The Sun. — London, England, 1836-12-21 00:00:00

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We do not.bclieve tilts statement to be correct ; though we intlielpate an early change, or at least a very es,lnsive modification, of the French Cabinet. The failure of the late expedition against cultstan dna assumes nothing of that magnified importance in our eyes which most of the French journals attach to it. We see in it nothing more than the natural con sequence of gross presumption and mismanagement. It is no proof whatever of weakness on the part of France, nor can it reflect the least discredit upon the acknowledged bravery of as gallant a soldiery as ever took the field. The disgrace rests with the Govern ment and the Marshal, who was either so weak or so presumptuous as to obey its behests. 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HAMBURGH, DEC. 12. ON approach of the COMMENCEMENT of JANU ARY, all those who may have to write to us before that time, are requested to do so without del* and to be particular in directing, HEINE BROTHERS, in HAMBURGH, and to observe, that a letter with one inclosure doubles 'the Postage only, but several inclosures would by far increase the same. Thus 10/.,'20/., or 301., for instance, if remitted in One Bank of Eng land .Note would only cause double Postage, but 101. remitted in two notes, would be liable to a much higher charge. It is there fore most advisable, for any Person having to remit Money to Ham burgh, to forward the amount in One Note ; or having to receive Money from Hamburgh, to receive the same in One Note, when ever possible. Of course remittances from Hamburgh to England, surpassing the usual amount of One Bank of England Note, may rather be 'nade in Bills of Exchange, on London. We request not to overlook these particulars. HEINE BROTHERS in HAMBURGH. P. S. To persons having to remit 81., on receiving a Ten Pound Note, we return Two Pound in the cheapest way possible. The publication of THE SUN NEWSPAPER commenced this day at 10 minutes past Three o' Clock. ,--- ,„_, , 'r- • C T. 3... i ) 0 -ys+ ~r LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 21, 1836, We have received by the packet ship Orpheus, which arrived at Liverpool on Monday from the United States, New York Papers of the Ist instant, one day later than those received by the Shakspeare. The opening of Congress was fixed for the sth, the day fol lowing being appointed for the delivery of the PRE SIDENT'S Message. The express mail has commenced running between New York and New Orleans. The mail performs the journey in nine days. Madrid Papers to the 13th instant have been re ceived. A secret meeting of the Cortes was fixed for the evening of the 12th, for instituting an inquiry into the particulars of the revolt of General ALAIX, and the division under his command. Of that division between 800 and 900 men arc reported to have deserted in a body, and to have marched upon the city of Jaen, in order to plunder it. General NARVAEZ no sooner was informed of this than he ceased to pursue GoMEz, and, by forced marches, entered Jaen before the re volters could pillage any part of the town. He seized the ringleaders, and as many of the guilty as had not fled at his approach, and instantly caused them to be shot. This interruption, the consequence of ALAIX'S treachery, if not the result of his advice, enabled Go- Am-4 to reach the vicinity of the Ebro without encoun tering an enemy. On the 11th inst., we learn from other sources, that the Carlist chief had reached Co nella, a small town near Logrono, at the head of between three and four thousand troops ; but the National Guards were everywhere in readiness to dispute with him the passage of the river. CABRERA'S band is quite scattered, having suffered from consecutive de feats, followed each time by a general dispersion. The Spanish capital was perfectly tranquil, and th , :, QUEEN REGENT in good health, The Reformers of Preston are setting an example worthy of imitation by such constituencies as are dis satisfied with their present representatives. They are sensible of the evil consequences—to say nothing of the absurdity—of having the Parliamentary labours of their Reforming Member neutralized by the coun teracting labours of their anti-reforming one, and thr j y are taking the proper course to harmonize the repre sentative tone of the borough. Mr. HESKET: H FLEET WOOD is a Tory—that is quite sufficient to render him an unfit organ of legislation for thrz men of Preston, as well as an improper associatr J for Mr. STANLEY ; and so persuaded are they of th:ts that they have come to •the determination of sur,)erseding him at the next elec tion, and have inv;:,ed a gentleman whose politi c al principles arc 'unison with their own to become - a candidate for tiffs place. The gentleman to whom we allude is JOHN CRAUFUR' J , Esq., a wealthy London merchant, to whom ; in conjunction with Colonel THOMPSON, M.P. liar Hull, the Reformers of Preston gave a grand dinner on Thursday last. The entertainment was on a sumptuous scale, and has thrown the Tories in'.o perfect consternation, as they were indulging the pleasing delusion of not being disturbed in their tenure of a moiety of the representation. To mark the ma lignant feelings excited in their minds by the proceed inf;s of the Reformers, and at the same time to thwart their views as much as lay in their power, they had the unspeakable meanness, thrOugh the Mayor (an apostate tool of Toryism of the name of HAYDocK) to refuse the use of the Corn Exchange to the meeting. This piece of paltry spite prevented the assembly from being so numerous as it was intended to have been, as the largest room in the principal inn of the town could not contain more than 300 persons—not half the number anxious to be present on this highly interesting occasion. Bayonne papers and IP!.ters of the 15th inst., have been duly forwarded 'to us. On the 14th Bilboa still held out, the Carlists firing upon it with all their heavy artille r y. General ESPARTERO made a suc cessful attack upon the Carlist lines on the plains of Castrajena on the 12th instant. The Christirto cavalry, ashamed of their cowardly conduct on the sth, at tacked the Carlists with great spirit, seized several of their positions, and took the heights of Las Cruses, till then in possession of a strong reinforcement of the enemy. On the 14th a courier arrived froin Madrid, with three millions of francs for the army, and with despatches from Ministers, commanding ESPARTERO to relieve Bilboa without further delay. General EVANS had sent some heavy guns from San Sebas tian, and the British marines were in readiness to co operate with the Christinos in forcing the passage of the river, and destroying the Catlist works on its banks. There is therefore - cause to expect that a general en gagement has taken place, of which we shall receive the deV:tils in the course of the current week. Don CARLOS is reported seriously indisposed at his head-quarters at Durango. On the 10th he was bled, but received little or no relief from the operation. CHANCERY COURT.