The Sun. — London, England, 1844-10-16 00:00:00

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NEWMARKET, MONDAY NIGUT THE CESAREW ITCI I.—BETTING AT TEN O'CLOCK. 6tO agstFoigh-a-Ballagk2o to 1 apt Scalteen 7 to 1 agst Will' -1 -G -1 9 " to 1 agst Give-him-a 10lam e ros ,-3 to 1 agst Souvenir illyi Name 10 to 1 agst Lightning '25 to 1 agst Croton Oil 14 to 1 a gst G lossy 25 to 1 agst The Brewer 17 to 1 agst Vibratio n —t. 30 t o 1 ags t Pl antagenet 20 to 1 agst Venus 33 to 1 agst Pie Apl 20 t o 1 a gst E:nperor—t. 33 to 1 agst I n ia onn—t p aken e—t. The fOl!owinc,' are scratched :—Ma Mie, Elegance 1 ,M,1Y, Rowena, Telemachus, Presumption, Johnny, Gaper, 'lack Gentkman, The Currier, and Delapre. Everton, Una, Pickpocket, Campunero, and three or four others are not likely to run. CLEA RNVELL.—AII are scratched but Prologue, Longi tude, Plaudit, Tunick, Deodara, Sir Francis, Hersey, zeal colt, Refrsc:ion, Columbus, Arthur, and Elector. The last three will not run. It is doubtful that the Royal Stakes will afford a race. (RECEIVED THIS MORNING.) NEWMARKET SECOND OCTOBER MEETING. TUESDAY. The arrival s thi s morn i ng b y the spec i al and other con veyances th at t h e ra il way aut h or i t i es had provided for the occasion, although far below their calculations, W ere more numerous than could reasonably have been theeected after so com pl e t e an d unwelcome a change in .9weather. The increase, however, was sufficient to fill 1e tavern s a l most b eyond their means of accommoda- 7n, and t o ca ll every disposable hack and fly into requi „k;tien ; under the latter head, in fact, there was a deil ,neY, and in consequence great numbers were exposed -11 ' 11 . the fbur hours the racing occupied to the vicissi tudes g of the w ea th er, t h e i r di scomfort be i ng i n no small !epee increased by the risk of being either ridden or eriv en over by the reckless host that Alma Materin variably sends forth on " grand days" at Newmarket. bUnfortunately for all, and most particularly for the class, eelements were unpropitious, the rain which had fall en raceilY in th e morn i ng set i n aga i n after the second and continued to the close of the racing. ti But to retrace our steps to the town, which for some I nc previous to the race was a scene of considerable ex citeMent. The Ratan affair was the principal topic of I:(liscussion nith those who, having " backed their fancies" ," the Cesaiewiti,h, were enabled to," bestow their dull .4'BB" on other Matters, and various were the opinions dull bees as to the probable result of the inquiry. None B eemed to doubt the culpability of Sam Rogers, and the aPprover, Braham ; but towards the other parties, whose beduct h a d be en i mpugned, the feeling was more favour °e , the ma j or i ty conceiving that as they had done no Zc than has been done over and over again by men 0 1 11 41 1 ranks, they would pass through . the ordeal with no from datnage public estimation than would accrue ` ti r ena having turned a custom, admitted by all to be in ticifensible, to a profitable actacount. Of the progress of ro c inquiry' we are not in osition to speak; it corn thi,,ed at the appointed time, and was adjourned at ,-"•Past twelve until after the races. The only parties ystnined were Rogers and Braham. rio'he interest excited by this matter extended to the i t ghbut not t o t h e prevention of betting on the Cesare titr„ On the fl uctuat i ons on t hi s event we nee d not t ; it will b e enough to state that bus i ness was flat, that the only horses in whose position any change 1:" noticeable, were the Souvenir filly at 6 to 1, mu 4,7 Gros a t 7 and 8 to 1, Lightning at 8 and 9 to 1, nn at at 15 a n d 16 to 1, and lonian at 18 and 20 to 1— o h „ ll great favo ur . 6to 1 was offered against the Irish VibSit Joseph Hawley, the owner of Venus and 13 4111 ° 11 , declared to win with the former. vd4ene oclock the town was deserted for the Heath, tk_exhibited a display of company that reminded us flitlieeiriest(test d tys of Newmarket ; and we must not be old arfaceas2 Speaking simply to numbers. Two or three were missing, the muster, nevertheless, of the v ati t r ld most influential supporters o f the turf, afforded a Pro s S i Pg Proof that our frequent allusions to the - rising, lud l e ) crity of the Newmarket meetings have not been ourseltivic).°ll false data. For the present we . must content bake and a selection of the principal visitors .-- f. l iedfore T , /a u L chess of Beaufort, Duke and Duchess o Co untess of Rutland, Marquis of Exeter, Earl and n ? a rl C hesterfield, Earl and Countess of Albe tari , Earl and I Countess of Miltown, Earl Stradbroke, Maidstone G 'esg w Earl of Sandwich ; Lords Caledon, eharrytT, IsTeewp'ort, W. Powlett, Edward Russell, Nes Manners, G. Bentinck, Huntingfield ; Count Ps, r dltnY ; Sirs G. Heathcote, Joseph Hawley, Minto ka r ilu ar, Codrington ; Honourables Colonel i' r s• Anson, Captain and Mrs. Rous, Geo. Fitzroy, i iers Captain Spencer, Captain Stanley, F. Vil gra:. 1 . 4 . Pitt, Admiral Paulett, General and Mrs. kc s ; ye ner, Colonel and Lady Alice Peel, Colonel Knox ; qre,;;;,* G. Moore, Shelley, Delme, Newton, Payne, C. tick Greville, Batson, Jaques, De Voeux, Iley art; , 13 . Grah am , Morley, Cox, S. Stanley, Irwin, M. kt i tell• Worrell, Ramshottoui, Waddington, Cockerell, e r, Lowther, Phillimore, Mytton. A %first race in the list was Match, 501., h ft. T . Y . C . —L or d Huntingfield's Sl ate ' 5 yrs, 9st 51b (Boyc e ), b ea t M r . B arne ' s c b y 4 4 4 ; i ' , out of the Warbler, 2 yrs, Est 41b.-5 to 2on Won by a neck. The Slane colt pulled up lam e . ' 1 4 3 e -%- d°Y „ th •?.1 Sanade t k sof 200 soya. each, 120 ft, for coltS, fillies, Bst 21b. A.F. (10 Subs.) Duke M.cr 2 Algernon (Mann) 1 (Nt.-cortland's Welbeck 1 0 ,1 to 4 I °lt land's cby Bay Middleton, out of Thebes 3 tk4,l4l4hAlgernon, who made all the running, fol- N „,laterlkt,„,,elf-way up the hill out of the bottom, by T he l e tlev' t, and thence to the end by the favourite, ear W 11 1/ 1 /Y a length. o e e the colts, s,, 4 lkes of 30 sovs. each, 20 ft, for . two yrs . bulee stl, , and fillies, Bst 51b • the winner of hieCes 71bs extra. T.Y.C. (31 ' Subs.) 1V,.. COIoIV p eel' s ittlrl's Refraction (E. Edwards) 1 tYn e , ...litera c y - 2 Duk e fo °it Prancis i l la t e rh efli edf 4 also started, but were not placed : IV. (Ate rs ° o l. _ (l : B Prologue (Robinson),. Lord Eglinton's x t , lett' R n), Lord Exeter s Tunick (Mann), Lord Itef r 4l % by Jerry, out of Zeal (Bartholomew), 4 action Iv alters' Arthur (Marlow).-5 to 4-1 1 fost I '4)l ,4t o I Nati Ot Si„ agst Prologue, sto 1 agst Pla t, th and • -craneis, and 7to 1 agst Hersey.f ene e fo 41 '4 n r ater ' sey laid together throughout the Mace. , t ead - k kettv Iva " having a slight lead, and winninr 'ct e of rac e up the cord, by a neck. Sir Pia* f eu 1 : 1. 1 1 f ors t a few strides from the chair, and, /11 . "' and r il d by a head only ; Arthur a modktitl i , tot 500, alidit fifth. The pace was good. Na„ lb Silobi, ll ft. T.Y.C.—Duke of Bedford's Espw,, , . TV' e l l), by 8. - r e n), beat Lord Exeter's Merope, Bst 7113 th e sare wit ,a (1 .4 to 1 on Espoir. sh c seco nd eu Stakes of 25 soya, each, with 300 added, jTr'sol, &c. Cesarewitch Course; wo antes and t I p oi a quer er. N . g-a-ballagh, 3 yrs, Bst. 14 -acvi e 3 , l4l ghtning, 3 yrs, 6st 51b (Bell) earf e f o llo,,,..Y 3 V enus, 4 yrs, Bst 6 "' aged La g also started :—Lord G. Bentinck's DO. SA' s, I,,,k—Lord G. Bentinck's John o'Ge;u4,./ 1 - 1 (0 , ? : B steib a'ir• A. Johnstone's William le Gros, 1ey5.v..,7-11r. Jaques's Semiseria, 4 yrs, Bst—Sir J. 'Peror tuiratioll, 5 yrs 7 3 y rs yrs, Bst—Lord Albemarle's The ••• , 4 1 ,' b at Est 131b—Lord Miltown's Scalteen, l 'iesnekl W. Scott's Heslington, 6 yrs, ist 7lb I . 7 st 3 - I b 4 Pple,% lB David, 5 yrs, 7st 71b—Mr. Ramsbottom's I s "Lo r d Yrs, 7st 61b—Col. Peel's lonian, 3 yrs, L or d Glato Albemarle's The Brewer, 4 yrs, 7st— iblyoo:retsx,,,etheeis AGlibveio-nh,iras-a-Name, 6 yrs, Est 121 b yrs, 6st itlb—Mr. G. :H. te r a l c .,' 6 st 71b 4 yrs, 6st 111b—Mr. Dixon's Jamul, A 4 qand . •A.nson's Marquise, 4 yrs, 6st 21b— G. 13 1- rtil lnd'a wriLeh's Plantagenet, 3 yrs, Est 21b—Duke of u r BB 3' , 4 -- ° Y e rairl, out of Souvenir—Sir C. Moxick's and s lost t 21b—Lord G. Bentinck's Croton Oil, b ?rd Exeter's Algernon, 3 yrs, sst 91b— p,retting.:pG.lientinek's Coal Black Rose, 3 yrs, sst 51b. to 2 agst the Souvenir filly, 6 to 1 agst loe.ntel lehalla , 7 to 1, agst Lightning (t), 9 to 1 ag t V,„ 411 , 20 t ` l o r ns, 14 to 1 . igst Glossy, 18 to 1 agst ?I 5 20 to I agst Give him•a-Name, 20 to 1 agst e 1 an , o , 1 agst The Emperor, 20 to 1 agst Scalteen, eaa' I%lbion, and 25 to 1 agst Croton Oil. Won Per or f. by three lengths. Venus a bad third, The 4t hlis, lourth, and Algernon fifth. The Boarding ti e , the t o , w as mount e d , but bolted with the lad, .van 1 4 3 itl" Our n n , and did not retu rn t o start. Further par= X THE THEATRES. A e l ADELPHL tlii3 ever burle;que of Telemachus was produced at ene to the hee- thea t re last evening. Archbishop F lon has kh11,40-n.ted at the Adelphi into Stirling Coyne , V t 4elight of her Majesty's laughter-loving lieges : e r , pt are several excellent hits in this burlesque, all s tilai'vnich told with effect ; but with such a cast a , 7 'et,„ °f last night, a piece of much less merit than i hi right, Calypso, `Vri,7/04t must have been successful. There was dancing a la Taglioni, and sing :: I ,4 tr , ‘4.