble and Learned Lord on the woolsack had been guilty of an unworthy manoeuvre to get rid of this Bill. The LORD CHANCELLOR said he had found him self in considerable difficulty in putting the question, and he had, therefore, appealed to thehouse; but he had been guilty of no manoeuvre. The Duke of NEWCASTLE disclaimed any intention of being disrespectful to the Noble and Learned Lord. After a few words from Lord CANTERBURY and the Duke of WELLINGTON, The Earl of POWIS replied. Lord CANTERBURY moved that the debate be ad journed. Strangers were then ordered to - withdraw, but no divi sion took place. The third reading was postponed, and the question of prerogative referred to a Select Com mittee.—The House then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, July I. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. Mr. MAURICE O'CONNELL presented 39 petitions from different parts of Ireland, praying fur a repeal of the union ; 22 petitions from different parts of Ireland against the renewal of the Bank Charter; and 39 peti tions from various parts of Ireland, signed by 49,984 individuals, against the County Registration Bill, com monly called Lord Eliot's Bill. Mr. MACKINNON presented a petition from Pimlico against the practice of intermural interments. The Earl of HILLSBOROUGH presented a petition from the County Down, in favour of the legalisation of Presbyterian Marriages in Ireland. Mr. ROEBUCK moved that the petition of the Rev. D. Dobree, Rector of the parish of Forest Testeval, in the island of Guernsey, presented June 28, be printed with the Votes.—Ordered. Lord lIENNIKER presented a petition from the Suffolk Agricultural Protection Society against certain clauses of the Bank Charter Bill. Mr. S. WORTLEY presented a petition from the manufacturing operatives of York against the truck system ; also, four petitions from Gisborne and other places against any alteration in the corn-laws. Mr. MUNTZ presented a petition from the Birming ham and Gloucester Railway Company against Mr. Gladstone's Railway Bill. Mr. M. PHILIPS. presented a petition from the savings' banks of Manchester, complaining of the reduc tion of interest on savings' banks deposits to 2/. 15s. per cent. per annum ; also a petition from the Birmingham and Manchester Railway Company against the Govern ment Railway Bill. NOTICES OF MOTION—DUTY ON TOBACCO. Dr. BOWRING gave notice that he would put a ques tion to the Government to-morrow, with regard to the alleged intention of the Belgian Government to place a differential duty on the importation of tobacco, to the prejudice of British interests. The Customs Duties (Isle of Man) Bill passed through Committee. Sir G. CLERK presented a petition from the letter pressprinters of Glasgow against w or ki ng on t h e S un d ay. The order of the day for going into Committee on the Land Tax Commissioners Names Bill was read for the purpose of being postponed until that day week. The Colonial Postag e Bill then went th roug h Com mittee. Mr. SOMERS presented a petition from Sligo against the Irish Registration Bill. The order of the day for going into Committee on the Copyholds Enfranchisement Bill was read, for the purpose of being postponed. Mr. LABOUCHERE said the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Gladstone) had intimates that he would bring in measures which would have the effect of removing the distress amongst the coopers. He begged now to ask him whether he had been able to mature any scheme which would have that effect ; and if so, whether there S U -A - , r .._, was any probability of it s b e i ng b roug h t f rward in the • , -.• . - present session ? k m w Mr. GLADSTONE sa id w h at h e h a d sta ''l ' t. • -P. ' there were two modes in which it h a d b Pr 2 '4 . .,,..,, to afford relief to th e coopers ; one a reduct _ duty, and the other a substitution. With resikelltro i ssmaN former mode it would not be the duty of thrtlrovern went to propose any reduction of the duty on staves in the present session. He had received a good deal of statistical information, which he had no objection to present to the House, which would show that the state ments made to the Right Hon. Gentleman with respect to the coopers had been coloured to an unwarrantable extent. As regarded a substitutim, the Government had not yet arrived at any conclusion . They were not aware, in fact, that the trade were press ing for its adoption. YEOMANRY CAVALRY. Mr. BRIGHT put to the Right Hon. Secretary of State for the Ho= Department the question of which he had given notice en: Wednesday last, as to the forint tion of a corps of yeomanry at Rochdale. On that day he presented a petition, siga?d by 6,000 persons at; Rochdale, praying that the House would not sanction the raising of a troop of yeomanry in that district, and he grounded his question on the allegations of fist petition. It stated the force was expensive and needless, as b, reaches of the peace rarely took place in that district ; it also stated that the members of this troop of yeomanry were all of one political party ; that in case of any breach of the peace occurring, the force would be wholly inefficient, as it was naturally cowardly wi'ten brought-in contact with danger.