-(TIIIS DAY.) IN THE MATTER OF THE LUDLOW CHARITY. Mr. TEMPLE appeared in this case on behalf of two gentlemen, named Sankey and Smith, the high and low bailiffs of the late Corporation of Ludlow, for the purpose of explaining their conduct in not having produced certain deeds and books in the Masters'-office, which they had been ordered to do. The Master had made his certificate to that effect, and it was therefore as a matter of course that on application an order should be made for a sergeant-at-arms, unless his Lordship was satisfied with the reason they stated in their 'affidavits for not producing the deeds. These two gentlemen, who arc the only members of the late Corporation of Ludlow who had been called upon to produce the deeds, all the other members being privileged either as Peers or Members of Parliament, by their affidavit stated, that they had not, or ever had, the custody or power of the deeds and books which they had been ordered to deposit in the Master's office. That by an order of the Corporation made in December, 1835,they had been deposited with Messrs. Rock, Ileighton, and Co., the bankers of the Corporation, for the purpose of security. That immediately upon receiving the order to deposit them in the Master's office, they applied personally to the bankers to deliver up the deeds, which they re fused to do, stating that they bad a lien upon them for money which they had advanced, and that .they would not give them up until they had been paid. Therefore the Learned Counsel submitted that it would be an extreme hardship upon these gentlemen if they should have their personal liberty invaded, been se they had been called upon to do that which it was morally impossible they could do. The Counsel, in conclusion, trusted if the Court did not think the affidavits of the gentlemen satisfactory, that it would order some inquir y to take place. Mr. ROMILLY stimitted that the statements in the affi davits of Mr. Sankey and Mr. Smith could not be satis factory to the - C , 7,urt, inasmuch as though they swore the bankers refr: ;e d to produce the deeds to them, they had not smnn they would not produce them to the Court. It 'vas most important to the interest of the charities at Ludlow that all the documents should be produced. Mr. CRAUFORD, ou his health being drunk, made !' a speech which shows that he is both a good Re former and a man of talent. That part of his address in which he dwelt upon the necessity of Peerage Reform, elicited the loudest applause. And here we cannot help remarking that this theme neveK to call forth the most enthusiastic chfr a ' s when ever and wherever it is introduced. It seems, in fact, to have become the key to the, hearts of Englishmen. The man who begins his lipeech by avowing himself an advocate of this alk.;important reform, is sure to meet With a favourable reception. The Ballot t triennial Parliaments, the extension of the Sufira- ge , together with tlx.a repeal of the infamous 5O?. te'Aant-at-will clause of the Marquis of CHAN 'nos, and the abolition of the qualification, are questions which Mr. CRAWFORD is prepared and determined to support. The LORD CHANCELLOR said it was clear the late Cor poration of Ludlow, in ordering the deeds to be delivered to the bankers, had violated the Municipal Reform Act, but as thesegtntltttien had expressed a desire to give the Court farther ltiformation on the subject, he thought the best course to adopt would be to give them an opportunity of ( I .':;ing so. His Lordship thought at the same time that Mr. Romilly's clients should make all the enquiries they could at the banker's, in order to ascertain if the statements that had been made relative to the deposit of the deeds with them were true. Mr. ItomtLix;aiti that his clients had no desire to press the matter in a hostile matter against the parties. The LORD CHANCELLOR said he would give the parties an opportunity till the first day of Term of giving the Court further information on the subject. Mr. BYNG met his onstituents at Poole on the 12th instant, and was. received with a hearty welcome. There was a - y numerous meeting of the electors, and a resoli'2lon was passed expre3sing their unabated con fiden:ze in their representative. 1 1 ;;15 is a bitter pill to the Tories, who had ciren lreied a false report,' hat the Right I-lou. Gentleman iid not intend to stand another election for the borough. The infamous job, by which it is proposed to give OM. to the late Town-clerk, a Tory, who had re• Bigind this situation in order to get another, was unani mously condemned. A Branch Reform Association was formed. VICE - CHANCERY. -(THIS DAY.) LEWIS AND OTHERS V. JONES, LLOYD, GRIFFITHS AND OTHERS. _ _ Mr. KNIGHT applied in this case on the behalf of the plaintiffs, who are the officers of the Sheriffs of Carmar then, for an order upon the defendants to show cause why they should not be committed ,to the Fl ee t f or rescu i ng a person in the custody of the defendant s , for contempt, and also for striking the defendants for the pu r p ose o f e ff ec ti ng the rescue. From the statements in the affidavits of Mr. Harris, the managing clerk of the Deputy Sheriff of Car marthen, it appeared that a writ of attachm ent was re ceived at the office of the Sheriffs of that county, corn _ mending him to attach a person named Jones, for con tempt. Upon receiving the warrant, two officers of the name of 'Williams and Reece were directed to pro ceed to the residence of Jones at St. Clair, in the coun ty of Carmarthen. Upon their doing so, they suc ceeded in taking him into custody, but when within two miles of the gaol of Carmarthen, Jones succeeded in mak ing his escape. Three officers were then sent to discover his retreat, which they succeeded in doing, finding him con cealed above the ceiling of his house at St. Clair. Upon In the Paris journals of Monday, received this morn ing, the late unfortunate expedition against Constan tina is the preVailing topic of discussion. Three Ca binet Councils have been held, with a view to organise a plan for future operations ; but, as yet, Ministers have not decided upon anything. They are perplexed, `ME SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1836. their 'earrd. h ing . tiirii . nWay; they WerC filet by a petson b" 6 iwe'd 101 0 atiig tltt; Alta thrqe °flit!' ferrules, V! 1 eece, Lloyd, and Griffiths, who instantly com menced a violent attack upon them, striking them , on their faces, severely wounding one in the arm, from which, he wet retttiltNd al i fnostinsensible from tLiss tit' Wood; Ak‘i l ttieTiitr, tiveiii l'AiWidtleiatelk l'N Mii4 ' l'th 6.811b§3 4 tifc:ang td . obe§,k\ 'l / 2 11‘4.1akY4 ~ 1 1 6`6?