‘ Periani, as he alone can sing and dance,;_ N ;,\Nras Paul Bedford as Mentor, the tormentor of 44i,:.'11.7.1ehu5, who was excellently personated by t he 8 " °C)l gar ; file Miss Ellen Chaplin was Cupid, 11,1,eoilductor buss from Bow to (H)arrow. I vhtis, then ymph, the lady-love of Telemachus, lerlyverLy clev acted by Miss E. Harding, a young ff the Zil'oto Overdo not recollect to have seen before o f at r,e,IPIA boards. She had but little to do, but Atli tie was done well. She has a pleasing voice, 1 0( it ',N; with taste ; her action is exceedingly I\7-itil, added to which she is a very pretty girl. N 43 h° l s e to see more of Miss E. Harding. There , 4 1 e i n a -liegro Polka introduced, in the singing and '''. e g °f which to a banjo armompaniment, Mr. w ai 'well elicited shouts of laughter. Of course it 'l,l iall,se°retl• Wright, too, gave an excellent imitation pilt eetty dAncing -r eit, - ; : r i ady in the arrow shooting scene of William ''/ . 1, - ` l4 was much applauded. There was some introduced, and the whole was "ible.a the stage in the most complete style pos- Itie The scener was superb, and the whole 1- 4 hti n ' l t Wa s n 'R of the piece worthy of Webster's fame. ' F ox rl'ee ed by cm w s as ar de Bazan, and followed by and the Goose. The house was a bumper. HAYMARKET. ItiTZ4lat P ,B qr de Bazan has taken possession n of IN 4 ,11 our theatres. Another version of the D ga-t°,lqlQed at this theatre on Moudan tra,fgews as the hero• In the lighter parts of the with Mr. Isil,i7er kr. C. Matthews was admirable but he F/i6 la the graver parts. • He has hardly sufficient_ 14 1 j- fir such a character as the Don, who after all Livelyttiost,:niardy_ fellow. Miss Julia Bennet was were Illst4eLlttld gr ace f a 1 as the Gitana, and the other we re ' l 's were well sustained. Tne hero and hero' the fi l led fp 40.), rat the conclusion .KAirs. Sir J. KEY thought the request a reasonable one, and would be glad to hold out the hand of fellowship to him would move that the delay of a fortnight be granted. I But he begged to remind the Court that one of the opinions Mr. Alderman HUMPHERY seconded the motion. of the Separatists was, that it was not right to take an The worthy Alderman was about to enter into a dis- oath. If Mr. Salomons could declare that he was a cussion on the merits of the case, when he was called to member of the sect called Separatists, and made the de order, on the ground that the question of delay Was the claration as such, he would be glad to see him amongst only question before the Court. them. But he heard Mr. Salomons say that he would Sir PETER LAURIE was quite prepared to argue the give up his ambition rather than his religious convictions, question. He opposed the application for delay. They and he was glad to hear that sentiment, far it was that were there not t o alt er or mo dify th e l aw , but to see the of an honest man. If the Jewish persuasion wished to law obeyed. They were acting ministerially, not judi- be relieved from the necessity of taking this declaration, cially, and they could not grant the request for: delay. they should go to Parliament. Mr. Grote made a He entertained a high resp ec t for M r . Salomons per- motion on the subject in their favour. He (Sir P. sonally, but he should vote against delay. Laurie) was as liberal as any one—(Great laughter)— Mr. Alderman HUGHES opposed the motion. It was but he could not consent to see the laws of the Court not as if the case had been new to Mr. Salomons. This violated. He should therefore move that the declaration declaration had been before tendered to that gentleman, be put to Mr. Salomons in the usual manner. and refused. It was therefore impossible to say that he Mr. Alderman HuGuEs seconded the motion. had not had an opportunity of well considering the subject. The RECORDER then put the question that the declara- It was not as if he had come before the Court for the tion be tendered to Mr. Salomons by the Town Clerk in first time, and he could not believe that the delay of the manner prescribed by the Act. a fortnight was necessary, in order to enable Mr. Salo- Alderman Sir J. KEY moved, as an amendment, that mons to ascertain his position. It was out of the power the oaths of office be tendered, in the first instance, to of any Court, except the High Court of Parliament, to Mr. Salomons. The worthy Alderman commenced by modify or alter the declaration. passing a high eulogium on the character of Mr. Salo- Mr. Alderman CHALLIS reminded the Court that mons, public and private. There were few persons who since Mr. Salomons' last election the law had been modi- were more ready to support by his means the charities fled, and whatever might be his opinion on the matter in of the City of London, no matter of what religious com question, he should certainly vote for giving Mr. Salo- plexion, than Mr. Salomons. With regard to any danger mons all possible time to consult legal authorities. As he to th e Ch urc h, h e would observe that a most respect understood the question, Mr. Salomons contended that able clergyman, Dr. Bunting, came forward and bade the qualifications had been so ,modified by a recent Act Mr. Salomons to go forth and prosper. He thought of Parliament as to enable him to take it, and he cer • that the Court would do well to accommodate themselves tainly should have ample time allowed him to consider to the ternper,.of, the times, and admit Mr. Salomons as the subject. an Alderman. Mr. Alderman WooD believed, as a lawyer, that the Mr. Alderman W. IIusTER seconded the amendment. case was one in which grave doubts might be en• ' The RMoßbEit'ilien put the amendment, when tertained, whether the law, which had been alluded to, Mr. Alderman HUMPHERY rose to reply to some ob had not been modified by a recent Act of Parliament ; servation of Sir Peterldurie, and said that the statute to and surely every opportunity ought to be afforded to which the worthy Alderman referred, respecting Mr. Salomons to get the best advice on the subject. He the Separatists, was repealed by the statute of should vote for granting his reasonable request. Victoria. He thought that Mr. Salomons could take Sir CstarmaN MARSHALL would be happy to accede the declaration made by Separatists. to the request if he could do so legally. He should Mr. Alderman SIDNEY said he should vote on this like to know, from the Recorder, whether they could do occasion for the amendment, because he did not think so legally. they would be abrogating any law in putting the oaths The RECORDER said they were assembled there to first, which would givl time to Mr. Salomons to take perform a public duty, w hi c h was t o ten d er a d eclare- the highest legal hallo! ity, tion to a gentleman who offered to take upon himself Mr. AldermailVia6iirose to speak, when the duty of Alderman of the City. It would be a most Mr. Alderman FIREBROTHER rose to order, and said inconvenient course for them to pursue, if they were to that after the question had been put, and since Sir J. interrupt that proceeding by a motion for delay. No • Key had not repliedesa(Laughter and a hiss)—it was thing as yet had occurred which rendered such an appli- irregular to proceed; ,-He would move, in consequence of cation necessary. He should advise that the declaration the disturbance of,,the, Gourt by the person who hissed, should at once be tendered to Mr. Salomons. He would that the Court sheulsi, bevleared.