—(Oh, oh, and Order.) Mr. MILES rose to order. He wished to know whe.-: ther it was competent to an Hon. Member to throw out against so valuable a body the charge of cowardice. The SPEAKER said the Hon. Member was in order in asking the question. _ Mr. BRIGHT continued. He was stating what were the allegations of the petition ; it said that such a force was not only cowardly, but cruel also, as cowardly per sons generally were. It said that the regular force was a better one in all respects, as for neigh bours to fire on each other raised ill blood and enmity, that might take years to assuage ; and that young men were called away from their business and shops to their injury, as they had not the means of af fording to play at soldiers in this manner ; it was inju rious to them elves and detrimental to the district. The question he wished to ask of the Secretary of State was whether the Government would give encouragement to the formation of such troops, and if so, whether he had any objection to lay on the table the correspondence that had taken place on the subject ? Sir J. GRAHAM said that the Hon. Member for South Lancashire having notified to him that a number of persons in the district of Rochdale had offered to raise a troop of yeomanry, he (Sir J. Graham) referred that communication to the Earl of Derby, the Lord- Lieutenant of the county. The reply of the Noble Earl was., that he saw no objection to raising such a troop, and on that official opinion he had advised her Majesty to accept the services of this troop. The Hon. Gentleman and the House were aware, that in August 1842, the manufacturing districts were much disturbed ; that property and life were in danger, and an application had been made to him of the most urgent kind for military aid to give assistance to the civil power. Objections had been raised to the employ ment of troops of yeomanry in the place where they resided. His Noble Friend, the Member for South Lancashire, in consequence of that, had ordered the Bolton and Wigan troops to proceed to Preston, yet, notwithstanding, sich was the state of things in Bolton, that the Mayor set at nought the or ders that had been issued by his Noble Friend, and detained the Bolton troops there for the protection of the lives of the inhabitants of the town. That was no doubt a great stretch of power, and he (Sir J. Graham) doubted the discretion of it; but nevertheless this yeo manry, which had been designated as "hired assassins," were detained in Bolton for the purpose of protecting life and property. He (Sir J. Graham) could not forget the state of Rochdale at that time ; he hoped that such a state of things would not return again ' • but yet, on the part of her Majesty's Government, he felt bennd to ac cept the services offered by these enterprising and loyal individuals.—(Hear, hear.) MOROCCO. Lord PALMERSTON, seeing the Right Hon. Baro net at the head of her Majesty's Government in his place, wished to put to him a question with respect • t• the affairs of Morocco. Events had taken place in that quarter of the world which were of serious conse quence, as bearing upon most important interests of this country. That such was their character was not only an op!mon of his own, but of many other individuals, who had stated to him that they had had communica tions with the Government of France upon these matters, and received from it explanations and assurances which they considered satisfactory ; of course they would not have considered them satisfactory if they were not so both as to diplomatic forms as well as substance. It was usual, when matters were taking place in any part of the world in which Great Britain had an important interest at stake—the Government generally took means, by officers of their own, to secure accurate information of what was passing. Now the question which he wished to put was, whether, in the present instance, any persons had been employed, or were about to be employed ; or whether it was in tended to ha;•e any Military Commission with regard to the transactions that had taken place on the frontiers of Morocco, and whether any naval officers or ships had been placed on that coast to inform the Government of the events that were taking place there, or whether the the Government simply trusted to the accounts casually received ? Sir R. PEEL, in answer to the question of the Noble Lord, begged to assure him that her Majesty's Govern ment had felt it to be their duty not to be dependent on the usual sources of information. Her Majesty's Govern ment had given such directions as they thought neces sary to ensure full information, and they had also directed the adoption of such a course as would tend to the real protection of British interests. Colonel FOX wished to know from the Right lion. Baronet whether the statement which had appeared in the morning papers with respect to the course pursued by the Governor-Gener a l of Gibraltar at Ceuta were, correct, and whether those proceedings had been sanc tioned by the Government. Sir R. PEEL said he had not seen the paragraph al luded to, but he could say this, and that was all he could state, that Sir Robert Wilson had been at Ceuta. ORANGE PROCESSIONS. Mr. WYSE said he wished to ask the Right Hon. Se cretary for the Home Department whether or not it was the intention of Government to renew the Act in regard to orange processions, which expires on the Ist of August next ? Sir J. GRAHAM said, judging from the experience of past years, he had reason to hope that the Protestants of the north of Ireland would, on the approaching anni versary, abstain from processions as they had so wisely done for years past.