_, a le:', i in aloseonlng. For this Ailt4V.k li ,V,'; plaintiffs made the present applieatinn, fur the purpose 'Of calling i t p(on ,tbb .d'cren'chints ,tó §lte* tittse why they 'should net • We Nffithitte4.l W Mit , t'let, tkit thNrollit thought a sufficient caso bad been sbewn for granting the a ppli c ati o n, and ordered the defeVidanis to I show cause on the second day in IVrtiit LITERATURE. - - ACCOUNT OF THE LATE zERONAUTICAL EXPLDITION IN THE GREzIT BALLOON. Westle,y, London, 1836. The author of this singular work is Mr. Mouck Mason, who, it may be remembered, was one of that I intrepid knot . of aeronauts who a few weeks since bal looned their way from the county - of Middlesex to the duchy of Nassau, The avecitlvit lle iTivcsi of this extra ordinary, yoyage is fall of Oedtcli Novel; an Arabian Entert.:Yr • The party, it seems, flew fitirtt Yothahall on the seventh of Novettibef-= inLfrO t 1111101...§..9 ta. And the proces§ of infiatiOn iiailats been cotitilletiEdd at an early hour, every thing was got ready for stattifig tit one o'clock in the afternoon of the same. day. The appear , - anee which tlid lialiotifi eXhibittid pre9iodS td the ascent WAS ao less latercStiag that' strange. PrOtiglotis Which had bcch calculated for a rdrttitglit's consumption, iti case of emergency ; ballast to the ahatMat of iptafds dr a ton 'in weigh 4 disposed in bags of different sites, duly regiotoed and marked, together with an unusual supply of cordage, implements, and other at acNiories to an aerial excursion, occupied the bottom of the car ; while all mod the hoop and elsewhere appended, hung cloaks, carpet-bags, barrel of wood and copper, coffee-warmer, barometers, telescopes, lamps, wine-jars, and spirit-flasks, with many other articles, designed to serve the purpose of a voyage to regions, where once forgotten, nothing could be again supplied." On quitting terra firma, the aeronauts sailed off in the direction of Kent, under the influence of a brisk wind, which in the course of two or three hours brought them to Canterbury, where they ,dispatched a letter to the Mayor, by " lowering a small parachute," —which, as it is, no doubt, the first Express from the clouds his Worship ever received, we take for granted he will preserve as an heir-loom in his family. Im mediately on quitting Canterbury, the balloon so dimi ; • nished her altitude, that the voyagers were enabled to carry on a conversation with some gentlemen who • happened to be walking on the earth beneath them. • "So close indeed were we at one time," says Mr. Mason, " As to be able distinctly to observe a covey of partridges which either our approach, or some other equally dreaded apparition had dislodged from their resting-place, and sent to seek a refuge on the borders of a wood which lay adja cent. A whole colony of rooks, alarmed, no doubt, by our formidable appearance, rose likewise in dismay, and after rending the air for miles round with their cries, and vainly trying the protection of the neighbouring woods, finally dis persed, scattering themselves in every direction over the surface of the earth." We can readily conceive the dismay and perplexity of the partridges and rooks at the sight of this aerial apparition. The rooks, in particular, who like par sons, are easily alarmed, must have been panic-stricken ; and the clamour which Mr. Mason describes them as " rending the air for miles round" with, was of course, cries of " the Rookery in Danger." Having sufficiently bewildered the rooks and partridges, the balloon again rose, and in a few minutes was within bight of Dover. " It was at this period of our voyage that the first oppor tunity occurred of showing how far it was possible for the skilful and experienced aeronaut to influence the course of his aerial vessel, by availing himself of the advantages which circumstances frequently place at his disposal. Shortly after we had lost sight of the city of Canterbury, a con siderable deviation appeared to have taken place in the direction of our route. Instead of pursuing our former line of south by east, which was that of the upper current, by means of which we had hitherto advanced, it became appa rent that we were now rapidly bearing away upon one which tended considerably to the northward, and which, had we continued to remain within the limits of its influence, would have shortly brought us to sea in the direction of the North Foreland. As it had all along been an object to proceed as near to Paris as circumstances would permit, we resolved to re cover as soon as possible the advantages which a superior cur rent had hitherto afforded us ; and accordingly rose to resume a station upon our previous level. Nothing could exceed the beauty of this manoeuvre, or the success with which the balloon acknowledged the influence of her former associate. Scarcely had the superfluous burden been discharged pro portioned to the effect required, when slowly she arose, and, sweeping majestically round the horizon, obedient to the double impulse of her increasing elevation and the gradual change of current, brought us successively in sight of all those objects which we had shortly before left retiring behind" us, and in a few minutes placed us almost vertically over the Castle of Dover, in the exact direction of crossing the straits between that town and Calais, where it is confined within its narrowest limits. It was 48 minutes past four when the first line of waves breaking on the beach appeared beneath us, and we might be said to have fairly quitted the shores of our native soil, and entered upon the hitherto dreaded regions of the sea. It would be impossible not to have been struck with the grandeur of the prospect at this particular moment of our voyage ; the more especially as the approaching shades of night rendered it a matter of certainty that it would be the last in which earth would form a prominent feature, that we might expect to enjoy for a considerable lapse of ' time. Behind us, the whole line of English coast, its white cliffs melting into obscurity, appeared sparkling with the scattered lights, which every moment augmented, among which the light house at Dover formed a conspicuous feature, and for a long time served as a beacon whereby to calculate the di rection of our course. On either side below us the inter minable ocean spread its complicated tissue of waves, without interruption or curtailment, except what arose from the impending darkness, and the limited extent of our own perceptions ; on the opposite side a dense barrier of clouds rising from the ocean like a solid wall fantastically stir• mounted throughout its whole length, with a gigantic repre sentation of parapets and turrets, batteries and bastions, and other features of mural fortifications, appeared as if designed to bar our further progress, and completely ob structed all view of the shores, towards which we were now rapidly drawing nigh. In a few minutes after we had en tered within its dusky limits, and for a tthile became in volved in the double obscurity of the surrounding vapours and of the gradual approach of night. Not a sound now reached our cars ; the beating of the waves upon the British shores had already died away in silence, and from the ordi nary effects of terrestial agitation, our present position had effectually excluded us. The night having now completely closed ins and no prospect of any assistance from the moon to facilitate our researches, it was only by means of the lights which, either singly or in masses, appeared spreading in every direction, that we could hope to take any account of the nature of the coun try we were traversing, or form any opinion of the towns or villages which were continually becoming subjected to our view. The scene itself was one which exceeds de scription. The whole plane of the earth's surface, for many and many a league around, as far and farther than the eye distinctly could embrace, seemed absolutely teem ing with the scattered fires of a watchful population, and exhibited a starry spectacle below, that almost rivalled in brilliancy the remoter lustre of the concave firmament above. Incessantly during the earlier portion of the night, ere the vigilant inhabitants had finally retired to rest, large sources of light, betokening the presence of some more extensive community, would appear just looming above the distant horizon in the direction in which we were ad vancing, bearing at first no faint resemblance to the effect produced by some vast conflagration, when seen from such a distance as to preclude the minute investigation of its details. By degrees, as we drew nigh, this confused mass of illumination would appear to increase in intensity, ex tending itself over a larger portion of the earth, and as suming a distincter form, and a more imposing appearance, until at length, having attained a position from whence we could more immediately direct our view, it would gradually resolve itself into its parts, and shooting out into streets, or spreading into squares, present us with the roost perfect model of a town, diminished only in sire, according to the elevation from which we happened at the time to observe it. Shortly before midnight, the voyagers reached the city of Liege, which, from the height at which they were, appeared to be one enormous mass of living fire— " The perfect correctness with which every line of street was marked out by its particular line of fires ; the forms' and positions of the more important features of the city, the theatres and squares, the markets and public buildings, indicated by the presence of the larger and more irregular accumulation of lights, added to the titbit murmur of a busy population, still *actively engaged in the pursuits of pleasure or the avocations of gain, all together combined to form a picture which for singularity and effect certainly could never have been conceived." As the day began to break, the cold, which had been severe throughout the night, became so intense, that " the oil in the several vessels was completely frozen ; and to this intensity Mr. Maack Mason at tributed the following curious fact It was about half-past three in the morning, when the balloon having gained a sudden accession of power, owing to a discharge of ballast, which had taken place a few minutes before, while navigating too near the earth to be consi dered perfectly safe in a country, with the main features unacquainted, began to rise of which we were totally with considerable rapidity, and ere we had taken the cus tomary means to check her ascent, had already attained an elevation of upwards of 12,000 feet. At this moment, while all around is impenetrable darkness and stillness, and darkness most profound, an usual explosion issues from the machine above, followed instantaneously by a violent rustling of the silk, and all the signs which may be sup posed to accompany the bursting of the balloon, in a re gion where nothing but itself exists to rive occasion to such awful and unnatural disturbance. In the same in stant the car, as if suddenly detached from its hold, be. comes subjected to a violent -concussion, and appears at once ttz be in the act of sinking, with all its contents, into 1--ss bcl,w. A second and a third explosion the dark a., •'-"', accompanied 17 time recurrence follow in quick succession, ;if time gt!..T‘q ; A stounding effects ; I upon the mind dr . the tillee”.wious voyager of the fate whieli thing now appears . capable (if alerting. In a moment after all is trantit!il and secure the halfoon has recovered her usual form and stillness, and nothing appears to desig opt# the unnatural agitation to which she has been so lately and deatreonntably subjected. The occurrence of this phenomena, howetet atange it may appear, is, ne aetthelessi susceptible of the simplest solution, and consists tendency to enlargement from remotion of pressure which tire Moon experiences itt rising from a low to a higher position ill the atmosphere, and the resistailn to this enlargement occasioned hey the net-work previously saturated moisture, and subsequently con gealed into the elliptical form which the dependent weight of the gar obliges it to assume, whenever the shrunken ca pacity of the sphere it