—The Court was then then be in a position to state any legal question, and cleared. show cause why he refused, and the Court could After some timc,,the Court was again opened to then deal with the legal merits of the ques- strangers, when • tion. But, at the present s t age o f th e procee d- Mr. Alderman W6coarose, and argued that itwas per ings, to entertain a motion for delay was what, fectly legal to put the oaths of office first to Mr. Salo in his opinion, it was not competent for the mous, leaving Mr:Salonlons to take his own course Court to do. He should recommend the Court strictly with regard to the' declaration. The declaration was a to walk in the same path in which they had hitherto substitute for the sabraniental test. Persons were ad walked—to tender the declaration as had been done in mitted by the Court who had not complied with that test. all previous cases. He did not think, therefore; that the Court ought to insist Mr. SALOMONS had attended there in obedience to the on Mr. Salomons taking the declaration then. summons of the Court, and all he asked was for a delay The amendment ws } s thenput, when there appeared— of a fortnight. He trusted be should have a definite For the amendment,.,- 6 answer given to his request for delay. Against it , v , lO The RECORDER recommend e d th e L or d M a y or a t Majority kainat ibe amendment 4 once to proceed to th e b us i ness , an d to ten d er t h e d ec l a - The amendment' was then declared to be lost. ration to Mr. Salomons to make and subscribe, who The original inati6n then put, when there , ap would either decline or give hi s reasons . peered— The LORD MAYOR decided that the declaration should For the motion it be again tendered to Mr. S a l omons . Against 3 Mr. Alderman WOOD wished to make a motion. Majority - - 7 Mr. Alderman H. HUGHES submitted that they were The declaration was then tendered to Mr. Salomons not in a condition to entertain a motion until the decla- by the Town Clerk. • ration had been tendered. Mr. SALOMONS said he-begged to say that he protested The RECORDER wished to know whether or not Mr. against the construction put upon the Act of Parliament. Salomons refused to take the declaration? There was nothing iri ther'Net to compel him to subscribe Mr. SALOMONS did not re fuse to subscribe to the de- before the oath.' ITh would UO so in the legal form if the claration. He asked for delay. oath were put to ItittiV""' The RECORDER would remind Mr. Salomons that the The REcourome iiiidlliVeffect of his not,complying Act did not state refuse. The words of the Act were, with the order of tiih Couit',would be to render his "that if any person so elected should omit or neglect to office void. ' " I make the declaration, such election should be void." Mr. SALOMONS-4 ask - of 'you to tender me the oath Mr. Alderman H. HUGHES thought they ought at once of office. to ascertain whether it was competent to them to entertain The RECORDER said the next resolution he would the motion for delay or not. He called upon the Lord have:to put was "that D. Salomops,Esq., having neglected Mayor at once to state whether he would put the ques- and omitted, and in fact refitsed, to subscribe the usual tion of adjournment or not. declaration, as prescribed by the 9th of Geo. IV., c. 17, The LORD MAYOR did not sit there to be dictated this Court doth adjtidgethieel4ecLtioord Mayor election ofltyheorwiasrddmiroetceteodf to by Mr. Alderman H ug h es . H e s h ou ld pursue hi s P ortsoken to be tall, ada th own course in his own time. He was anxious not to to hold a wardmote SafTbizte6lihrt to elect an Alderman, press heavily upon Mr. S a l om o ns ; but it was due to the in the room of the' late Mdellthn." He wished to - read Court either that he should take the declaration, or state this to Mr. Salomas befortiliFfut it, in order that he his reasons for refusing. might not be taken tor stifprist. • Mr. SALOMONS still urged for an answer to his applies- Sir PETER LAURIE proposed, and Mr. H. HUGHES tion for delay. seconded the resolution, which was put and carried, by a The RECORDER reminded him that it was not neces- majority of ten to four. sary that he should give a verbal refusal. A refusal Mr. SALOMONS protested against the proceedings of might be given either by word of mouth, or by gesture, the Court, because he had not neglected or omitted to or by any act; and it was competent to the Court to de- do anything which was lawful. Clare the election void, in case of any omission or neglect Mr. Salomons then left the Court, and was cheered on his part to take and subscribe the required de- outside. claration. The Court then transacted some other business, after A long and very disorderly discussion here arose as to which it was cleared. whether the Court could entertain the proposition for delay. Mr. Alderman MUSGROVE wished to know from the Recorder, whether, in his opinion, a member of that Court could at that stage of the proceedings legally pro pose the adjournment of the Court for a fortnight ? The RECORDER was of opinion that such a motion could not then be legally entertained. Before such a motion could be made Mr. Salomons must either refuse QUEEN'S THEATRE. I The tragedy of Pizarro was produced on Mon , day at this theatre, and was very effectively put upon the stage. Mr. Hudson Kirby sustained the cha racter of Rollo with admirable effect. His person ation of this difficult character was energetic and true to nature. The address to the Peruvian army was very effectively delivered, and drew forth ap plause. The bridge scene, too, in the fifth act, was exceedingly well 'managed. We should not omit to ' notice how well Mr. Parry played Alonzo. It was a very creditable performance. Miss Rogers, as the gentle, loving Cora, was a delightful representative of Alonzo's doting wife. The tragedy was received throughout with much applause by a crowded audience. to subscribe the declaration, or raise some legal point on which he might submit to the Court that he was exempt from the necessity of taking the declaration. In ten dering that declaration they were engaged in a solemn act of duty, tied that act could not be interrupted by any motion for adjournment. After a few words from Mr. Alderman Farebrother and Sir Claudius Hunter, The LORD MAYOR announced that he had determined not to put the question on the motion of Sir John Key for delay. His Lordship then formally called upon Mr. Salomons to make and subscribe the declaration which had been tendered him by the Town Clerk. Mr. SALOMONS then proceeded to address the Court. He had hoped that his application for delay, which had been made in no bad spirit, and with no sinister motive, would have been acceded to in order to have en abled him to present to the Court the opinions of those eminent men whose names he had mentioned, and to procure their assistance to advocate his cause if neces sary. As it was, however, he would at once proceed to state the reason why he was of opinion that the Court was not called upon to adopt the course which it an peered to him they had determined to pursue. He begged for their indulgence for a short time. Having refused to grant him the time which he asked for to pro cure eminent legal authority, he would argue the law of the case as well as he could. It had been observed here with some truth that the question was not new to him, but he could show that the ques tion presented itself to him and the Court under a completely new aspect. He regretted the re sponsibility thrown upo n hi m o f b e i ng o bliged to say that there seemed to be an impression amongst several members of the Court against the application he made. He begged to draw the attention of the Court to the fact,,, as it appeared to him there was a great distinction between what the Court must do, and what they might do. Mr. Salomons then referred to the case which came before the Court some years ago, in which it was decided by the Exchequer Chamber, contrary to the opinion of the Court of Queen's Bench, that the Court of Al dermen could require the declaration to be taken before the oath. There were seven judges a g ainst five on, that point, whi c h had, been tried his own person. But it would appear, front the judgment, that it was in the discretion of the Court to decide whether the oaths should be administered be fore the declaration, or the declaration before the oath. The same would appear to have been the opinion of Lord Eldon, as appeared from his judgment in the case of the Queen's College, Cambridge. He had also the opinion of a most eminent lawyer, Mr. M. D. Hill, who stated that the declaration need not be taken before the actual admission. He begged to impress on the Court, that if they wished, they might have the oath administered in the first instance, and the " declaration signed afterwards. The next point to which. he drew their attention was as to the practice of the Court, and observed that it was formerly the practice of the Corporation to force persons, under heavy penalties, to serve in offices for which they were not qualified, as persons who had not taken the Sacrament according to the forms of the - Church of England twelve months before. It was well— known that many individuals were elected Aldermed who had not taken the Sacrament twelve months before their admission ; but though that was required by law, it was not the practice to enter into such an inquisitorial process. _ _ _ LITERATURE. ENGLAND AND FRANCE. 