—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear," espe cially from Sir R. Peel.) But he was proud to state that there were two Acts of Parliament about to expire, both of which were of very great importance. He alluded to the Act for the suppression of secret societies and unlawful oaths, and to the Act for the suppression of Orange pro cessions. A Bill was already on the table of the House for the renewal of the former Act, and it was the inten tion of the Government, in the present state of affairs in Ireland, also to propose the re-enactment of the Orange Processions Bill. lie was, however, happy to say that Government, under all the circumstances, felt justified in limiting the duration of the new Bills to the 31st of August, 1845.—(Hear, hear.) THE IRISH MAGISTRACY. Mr. ROSS wished to ask the Noble Lord, the Secre tary for Ireland, on what ground the Lord Chancellor of Ireland had " thought fit" to reinstate Mr. O'Driscoll on the roll of magistrates? Lord ELIOT said he must protest against such expressions as the Honourable Gentleman had applied to the Lord Chancellor of Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) With respect to the question itself, he begged to-say that he had received a letter from the Lord Chan cellor, stating that having received a memorial, signed by 2,900 persons of all ranks and classes in the county of Cork, praying for Mr. O'Driseoll's re-instatement in the magistracy, and being assured of that gentleman's restoration to health—(Laughter)—he had thought fit to accede to the prayer of the petition. Mr. ROSS—Then I give notice, that on Friday next, I shall move for all papers, letters, and correspondence upon this subject. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. Sir ROBERT PEEL said he would take the oppor tunity of moving the second reading of the Irish Regis-. tration of Electors Bill, to explain, as fur as it was in his power to do so, the course which her M a j esty ' s Go• vernment proposed to pursue with respect t o t h ose Bi lls which had been already submitted to Parliament, and were now awaiting the sanction of the House. Those Bills were all on the paper for Thursday, Wednesday. and to-day. There were, however, some Bills which were not yet introduced, but which ho had reason to suppose would cause very little trouble or debate. He was sorry to say, ho wever , t h at a vast mass o f b us i ness still remained to be transacted. He would, however, go to the paper for Thursday. There was, first of all, the Poor-law Amendment Bill. It wig the intention of the Government to proceed with that Bill.—(Hear, hear.) There were also two other Bills, of a most salu tary nature, having reference to the Duchy of Cornwall, which it was most desirable should become law as soon as possible. These Bills would introduce a very great amendment in the management of the busi ness of the Duchy of Cornwall, and he, therefore, trusted those Bills would not provoke any opposition. With regard to the Metropolitan Buildings Bill, hiss Noble Friend, the First Commissioner of Woods sad Forests, proposed to proceed with that. On Wednesday there were two Bills under the charge of the Govern ment, and with those also it was the wish and inten tion, of her Majesty's Government to proceed. There were the Bill for the Regulation of Joint-Stock Com panies, and the Joint-Stock Remedies at Law and Equity Bill. Then, with regard to the business on the paper fyr the day—there was first the Registration of Electors (Ireland) Bill. He had already given notice that it was not the intention of the Government to prr. coed beyond the second reading of the Bill, as from the serious differences of opinion which existed respecting it, it would be quite impossible that it could pass into a law during the present session. There was next the Municipal Corporation (li eland) Bill ; he was sur prised to hear that any objections were entertained to it, as the object of the Bill was to extend the provi sions of the English Municipal Corporations Act to Ire. land. But as it was so connected with the Registration of Voters Bill, that in the opinion of many persons con nected with Ireland they should be both proceeded with simultaneously, he !would not press the Municipal Cor porations Bill during the present session, though he regretted the necessity for delay. There was then the Railway Bill, which was a Bill of considerable importance—(Heai, hear)—and which, he was sorry to say, was likely to meet with opposition, from existing railway companies, but as it was of 14 := iken iken ken