encompasses will admit of its lon gitudinal distension ; as this resistance is occasioned by the intervention of a non-elastic medium (the ice) which has bound the meshes of the net-work in their contracted form, it is evident that the liberation occasioned by their disrup ture will not take place until the internal pressure of the balloon has reached a certain amount ; when suddenly that liberation is accomplished, attended by those collateral effects which we have already attempted to describe." The sudden rising of the balloon to upwards of 12,000 feet—that is to say, from a moderate elevation to a height at which there is scarcely any breathing, must have seriously incommoded the travellers. We wonder their noses, and chins, and fingers, were not frozen' impromptu. They soon, however, attained a more rational altitude, and after an agreeable trip of " exactly eighteen hours," alighted like birds on the summit of a wood, i;;',7o leagues from the town of Weilburgh, in the duchy of Nasai:;" where they were received with as much reverence by the unsophisti cated peasants, as if they were Reporters just come press from the Moon, " with important and exclusive lunar intelligence." Indeed so bewildered were the Nassau peasantry by the sight of the balloon, that in the agitation of the moment, they drank up all the travellers' brandy, accompanying each draught, "for they tippled in turns," by the exclamation of Himmlischer Shnappg, which is, being interpreted, the celestial dram. At Weilburg nothing could equal the enthusiasm with which the voyagers were wel comed. They were feasted, lionized, flattered by young ladies, and envied by young gentlemen ; and finally presented by a deputation of fat burgher% with the freedom of the town. But this was not all, the day previous to their departure the official authorities pub - - hely and solemnly baptised the balloon by the title of the " great Balloon of Nassau," a German Baron standing as god-father, and a German Baroness as god-mother, on the occasion ; after which imposing ceremony, a grand entertainment was given, which, it gratifies us to state, the travellers obtained permission to pay for themselves—inasmuch has it " consisted of the remains of the stock of provisions which had been unconsumed at the time of the descent." We have read Mr. Mason's details of this voyage with great delight, and have little doubt that it will be the means of setting half the idle fashionable world bal looning throughout the next spring. We shall have Dukes and Lords and Commoners ascending three or four times a week from Vauxhall ; and applications innumerable made to his Grace of Buckingham to take a scat in the car as ballast. But why should Mr. Mon& Mason insist so pertinaciously on the necessity of carrying up heavy pigs of lead, when he can obtain at the cheapest possible price all the Tory pamphlets and speeches that have been published for the last six years and upwards ? What more fitting for ballast than a tun of " Phillpotts on Catholic Emancipation ?" We trust Messrs. Green and Mason will avail themselves of this hint, for they may rely on it that Tory pamphlets weigh much heavier, and are much cheaper too, than lead. But they must take care that they do not read them , or they il most assuredly fall asleep, and then heaven knows what will be the consequence ! To conclude, the only fault we find with Mr. Mason's pamphlet is, his utter silence on the subject of that interesting theme—eating and drinking among the clouds. We should like to have seen some account of a supper party, at an elevation, above the " Chops of the Chan nel," of some ,six or eight thousand feet ; also how many snug tumblers of brandy and water a gentleman may drink with impunity at the height of the Peak a Teneriffe ; and moreover, whether dyspepsia is com mon, or otherwise, in that climate. THE CABINET OF MODERN ART. Whittaker, London, 1836. " The Cabinet of modern Art," alias the " Literary Souvenir," is one of the oldest and best conducted of the Annuals, especially as regards the literary depart ment, which has less of a namby-pamtlyish character about it than the majority of the glittering fraternity. Still a little more vigour in its various prose and verse would not misbecome it ; but, on the contrary, would afford a welcome relief to the monotonous elegance and elaborate finish that characterize too many of its arti cles. The present volume, if not an improvement upon, is at any rate equal to, the best of its predeces sors. The subjects, both in prose and poetry, arc well chosen and well treated. We may instance the poem entitled " Jerusalem," which is from the pen of Mr. T. K. Harvey, and is remarkable for the musical flow of its rhythm. We subjoin a few of the stanzas, whose only fault is that they are somewhat too cold, and that the artist is too apparent throughout them : Pale daughter of Zion I all wasted with weeping, Thy footstool the desert—its dust on thy head ; Thy long weary watch o'er the wilderness keeping, And sitting in darkness, like them that be dead ; A veil, like the widow's, hath shadowed thy pride, And a sorrow is thine like no sorrow beside. And sadly thy son by each far-foreign river Sits, as he sat in the Babel of old ; Lone .mid the nations, all homeless for ever, Mid homes full of children, and poor mid his gold, With a mark on his brow of the brand in his brain, Like the record God wrote on the forehead of Cain 1 Weary with wandering and wasted with sadness, And walking by lights that are all front the past, Wishes, scarce hopes, waken smiles without gladness, As backward his thoughts like the mourner's are cast, For the tale of the Hebrew who wanders alway Is the fable and type of his people to day. A proverb to most, and a moral to all, And a lamp unto others, though sitting in gloom, He seems like a mute in a festival hall, And is still looking forward to that which bath come; Like the children of Eblis, he hideth his smart And walks through the world with his hand on his heart. The apt and poetic allusion in the last line is to the Caliph Vathek and Carathis, whom Beckford, in his admirable Oriental romance, represents as wandering through the halls of Eblis, with their hands placed upon their hearts, " in token," we quote from memory, " of the fire that is burning, and will burn there, for ever." " Cottage Life," is a carefully finished Essay froth ithe pen of William Howitt. There is much sound sense and healthy sentiment in these remarks : " What a mighty space lies between the palace and the cottage in this country ; aye, what a mighty space between the mansion of the private gentleman and the but of the, labourer on his estate ! To enter the one ;to see its state liness and extent ; all its offices, outbuildings, gardens, green-houses, hoaouses ; its extensive fruit-walls, and the people labouring to furnish the table simply with fruit, vege tables, and flowers ; its coach-houses, harness-houses, stables, and all the steeds, draught-horses, saddle-horses, hunters, and lady's pads ;—I say, to see all this, and then to enter the cottage of a labourer, we must certainly think that one has too much for the insurance of eomfort, or the other ill 'S iIEiCII.