2 Vol. Bentley, London, 1844. The title of this work is not warranted by the con tents. It is too ambitious, and raises expectations which a perusal of the volumes will be pretty sure to disappoint. However, there is much that is enter taining in them —many clever sketches of French character—especially of Louis XIV. and the well known Madame du Deffand—Horace Walpole's great favourite, and who figures so conspicuously in his correspondence—and also an intelligent memoir of Lady Rachael Russell. The work is essentially of a desultory, gossiping character • is often subtle and in genious, seldom or never profound, in its reflections ; and among the most amusing chapters, is one on the subject of the introduction of operas into France. In speaking incidentally of Charles 11., and of. the trying reverses and vicissitudes of fortune to which he was subjected in the earlier portion of his life, the author justly remarks that nothing was capable of making a deep impression on him, and that the numerous shifts to which he had been reduced, both here and .on the Continent, in youth, " had sharpened his wits without enlarging his intellect." The RECORDER said the Court was with Mr. Salo mons on that point. If he did not take the declaration, they would not impose a fine of 5001. on him for not doing so. Mr. SALOMONS then referred to two statutes, the Ist of Victoria, c. 5, and the Ist and 2d of Victoria, c. 165,. which relaxed the laws in England to Moravians, Quakers, and Separatists. The RECORDER said that if Mr. Salomons made the declaration as a Separatist, it would be sufficient under the Act of Parliament to which he referred. Mr. SALOMONS then referred to Ist and 2d of Victoria, which was much more extensive in its proviso, and gave the amplest scope to persons taking office to take any oath which was binding on their conscience. Mr. Salo mons then referred to the various offices which he held, and urged that it would be most illiberal if the City of London were to reject him, when the Governments of the country, of both parties, the Whigs in the first instance, and the Conservatives, who followed the example of the Whigs, seemed anxious to unite per sons of all denominations. It was Sir R. Peel's Govern ment which appointed Mr. Lonsada, a Jew, to serve in the office of High Sheriff for the county of Devon shire. Sir Moses Montifiore also was appointed a magistrate, and the Duke of Wellingtom himself made him a magistrate of the Cinque Ports. He hoped there would not be one mode of proceed ing in the city of London and a different one in the r n t s c pressed h i m mto oppo sed take the s e rest of En g l an d. He would ask, whether it was fair or ri g ht to press him to do that to which f he t h w e as Co c u n a declaration, m an o fho h n e ou h r ad ? no hesitation in saying that he would sacrifice his ambi tion to his conscientious convictions ; but if he was elected, it would be his object to do his duties in such a manner as to confer honour on himself and the Court of Aldermen. Sir P. LAURIE said he had the highest respect for Mr. Salomons, but he would advise the Court not to act con trary to law. They were a Christian people, and Chris: tianity was the law of the land. Mr. Salomons had referred to the Acts mitigating the law in favour of Quakers, Moravians, and Separatists. Now, if Mr. Salomons felt it right to subscribe the declaration as a Separatist, he THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY MORNI.NG, OCTOBER 16, 1844. the fleet at Spithead commenced firing broadsides, which had all the effect of a grand naval engagement. The Duke of Wellington was in the yard on horse back, in his regimentals, but wrapped in a brown great coat (like a sentry's coat), buttoned to the chin to keep off the.rain, which had fallen heavily at intervals during the time he had been expecting the arrival of the royal party. The royal carriages drove into the yard, the bands playing, and salutes being fired in the harbour, and their Majesties alighted at the office of Captain Carter, the superintendent of the Victualling-yard, whence they were ushered into a room on the ground-floor. Up to this time all things had gone on pretty well, with the exception of the heavy rain at intervals, to which the soldiers had been exposed for a considerable time. But the scene in the Victualling-yard was far from encouraging or inspiriting. At length, after their Majesties had remained in the room fur some minutes, the carriages still standing at the door, and the soldiers still presenting arms, it began to be whispered about that a change was to take place. Such, in fact, was the case ; and a consultation took place, to which the Duke of Wellington was called in, as well as M. Guizot, Count (le St. Aulaire, and Sir Hercules Pakenham, Sir Charles Rowley, and Rear-Admiral Parker, as to whether the King should pro cee d at a ll b y the Gomer, or whether her Majesty and the Prince should not accompany the King back to Windsor, or at all events on his way to France, by some other route than direct to Treport. There was great doubt and confusion for some time. It appeared, that a very heavy sea was running at_ the harbour's mouth, and from the state of the weather— a gale blowing—it was apprehended, that if the King of the French attempted to cross to Treport, lie might not be able to land there, as the coast is most unfavour ble for embarkation in stormy weather. It was under stood that, independently of the inconvenience to the King of crossing under such circumstances, he was anxious to 'be able to relieve her Majesty the Queen of the French from all unnecessary suspense as to his arrival. It had been suggested, that, instead of going over to Treport in the Gomer, that vessel should be sent across to make the passacre, and land if practicable, while the King of the French should go up to London by a special train, proceed thence to Dover by railway, and from there to Calais or Boulogne, posting immediately to Treport. In the mean while, should the vessel succeed in landing at Treport, certain intelligence would be conveyed to the Queen of the King's movements. Mr. Town was sent for by the royal command to report as to•the state of the weather outside the harbour, and also as to the time at which it would be low water. Some time was spent in these consultations, officers running to and fro with or d ers an d coun ter-orders, and all fairly bewildered and thoroughly drenched in the rain, when at last the resolution was taken that the King of the French should go by the route already indicated. Colonel Bouverie was immediately dispatched in a,spe cial train (which also took the Duke of Wellington) to London, to order the special train to Dover, and send on an engine to order a steamer to be in readiness at the latter place. The train, which took Colonel Bouverie, started nearly an hoar in advance of the or dinary half-past five . o'clock train, and it was then settled that his Majesty, the Queen, the Prince, and the Duke de Montpensier, together with the prin cipal members of the suite, should go over to the house of Mr. Grant, the storekeeper, which is nearly opposite the offiee of Captain Carter, where a hasty re past had been prepared, and where it was resolved that they should remain for three hours, until the King and the Duke started for London, and the Queen and the Prince embarked on board their yacht, where they had arranged to sleep that night (in the harbour, of course), and to proceed on to the Isle of Wight in the morning. Orders were dispatched to the French steamer, the Caiman, to unship some of the baggage of the King of the French, which he wish e d to carr y w ith hi m by the other route, and other orders were sent to ship the Queen's baggage on board the royal yacht. While these proceedings were going on near the su perintendent's offices, the persons collected at the lower end of the Victualling-yard, and even the officers there on duty, were perfectly unable to divine the reason of the sudden stoppage of the royal carriage almost as soon as they had passed through the.gates• of the yard. The sky at this time was obscured by clouds, of the most threatening nature. Even before the arrival of the royal party in the Victualling-yard the rain had already commenced to fall heavily, and the circumstance of a vivid flash of lightning, accompanied by a long roar of thunder, occurring just before their entry, was the cause of some curious observations among the crowd. While the Queen and the King of the French were waitine• the superintendent's offices, the rain, far from abat ing, increased in violence, and this, together with the tempest of wind which arose at the same time, compelled the company admitted into the Victualling-yard to fly precipitately to any place they could find for shelter. The soldiers, however, continued to stand ,in their posi tion, exposed to all the pelting of the storm, which was so furious that it . was impossible for any one to' remain in it for one mothent without being thoroughly soaked through. After some time the soldiers received permis sion, as there appeared no symptoms that the storm would cease for some time, and no sign of the movement of the royal party towards the pier, to shelter themselves under the sheds and buildings in the yard ; and of this permission they availed themselves with such alacrity. that in a moment the Victualling-yard, which they hail previously covered, was left a completely void space. Not withstanding the sad plight in which the poor fellows appeared to be in from the drenching of the rain, there was something so ludicrous in the rapidity with which they scampered off for shelter that one could scarcely suppress a smile. The rain having at length somewhat ceased, the troops were a ga i n f orme d i n li ne, h ut i n con sequence of the change in the determination of the royal party, to which we have alluded above, they were soon afterwards dismissed and marched off to their respective barracks. Colonel Bouverie's mission to London also included an intimation to such of the Ministers as might be there of the expected arrival of the King of the French, in order that some one might be at the station to receive him. General Wemyss was deputed to attend the King to Dover, and to see him on board the packet. At a quarter to seven o'clock Lieutenant Prevost, the Flag-Lieutenant to Sir C. Rowley, left the Gosport sta tion in a special train with a dispatch from her Majesty to the Duchess of Kent at Frogmore, and with instruc tions to wait her Royal Highness's answer, which he was to bring back to her Majesty. He was expected hack at Gosport at one o'clock. All these arrangements made, the royal party took dinner, as already mentioned, in Mr. Grant's house, which, as may be supposed, was completely crowded with gentlemen and ladies, and with the officers of the King's suite. Notwithstandi ng th e extreme inconvenience to which they were all put, it wassatisfactory to hear every now and then a hearty laugh amongst the party, espe cially from the room where the illustrious travellers themselves were. The royal party remained nearly three hours at Mr. Grant's, until the hour at which the special train was ordered. At a quarter-past seven the King of the French and the Duke de Montpensier took leave of the Queen and the Prince, and proceeded, accompanied by M. Guizot, Count de St. Aulaire, and all of his suite who had not gone on board the steamer, to the station. His Majesty arrived there at half-past seven o'clock, and was saluted with hearty cheers by those who were admitted to wit ness the departure. His Majesty acknowledged the compliment, and entered the carriage followed by all the chief members of the suite, so that the royal carriage was nearly filled. General Weymss accompanied his Majesty. After a short delay, which was caused by fitting some of the luggage, and accommodating the rest of the suite, the train started at a quarter to eight o'clock, and reached the Nine Elms station at thirty-five minutes past ten o'clock. At Nine Elms Sir John Easthorpe, Mr. Chaplin, Mr. Boothby, and some others of the Directors were in waiting to receive the King. Sir James Graham was also in waiting at the station, and as soon as the train stopped the Right Hon. Baronet entered the carriage were the King was, and, conducting him out handed him to a carriage, which, with servants in the royal livery and outriders, was in waiting to re ceive him. Sir James Graham rode in the carriage with the King, as also did the Duke de Montpensier. The rest of his Majesty's suite followed in other carriages, and the party drove off immediately to the Dover Railway. Shortly before nine on Monday evening a notice was sent to the Directors of the South-Eastern Railway that a special train would be required at the New-cross station to convey his Majesty the King of the French to Dover. Preparations were immediately commenced to receive his Majesty in a suitable manner. The platform and entrance were covered with crimson cloth, and an awning was in the act of being placed over the platform, when an alarm was given that the octagonal building, the upper part of which was used as the painters' shop, and the lower part as a depot for locomotive engines under repair, was on fire. Captain Charlwood, Superintendent of the Dover Railway, Mr. Howell, Mr. Cubitt, the engineer, and several other gentlemen con nected with the railway, were on the spot, and gave every assistance possible, but the flames were resistless, and about eleven o'clock, when his Majesty, escorted by a troop of the Life Guards, drove into the station. the whole of that noble building was in flames. It was impossible to describe a state of greater ex citement than that which prevailed throughout the neighbourhood at that moment. Thousands had crowded from all parts on the flames being seen bursting through the lantern at the top of the building, and the arrival of his Majesty and suite shortly after, created the greatest interest. The exertions of Capt. Charlwood; Mr. Cubitt, and Mr. Howell were not paralysed by the rag ing of the fearful element so close to the railway. Every effort, notwithstanding the fire, was made to prepare the special train with the least possible delay, and at about a quarter past eleven o'clock his - Majesty an d suite en tered the carriages provided fo r their rece p tion, and the special, train, under the direction of Capta i n Charlwood and Mr. Cubitt, who took the management of the engine, left the station. As it was impossible, in the midst of the confusion created by the fire , t o place his Majesty's carriages upon the trucks without considerable delay, a s econd special train vas orderedimmediatelyr.,ee unable to Whitehead, departure, he to be pre t pared for their, conveyance, and for the conv e y ance of those of his Majesty's attendants w depart in the first special train. A secretary, had arrived just after his Majesty's and upon him the duty de vo l ve d of direeting the neces h l owere second sarrangementsary speespecial it was till a quar t er - past traina, and d nd " the departu re o f th e one o'clock that it started froth the station. One of the gentlemen conh' nected with the Lond on an d Dover Railway exp rese d his regret, that the late hou r a t which the notice. for. the, special tr "am h d "ea dered it impossible for the Directors be 4all"— 'ren' in attendance to receive his Majesty. The Ring, to 'expressed himself perfectly satisfied with the lanrran reply, expressed in strong terms his regret at the unfortunate and ,i,i fire then rarrine• on the nromiseq. An d onn ADELAIDE GALLERY. On Monday the Adelaide Gallery re-opened, after having been " entirely remodelled and beautifully de corated," with the first of a series of lectures on the dances of all nations. The expounder was Mr. Al fred Ormonde, who formerly; lectured on Scottish music, .ald the "experiments" were performed by a corps of Parisian dancers, who exhibited on "an ap propriate stage," erected for the purpose, embellished with " beautiful scenery," a " splendid new drop scene," and "magnificent costumes." Previous to the lecture there was a concert by the Sax Horn Band, who performed several popular airs very ef fectively, but the great attraction was the experimen tal lecture on dancing. The lecturer was mounted on a platform at the end of the long gallery, and im mediately above him was the ballet laboratory, fitted up in all respects as a stage, with procenium, foot lights, &c. Mr. Ormonde having held forth for a short time on the origin of dancing and on the pecu liar dances of the Greeks, called on Mesdames Jo sephine, Mason, and Fanny Genty, and M. Alexandre Vandris, for their first experiment, illustrative of the classic dance of the Greeks. Next came the experi ment of the Spanish, seguidella, with castinet appa ratus, very cleverly -perforniecl by Mademoiselles Louise Pierron and Fanny ~ G enty; and so the lec ture proceeded—alittle utteiiiirk of smart things by Mr. Ormonde, then some dancing by the Parisians, until they arrived at the grand climax, the Polka, which was performed in good style by six dancing philosophers. COURT OF ALDERMEN. A special Court of Aldermen was held yesterday in the Guildhall, for the purpose of receiving the return from the ward of Portsoken, and tendering the oaths to Mr. David Salomons, the recently-elected Alderman for that ward. The hour fixed for opening the Court was twelve for one, but long before that hour the avenues and approaches to the Court were crowded to excess by respectably-dressed persons, the majority of whom ap peared to be of the Hebrew descent. The proceedings appeared to excite the greatest interest in the City. At one o'clock precisely the Lord Mayor took the chair, and the names of the Aldermen having been called over, the minutes of the former Court were read. THE ADDRESS TO THE KING OF THE FRENCH. .