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Lord DENMAN and a SpecMl fury.) • LENNOX q. DRSPettblYall AND OTHERS. This IE9. Vaion brought by Lord George Lennox dv. 1 .14.tt the Atlas Insurance Company to recover the amount of a policy of Insurance for 2,5001., effected In the month of August, 1832, upon the life of Lieut.-Col. Greswolde. The facts are already fully before the publi,e, the action having been tried some time since, and a verdict bad for the defendants. There arc a great number of witnesses to be examined, and the case is likely to occupy all this day, and part of to-morrow. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) (Before the LORD CIIIEF JUSTICE and a Special Jury.) )3AXTER V. LOVER. This was an action brought upon a matter of account. The only question was whether certain consignments of goods had been made upon a joint or separate account. It was of no public interest, and had not concluded when we left. ROLLS' COURT,--(THIS DAY.) This was the fourth Seal Day after Term—the Cour' therefore took motions. CLARKE AND ANOTHER V. BARKER. Mr. PEMBERTON moved, on behalf of the plaintiff in this case s that the defendant might be restrained, by the injunction of the Court, from publishing, selling, or dis posing of the plaintiffs' publication, " A List or Tabular View of the Newspaper Press," in the bill mentioned. The bill, which was supported by the affidavit of the plain tiffs, stated that in September, 1835, the plaintiffs, who were advertisement agents, conceived a plan of publishing a list or table of all the daily and weekly newspapers circu lated in Great Britain and Ireland, which would exhibit at one view the political character of each newspaper ; that they were employed for six months in this undertaking,and that at length after great expense they formed a list, or cata logue of every newspaper published in the United Kingdom ; those who advocated Liberal principles being printed in red ink, the Conservative Journals in blue ink, and those Jour nals that were neutral in black ink; and the plaintiffs alleged they had obtained a copyright in the same. The Learned Gentleman observed that he regretted to find there was a great preponderance of red ink over the blue, but,in the midst of the political contest there were only two Journals that stood neuter.—(Laughter.) The bill further stated the defendant had caused to be printed a copy of the plaintiffs' list, the only difference between the two being that the Liberal Journals were distinguished by an asterisk, and the neutral by a dagger. The bill also stated that the plaintiff's had in their first edition:of the list or table ,made some involun tary mistakes as to the principles of certain newspapers which the defendant had also copied. The defendant, by his answer, stated that he had not pirated the WOrk of the plaintiffs, but that he itcvd ben offered five hundred copies by a porsr. , ,:i of the name of Street, which he bad accer;teu and distributed gratuitously ; that a list tte political opinions of each newspaper was a 0 ".. , ,ter more of curiosity' than utility ; that he, did not believe the plaintiffs had incurred any expense ; and that he had no intention of printing or circu lating any more. The Learned Counsel said, it could not be denied this publication was the subject of a copy right, and it was of the utmost importance to his clients. Individuals were governed in the advertisements by the class of persons among whom they wished the advertise ment to circulate ; and that circulation depended very much upon the opinions which the Journal advocated. The opinion of a public journal must be presumed to be the' index of the persons among whom that journal was circu lated. His clients had, by their own exertions, and at great expense, conveyed that information to the public, and he did not see on what ground the motion could be opposed. Mr. COLERIDGE followed on the same side. Mr. KINDERSLEY appeared for the defendant. The defendant stood merely in the situation of a consumer of a commodity, and the plaintiff should have proceeded against ;Mr. Street who was the dealer. The defendant had not sought to make any gain by the distribution' of these lists, which ho considered merely in the nature of is pla card informing the public that 8.. Barker dealt in the same Commodity as Clarke and Lewis. - He would put the case of a grocer or perfumer putting in his window or placarding a list of the different kind of cosmetics he dealt in.— (Laughter.) Another perfumer or grocer wished to have a similar list, he took a fancy to the arrangement of his neighbour, and copied it, not for the purpose of selling it, bat for the purpose of distributing it among his customers. What was to prevent him giving the world to understand by a similar document that he dealt in precisely the same articles as his neighbour? If the Court were to interfere in such a case as that, every advertising card might become the subject of an injunction. The Learned Gentleman submitted the thing was a mere placard for the purpose of indicating the nature of the articles in which the parties dealt, and that as the defendant did not sell the lists, the Court would not, in the absence of all authority, interfere, by injunction in so trifling a matter. Mr. PEMBEItTON, in reply, contended the ground on which the Court interfered by injunction in cases of this nature, was to prevent a party from being deprived of the fruits of his labour by the art of another, and therefore, the work being distributed gratuitously, rendered the injury the greater ; for it could never be maintained, that after an author had been put to the expense and labour of publish ing a certain work, lie was to be deprived of the benefits of so doing by another person publishing a copy of that work gratuitously. Lord