- On that portion of the minutes being read which re lated to the presentation of the address of the Court to the King of the French, Mr. Alderman WILSON asked the Sheriffs if the ad dress had been presented ? Mr. Sheriff SIDNEY replied that the address had been presented. - Mr. Alderman WILSON asked why the Court had not been summoned to present the address ? Not only had the Court not been summoned, but one of the members of the Court, who was then present, had been positively told that if he attempted to attend with the deputation, he should be given into custody.—(Hear, and a laugh.) It was time that th e r i g ht s o f t h e Court should be ascer tained, and that it should be known whether it was an independent Court, having a right to present an address, or whether it was a mere appendage to the Court of Com mon Council. The LORD MAYOR denied that there was any desire to encroach on the privileges of the Court, but the stay of the King of the French was so short, that it was thought better to present the address of the two Courts by a de putation. Mr. Alderman HUGHES had assisted in drawing up the address. He had been excluded from seconding the motion for the address by Sir Peter Laurie, and on that occasion he had expressed his regret. He lived at Windsor, and certainly he had felt great surprise that he had not been asked to assist in the presentation of the address. A Noble Lord about the Castle had asked him if he was not to be present at the presentation? and he had replied that, strange to say, he had been excluded.— (A laugh.) He had written to the Remembrancer, stating that his equipage should accompany the depute tipn, and the Remembrancer had replied that he was ex cluded from attendance, and Sir Chapman Marshall had told him that if he or any other person attempted to accompany the deputation, he should be taken into custody. After a few words from Sir CLAUDIUS HUNTER, The LORD MAYOR explained that the address was pre sented by a deputation composed of those members of the Court of Aldermen who were in a position to attend. Now the proper place for Mr. Alderman Hughes on Sa turday was not at Windsor, but at the Guildhall. He was the Alderman upon the rota, and it was his duty to have been there to pass home 400 Irish paupers. Mr. Alderman HUGHES said that Mr. Alderman Wilson had attended for him at the Guildhall, and had discharged the duty for him. He thought the observa tions of the Lord Mayor totally uncalled for.—(Hear.) The conversation then dropped.\ The return of the prisoner's in the various metropolitan gaols was then read. Several persons appeared to be admitted as brokers, and, on the report of the proper authorities, were ad mitted accordingly. MR. SALOMONS' CASE. -.lt was then ordered that Mr. D. Salomons might be called in." - • 411'. Sidomons having come into Court, Mr. SA:SteteIIALL read the return of the ward of Portsoken', and in presenting Mr. Salomons to the Court, said that Mt.`Salomons had been elected as Alderman of Wei wardmote of Portsoken. He was glad that he wits Litroducingla person who was already known to 'thini, fcis% he had filled the office of Sheriff 'for the City, .the duties of which he discharged with the greatest credit. He was brought up in the City of London, and had obtained the highest character at the Royal Exchange, which entitled hi m t o be placed in the f orem o s t ran k s of the merchants of the City. He was, moreover, a magistrate of two counties, and had now for several years discharged the duties of a magistrate to the entire satisfaction of his brother ma gistrates. It was moreover the pleasure of her Majesty in Council to place Mr. Salomons in one of the most im portant trusts thatcould be held by a subject, that of High Sheriff for the county of Kent, the duties of which office he also discharged with entire satisfaction. These cir cuMstances influenced the electors of the ward of Port soken, but they were also further influenced by the high and unimpeachable private character which Mr. Salo mons was well known to possess. It only remained to submit the choice made by the ward of Portsoken, which presented to this Court Mr. D. Salomons, to fill the office of Alderman for that ward. Mr. DAVID SALOMONS said he had reason to believe that there might be some technical objec tion to him which would require legal infor mation to guide both the Court and him in the position in which they now stood. He had obtained legal information, but not of that high legal character by which the Court would probably be influenced. He intended to have the opinions of men of such high legal standing as Sir Thomas Wilde, Mr. Kelly, or Mr. Erle, but he was unable to procure them in consequence of their absence from town. He therefore begged the Court to grant him a fortnight, to obtain such legal ad vice. He would, if the Court desired, read the opinion of two excellent lawyers whom he consulted. The Court would not hear the opinions. Mr. Salomons was then asked if he had signed the declaration required by the statute of George IV. within the previous month ? Mr. SALOMONS asked if he was to understand that his application was denied?: Mr. Alderman WOOD said he thought, before that question was put, the request:of Mr. Salomons ought to be considered and discussed. The RECORDER said that the proper course to be pur sued was to tender the declaration in the first place. Mr. Alderman WOOD thought that the discussion upon the request of Mr. Salomons ought to take place first. Alderman LUCAS said he understood that Mr. Salo mons asked for time in consequence of being asked to sign the declaration. _ _ Mr. Salomons was then asked whether he was pre pared to sign the declaration ? Mr. SaLomoNS said he made the application he put lorward in the bet faith, and he bogged of the Court to give him the time he asked to consult counsel as to the course he ought to pursue in circumstances altogether new. He asked it as a personal favour to himself. Mr. Alderman FAREBROTHER said he thought the Court ought to be cleared before they discussed the sub ject. Sir PETER LAURIE said, if the declaration was not taken, he would move that the election be void. Mr. Alderman HIIMPHERY did not see why they should discuss the subject with closed doors. Mr. Alderman HUGHES hoped the Court would not be cleared. Mr. Alderman WOOD hoped that Mr. Salomons would be allowed the time he asked for. The RECORDER advised the Court to pursue the usual course pursued on occasions like the present, which was to tender the declaration in the first instance. Mr. Alderman FAREBRoTHER said it was competent for any person to have the Court cleared. Mr. Salomons was again asked whetiser he would take the declaration. • 'll Mr. SALOMONS begged foirtime ti .A at day fortnight. Mr. Alderman HUGHES wished to know the grounds on which this application was made. • Mr. SALOMONS said he made the application in order to have an opportunity of consulting Queen's counsel on the subject. At present none but junior counsel were in town. He had sought for Sir T. Wilde, Mr. Kelly, and Mr. Erle, but in vain. He had obtained the opinions of Mr. James and Mr. Welch, and they had advised him to ask for time, as they wished to consult their seniors. The RECORDER asked if their opinions went to the fact of his liability to be required by the Court to sign the declaration? Mr. SALOMONS—Yes, as to the mode in which the qualification was to be taken, and as to the modifications made in it by a'seßent Ace of ParliaMent. - The RECORDER wished to know whether Mr. Salo mons asked the Court not to tender the declaration ? Mr. SALOXONS—No; I only ask for a delay of a fort night, HISTORY OF SWEDEN. 2 Yds. Bentley, London, 1844. The history before us, which is edited by Mary Howitt, is a translation from the Swedish of Anders Fry xell, and has —as we learn from the preface—met with great success in the author's native country, the first volume having already gone through not less than six editions. It is singular that this volume, which has been so popular in Sweden, is the most fabulous of any portion of the history, and will most-likely be the least approved of in England, inasmuch as it con sists of old Scandinavian legends, which, for the most part, are of a ridiculous character, and throws little or no light on the historical events of the remote pe riod to which they refer. When the author comes down to a more authentic epoch, then his work in creases greatly in interest ; and his 'account of—what he calls —the " Luthern Period," abounds in instructive information. The present portion of his history closes with this stirring and eventful period, but we hope he will be induced to carry it down to the times of Ber nadotte, the late King, which are not the least honour able in the Swedish annals. London, 1844. 4 17614 THE D B A en ß a lCl ey, The author of this Oriental tale, which refers to events of comparatively recent occurrence in Persian history, is Mr. Baillie Fraser, already favourably known novel-readin g_ portion of the community y Kuzzilbash"—a work on ly b his t o romance the o f the inferior in power to Hope's " Anastasius." The scene of his present narrative is laid for the most part on • the Persian frontiers, and opens with a graphic descrip tion—the author excels in the descriptive—of a night march in a snow-storm, among the mountains of the Caucasus, which is undertaken by a party of horse men, consisting of Jaaffer Koolee Khan and his attendants, who are journeying towards the residence of the former's brother, Aga Mahomed Khan—an en terprising soldier of fortune, who, after many singular reverses of fortune, contrived to raise himself to the Throne of Persia. The character of this wily, am bitious adventurer, 'is drawn with uncommon force, and contrasts admirably with that of his more y generous kinsman, Jaaffer Koolee Kh an , w h o ulti mately falls a victim to the distrust of his r o y a l known brother.byTthhee name hero of th of thees!poryark is a oung orphan, Falcon protected through life by a mysterious, Meg,' who is Merrilies sort of woman, and after engaging in the service of Jaaffer, is, on his death, transferred to the household of Mabomed Khan, then Shah of Persia, and re warded by the hand of a young girl of the Kajar - tribe—the history of whose constant affection for him, during the darkest season of adversity, when there Seemed to be scarcely a hope that the lovers should again meet, forms the most touching and interesting episode in the romann.. In the course of his tale, Mr. Fraser gives' us several animated sketches of do mestic life among the nomadic Toorkoman tribes, which bear every appearance of being scrupulously accurate. In places he 4.a.littie too much given to prolixity ; and not a fey of his incidents have the slightest possible connexion,with the main plot of his story, which they tend, rather to encumber than assist ; but as a faithful picture of Oriental manners, the work deserves all ,the success that it will most likely meet with. THE WEATuEa.-L-Ddring the week, although little rain has fallen, We hiie been visited with storms of wind such as we . have "'seldom experienced. On the nights of Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday last it blew a perfect hurricane frorn'th'e'dbtith and south-west ; this was accompanied by suck biltieme darkness as must have made travelling on all thb' 3 roads very hazardous. We have not as yet received any iritplligence from the prin cipal shipping ports, but-we- fetr that there must have been many disasters at sea.-.-- - Carlisle Patriot. DESPERATE ATTEMPT AT SUlClDE.—UpperGower street, Bedford-square, was thrown into a state of great excitement yesterday, it being discovered that a person, who has been for years - employed as a charwoman in the establishme n t o f W. Northage,•Esq.“lo. 10 in the above street, having, in a fit of supposed insanity, stabbed herself under the left breast with a large carving-knife. A surgeon being immediately sent for, dressed the wound, and she was removed to the North London Hos- Tital with htat aliffht hcsruw of hot. I.esnnotwtt keic 3 : (1_ )CCiTOIO DEPARTURE OF THE KING OF THE FRENCH. Mon 'ay morning the visit of the King of the French to her Majesty at Windsor terminated with his departure for France, accompanied by her Majesty and Frince Al bert, on their way to the Isle of Wight. At 12 o'clock the carriages of her Majesty and of the King of the French, and of their immediate suite, were drawn up to the door of the great entrance of Windsor Castle, and in a few minutes after, having taken leave of the Duchess of Kent, who accompanied them down to the bottom of the great staircase, their Majesties, the Duke de Montpensier, and Prince Albert, took their departure, attended by M. Guizot, Count de St. Aulaire, Count de Jarnac, the Baron Athalin, General de Itu migny, the Earl of Liverpool, General Wemyss, Colonel Bouverie, the Countess of Gainsborough, and, the whole of their respective suites. An escort of Horse Guards accompanied the royal party down the Long Walk and through the Park to Blackness. The royal cortege pro ceeded to Farnborough by the. same route as that by which they came to Windsor, and there were parties of Lancers and Guards to estcort them to the station. At Farnborough every preparation had been made to receive 'their Majesties. The fittings-up - at the station were most elegant. A private carriage -road leading to the chief entrance-door, at the back of the station, had been set apart for their Majesties' sole use, and from the entrance-door to the door which leads to the platform a costly and beautiful carpet of crimson damask, with an elegant border of gold colour, was laid down. On either side of the passage-way were reception-rooms, the one on the left as you enter being for the use of the four royal personages, the Queen, the King, the Duke de Montpensier, and Prince Albert, while the opposite room was for the use of their suites. The room _prepared for her Majesty was fitted up in a style of remarkable ele gance and taste. The gold fillagr e e wor k t race d on t h e ceiling was particularly beautiful, and the furniture of the room was also unostentatiously and appropriately rich and splendid. It is evident that no expense had been spared by the directors in the preparation of this place. The designs were by Mr. Tait. At the station the directors and officers of the railway were assembled to receive their Majesties. There were present Messrs. Chaplin, Humphreys, Boothby, Smith, and Vincent Eyre ; and Sir John Easthope, Bart., M.P. Mr. Locke, the engineer of the line, Mr. Martin, and other officers of the company, were there also. A few ladies were admitted within the station -to witness the departure, and outside and around there were assembled a vast number of people, notwithstanding- the heavy rain that was falling at the ti me . The tricolour flag waved from the station, as well as the royal standard. Owing to some slight delays on the road, the royal carriages did not reach the station till a quarter to two o'clock, the special train having been ordered in readiness at one o'clock. Arrived at the door of the station, her Majesty alighted, and was escorted by the King of the French into her reception-room, followed by the Prince and the Duke de Montpensier. The directors were at the entrance and received Her Majesty. The Earl of Liverpool, the Countess of Gainsborough, M. Guizot, Count de St. Aulaire, and the rest of the suite of their Majesties went to the opposite room. The people around the station cheered their Majesties as they alighted. During the interval that elapsed while the train was being finally prepared for starting, the royal party re mained in the reception-room. At a few minutes to two o'clock they came out, and entered the state carriage amidst the loud cheers of the people. It was still raining heavily when the train started, at five minutes to two o'clock. The engine was driven by Mr. Locke. Upon the engine there was the tricolour flag, and on the tender the royal standard. The train proceeded at a very rapid pace towards Gosport. Owing to the state of the weather, there were not so many persons assembled at the different places on the wayside as there would have been had the day been fine. Still, there was a considerable number. At several places on the line the tri-colour flag was set up on the wayside. At Basingstoke the tri-colour flag waved' from the station, where a con siderable number of people were assembled, who cheered lustily as the train came up. There was also a rustic band, and the National Anthem was played right loyally. A delay of a minute or two took place here while