LANGDALE considered the plaintiffs had a right to the benefit of the information they had acquired at their own expense, and that they had a right to say nobody should interfere with them in the fair acquisition, of the profits to be derived from their outlay and labour. The defendant had circulated and distributed the list, not for purpose of gaining profit by the sale, but for the purpose of gaining profit by getting people to read the list, with the list his name, and with his name the information procured by the plaintiffs. His Lordship did not think that was a lawful mode of proceeding, and therefore the plaintiffs were entitled to the injunction. One person had no more right to circulate original information than another. All he had a right to say was, that nobody should avail himself of that which he had procured by his own labour. Any person might find out a road, or the situation of a particular mile stone i❑ the road, and insert that in his book of roads ; another man might go the same road, and acquiesce in the same road ; but he had no right to borrow the labour of any individual. ADAMS V. THOMPSON. The COURT was occupied the remainder of the morning with a long squabble between eight or ten Learned Coun sel upon the minutes of the decree in this case, which had not terminated when we left. EAST INDIA HOUSE.-(THIS DAY A Quarterly General Court of Proprietors of East India Stock was held this day at the Company's House in Lea denhall-street, Sir JAMES CARNAC in the Chair. The minutes of the last Court were read and confirmed. The CHAIRMAN acquainted the Court that it had been made special for the purpose of laying before the Proprie tors, for their approbation, a resolution of the Court of Directors of the 30th of November last, granting to Sir John Campbell, late Envoy from the Government of India to the Court of Persia, a pension of 4001. per annum, upon the grounds therein stated. The CHAIRMAN laid before the Court certain papers re lative to cotton and wool the produce of India. He said they were very voluminous, and he hoped would be Satis factory to the Proprietors. They would be immediately placed on the Proprietors' table. Sir CHARLES FORBES said be trusted that the papers • would be printed. The CHAIRMAN said the only objection to this was the very great expense the printing of the papers would occasion. After a short discussion, the papers were ordered to be printed. The resolution relative to Sir John Campbell was then moved by the CHAIRMAN, - When Sir CHARLES FORBES objected to this motion having precedence of other and more important business. The CHAIRMAN explained that special business always took precedence of all other. He, however, had no ob jection to the motion of which Mr. Poynder had given notice being brought forward immediately. Mr. WIGRAM (a Director) objected to this course being adopted ; but, After a short discussion, Mr. PoYNDEß . brought forward his motion relative to Idolatrous Worship, and was left speaking. It is stated in a letter from Sydney that the most productive article of taxation in the colony is spirits, which realizes a revenue of 12,000/.; thus unhappily showing that the great curse of the 'nether country follows her children wherever they go. must have extremely too little. If the peasant can be sa - tisfied with his establishment, and the gentleman could not tell how to live without his, one would be almost persuaded that they could not be of the saute class of animals. Know ing, however, that they are of the same species, it only shows of what elastic stuff human nature is made ; into what a nut-shell it can compress its cravings, and how immensely it can expand itself when the pressure of necessity is with drawn. Happiness is a fire-side thing, and the simplicity of cottage life, the fewness of its objects, and the strong sympathies awakened by its sufferings, tend to condense the affections, and to strike deep the roots of happiness in the sacred soil of consanguinity." We might make many other agreeable extracts from the pages of the " Literary Souvenir," but space and tit forbid; we must therefore content ourselves with nent i'eing in general terms of praise Mr. Cornelius Weblle's c l ega ;;!: on the " Lady-bird ;''. Miss Landon's " Gipsey ;" A;.5 Cunningham's " Ad dress to the Duke of Wellington the Waterloo An niversary ;"and Sir 11. Nicholas's tZecount of the " Entry of the Black Prince into London." Holiest Allan's address to the Duke is, by the bye, ale !nest vigorous poem in the volume. It is rough and racy, and seems as if written with a fist like a sledge-ht-,:tn mer. We cannot, restricted as we are , avoid to g ive the foPowing nervous lines : " Forget not that morning when vehe ment and loud, Like thunder, wild trampling through tempest and cloud, Came the voice of that warrior who conquered a name In Europe from fate, and in Egypt from flame ; And his skill and his wrath poured at large on your lines, As autumn the vintage pours.free from her vines ; Yet tranquil you stood while impetuous and vast His fire and his steel on "our columns he cast ; Each third man was stricken; high-throned in mid-air Death sat with his forehead portftntous and bare, i l t V o l u d n l e d T y o e u r, r r o s r q , u w a r it e / s t f leoeut the dly silo r u c t t i / n t mnd exultingly shod, trod." THE MARKETS-(THIS LEA CORN EXCHANGE. There are again this week good supplies of all descriptions of Grain. The Wheat trade remains very heavy, and hardly supports Monday's prices. Barley, Beans, and Pease, con tinue as last reported. Oats of good quality have met a little improvement in the demand to-day, and this article i$ not cheaper. The supply of Flour is good, and the trade dull. ARRIVALS. I Wheat. Barley. Oats. I Fl o u r. English 17 ,750 sacks Irish Foreign I SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) (FROM LLOYD'S.) DEAL. DEC. 20.—Wind W. S.W.—All the outward bound sailed this /Wiling except the Scourfield, for Bombay, Anna Catherine, far Batavia, and Janet, for Ceylon. The wind being very light, the outward bound cannot get farther than Dover or Folkstone. Arrived the Llan-Romney, Simpson, from St. John's, New Brunswick ; and Streatham Castle, from St. Petersburgh. Arrived and proceeded for the RiVerl the Fanny, Davis, from Chester ; and Econom y , Garrick, from Sunderland. Sailed the R ed Port, for O p orto ; Two Sisters, for Dublin ; Joseph Fenton, Henderson, for Naples. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 20. Wind variable. Arrived the Everthorpe, Storey, from Quebec. PLYMOUTH, DEC. 19.—Wind S.W.—Arrived off port, the Thomas, Jeffreys, from Quebec. FALMOUTII, DEC. 20.—Wind S.W. to W. S. W.—Arrived, the Maria, Krobus, from Wolgost, bound to New York. Carg° shifted, &c. LivEaroor., DEC. 19.—Arrived, the Orpheus, Bursley , from New York ; the Ave, Gaskin, from St. Andrews, New Brunswick ; the Calcutta, —, from ,Dalhouse ; the Thomas , Harenem, from Quebec. Off port, the Charlotte, --, from Quebec. MAROATE, DEC. 26.—Arrived, the Persevgrance, Murray, from Leghorn. Off port, the Tobago, M‘Phiai, Quebec. RAMSGATE, DEC. 20.—Wind N. N.—Arrived, the Rosehill , Harrison, from Memel; the Anna Catherine, , &WTI Shields, towed in with loss of rudder, and leaks, having' struck the outer Garboard, bound to Algiers. BRISTOL, DEC. 20.—Wind W.—Arrived the Dochfeurt Johns, from Miramichi. BRIDGEWATER, DEC. 20.—Arrived the Thomas, Ritchie , from Quebec, with loss of bulwarks, &c., and shipped much water, having been struck by a sea. WEYMOUTH, DEC. 19.—Wind E.—Arrived off port the Adelaide, Gutherly, from Bombay. YARMOUTH, DEC. 20.—The Royal William, from New . ' castle to Jersey, has been assisted into th is harbour after being on the Scroby Sand. MARYPORT, DEC. 14.—The Agnes, Moore, from Limerick to London, on or before the 7th ult., and has not since been heard of. The Michael, Scott, sailed hence on the 24th ult., for Jamaica, and has not since been heard of. Her boat has been cast up at the water edge at Urr. SHIELDS, DEC. 19.—1 t was the Maria, Lord, of Scotland , that ran down the Origin, .ttd sunk her. The Maria carried away her bowsprit, and received considerable damage. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 19.—The ship Chatham was on the ba r of the Mississippi previous to the 2 1 st ult. BREST, DEC. 16.—A boat has been thrown up at Andricrne, marked " Enrielta Von Amsterdam ;" another without 3 • name, and a quantity of deals and pieces of pine timber are coming on shore in the Bay of Andrierne, A large American ship was seen on shore on the Tortuga s Shoals by a vessel arrived at New Orleans 23d ult. The Two Sisters, Robertson, bound to the Clyde, arrived at Londonderry very leaky, cargo shifted, &c. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY•) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Our arrivals this morning are the French and Hamburg' mails ; and ship-letters from New York of the Ist Decent' ber, and Bahia. The American Papers of the Ist December do not Cow tam any news of importance. The President's speech Wa g to be delivered on the 6th instant. We have few arrivals of importance, and the Expr ess from Paris does not bring any latter accounts from 800 Than already received of the 12th instant, wheu the Caw lists were bombarding that town. W, hear . that the Bank Directors bare adjourned w Cell -o's day, to " s 9 their decision in respect to the North and traCoßl anks. nsols, which c: l sed yesterday at 884 8 for the opening are heavy at 88i ; 87,i ; Exchequer Bills , 1 17 ; India Bonds, 9 11 ; a`ink Stock, 208 209. Spanish, 20i ; Passive, 5 g ; Deferred, BtoB+ ; r °l c tuguese, 43/ 44 ; Three per Centb... 281 ; Dutch Two an' . a Half per Cents., 531, 11.41.i:PAST ON.E• From the Baltimore Chronicle of the 300 November) MONEY.—The excessive scarcity of monej continues! and without any symptom of amelioration. The offering: for discount at the banks are much larger than can be 1"i; and the commercial embarrassments, growing out of he state of things, is said to be greater than at any former P,; rind. The best paper can be commanded at from 11 21 per cent. per month. EXCHANGE.—BiIIs on London have a dvanced to 941. per cent., and the tendency is still upwards. The oPer.:: tions have been large—On Paris 528 dollars. The gotiutions in domestic exchange are at hi g her rates t-11311 have been known for years, Angel , Consols continue heavy at 88 i - for the o p enin g ; Re.-- 87:1-, very little doing. Exchequer Bills, 15 17 'Pre lll India Bonds, 9 10 ; Bank Stock, 208 209. In the Foreign Market, Spat 6 sh Active, ee P 20 ; PA ss 51 ; Deferred, 8 to 84. ; Portuguese, 43 1 441 ; Thr Cents, 281 ; Dutch, 54 ; Colombian, f'2. TIIRES O'CLO CK. Consols for the Account, 88:i. The Lord Chancellor has been pleased 1:9 8 1 11)(11 ,±" G e Orn l } William Henry Daniel, of Ralston , Esq., son of Robert Daniel, Esq., K.C., a Magistrate f or the eon' ritY 0 Westmeath, Ireland. 00 1 Forrest will make his debut on the LiverP n t boards on Monday next. After fulfilling his engnge t , ll ,, e- 0 !here, he proceeds to Manchester. By the way, we "`",:i - just seen a portrait of that gentleman, which will be P. - ), fished in a few days ; the likeness is particularly strikii; and reflects great credit on the artist, Mr. J. W. Cbil` : It is beautifully engraved by Meyer, an co graver of celcbriT We beg to direct the attention of our sporting, frient; to Thorn's celebrated Tallyho ! Sauce, a most deliclOUS re to paration, and peculiarly a dapted to the present s:ason. ;10, efficacy in imparting a delicious zest to fish, gams' Et e a ll wildfowl, &c., is well k nown, and hi g hl y prized, W.., epicures; and we can with confidence recommend itSfis Wilt one of the best and most economical sauces of the presei;fis age of gastronomic imp rovement. We may add t h a t Thor n ute• t potted Yarmouth bloa ters s t il l ma intain their hih rcp An inquest was he ld at Mo rtimer on MondaY las i! g o n the body of William Lewis , coac hman to Adroiral FeA l o aves, of Mortimer - lodge. It app eared that the decease; in accom panied Admiral Fellowes on Sun da y morning n I thrive to Wakefield, the Admiral driving , and the decease''' sitting in the dickey behind. ' He got down to open thet gate at Bloomfield-hatch, and on the Admiral's arriving a Wakefield-house, about half a mile fr om the hatch, he 1 surprised to find the dickey empty. He returneg'.d, the. about midway he found the unfo rtunate man lyin in o ab road quit e d ea d. He -had been lab ourin g under ► disease . the lungs. Th e Jury wa s satisfied that deat h had occurrea from natural causes, a nd returned a verdict accordingl). Reading Afercury. There is in the village of Ivonv, near Salins, a 11. 2 11 ? tree w hich is supposed to be 800 years old. It is ten fee s ' , high from the ground to the commencement of the rime des, by 35 feet in circumference. Its trunk is hollow, and '‘ e door has been cut in it, by which means eight people hn v dined within it, seated at a round table.