the wheels of the carriages were attended to, so that the people had a good opportunity of seeing their Majesties and cheering them, which they did to the top of their voices. At Andover-road there were some per sons, and at Winchester a considerable number, includ ing many soldiers, but n o t un d er arms . A t Bishop stoe, where the rail branches off to Gosport, there was a considerable number of people, who cheered loudly as the train passed ; and at Botley, a small in termediate station, there was much preparation. Besides the tri-colour flag there was a band of music, and a great crowd of persons. As the train shot by the band played the National Anthem, and the people cheered, but it was, of course, only the work of an instant. At Farn ham, the last station before you reach Gosport, there were also many people. There was also a party of foot soldiers, who presented arms as the royal carriages passed. At Gosport the station presented a most animated appearance as the train came up. The decorations were nearly the same as those which were prepared for the reception of the King of the French. On the triumphal arch at the place of exit, however, th ere was a f res h in . scription, " Welcome Louis Philippe, Victoria and Al bert." The station was filled with well-dressed persons, chiefly ladies ; and there was a party of foot soldiers, who presented arms as the royal carriages came up, the band playing the National Anthem. The directors had come on in the train, and were ready to receive their Majesties as they alighted. It is needless to say that the spectators cheered most enthusiastically. The train entered the station at thirty-five minutes past three o'clock, having left Farnborough at five minutes to two. Their Majesties, with the Prince and the Duke de Montpensier, alighted immediately after their arrival at the station, and proceeded at once to the carriage, fol lowed by their respective suites. They drove off towards the Victualling-yard (the place of the intended embark. ation) amidst the cheers of the multitudes of people, who notwithstanding the rain, had assembled on the wayside. The road was lined on either side with foot soldiers from the station to the yard. As the royal cortege passed along, the bands of the different regiments, struck up " God save the Queen," and at a quarter to four o'clock the Admiralty flag was lowered from its staff in the centre of the yard, and the royal standard substituted, as the carriages entered the yard. The Victory and the other vessels in the harbour were at this time dressed out in their gayest colours, and the yards manned. As the day advanced preparations had been made for the reception of the royal party in the Clarence Vic tuallinz-yard, which, it will be recollected, was the place where his Majesty the King of the French first landed on the shores of England, and which had also been selected for the embarkation on his return to his domi nions, as being the spot most conveniently situated for that purpose. At the end of the Victualling-yard, on the side of the water, was a wooden pier of considerable length, and, as her Majesty and her Royal visitor would have to pass along this pier in order to reach the boat which would convey them to the Queen's yacht, care had been taken to ornament it on each side with bunt- ing, the footway, which was damp from the rain, being also covered over, as the time when the royal party were expected, drew near, with a kind of sailcloth. At the extreme point of this pier a great number of boats, filled with per sons anxious to obtain a view of the embarkation, had collected, and in spite of the inclemency of the weather the occupants of these boats maintained their position until nearly the close of the day. From this part of the pier the view was of an interesting character, during the brief intervals of fine weather. It affords a very exten sive view of the harbour of Portsmouth, and from it all the principal objects worth seeing are visible. The water in the harbour itself was very rough, and it was not an uninteresting sight to witness the tossing about of the different boats, as they frequently crossed from one side to the other, while the flags flying from the various vessels and buildings gave an appearance of con siderable gaiety to the harbour. Shortly after one o'clock some detachments of infantry arrived and took up their assigned position in the Vic tualling-yard. The guard of honour was composed of men belonging to the 87th, 59th, and 76th Regiments, having with them the band and colours of the 76th. The guard of honour, amounting in number to about two hundred men, was drawn up in a line from the water-side towards the offices of the Superintendent, situated in the centre of the yard, and from this point to the gates a line was formed by another portion of the 37th Regiment, while from the outside of the gate the line was continued to the railway station by other bodies of infantry belonging to the regiments above mentioned. It was understood that the royal party would arrive at the Clarence Victualling-yard at three o'clock, and at half-past two o'clock Sir G. Cockburn, Sir W. Gage, Lords of the Admiralty, Rear-Admiral Parker, Captain Hamilton, &c., came across the water from the dock- yard, and landed at the pier, in order to be in readiness to receive their Majesties. The Commander-in-Chief of the port, Sir C. Rowley, notwithstanding his indisposi tion, was also in attendance, as was likewise Sir H. Pa kenham, Lieutenant-Governor of Portsmouth garrison. Upon the landing of the Lords of the Admi ralty, the union flag, which had been previously floating in the centre of the Victualling-yard, was hauled down, and the Admiralty flag hoisted in its place. It was arranged that several men-of-war's. boats fully manned, and commanded by their respective captains or commanders, should accompany the royal barge from the Victualling-yard steps, as an escort of honour, to the royal yacht, which was lying off the dockyard ; and, as a matter of course, the officers selected for this duty wore among the number waiting in the Clarence Victualling ' yard. All the naval officers were in the fullest costume. The royal party not arriving at Gosport at three o'clock, tke period when it was understood they might be expected, there were some who, notwithstanding they saw all the preparations which had been made, and the attendance of so many official characters, still seemed to think that the journey would be postponed on account of the unfavourable state of the weather, the wind being gusty and violent, and adverse to the passage to Tre port ; but all doubt on this head was soon di s pelled,f or in a very short time the call "Attention " passe d qui ck l y along the line of soldiers from the railway-stat ion to the extreme end of the Clarence Vi c tualling yard ; and the cheers of the multitude outside be coming l ouder and louder every minute, at last convinced the favoured f ew who had obtained admission t o the Victualling-yar d that the Queen, accompanied by Prince Albert and the royal guests, were rapidly approaching. Almost imme diately afterwards a salute, fired from the King's bastion, gave notice to all within hearing of the arrival of the royal party at the •Clarenee Victualling tstablishment, when the ships at Spithead gave their gayest colours to the breeze, and a roar from the guns announced further the arrival of the illustrious Sovereigns. All was now bustle and commotion, every one rushing to the ramparts p • nin n nc - A .to cr ARRIVAL OF HIS MAJESTY AT DOVER. DOVER, TUESDAY, HALF-PAST Two. A. 1.8 His Majesty the King of the French, the .Duke de Montpensier, and suite, have this moment arrived here by special train from New-cross, His Majesty and suite were received at the station by the Hon. Colonel Bouverie, one of her Majesty's Fqizer ries, and the Count de Chabannes, who 'had been dis patched to Dover by the special train which preceded that which conveyed the King, to make preparations for his Majesty's departure. Immediately on arrival the King drove off from the station to the Ship Hotel, where it is his intention to pass the night, previous to embarkation at eleven o'clock this day. Supper was ordered for twenty, of which his Majesty and suite are now partaking, before retiring to rest. Colonel Bouverie and the Count de Chabannes pro ceeded immediately to Calais to make the necessary preparations fin. his Majesty's reception there. His Majesty will embark in Le Nord, one of the French Post-otlice steamers, now in the Downs, a mes senger having been dispatched to bring her to Dover. She will be accompanied to the French coast by the Princess Alice and an )ther Government. steamer. The good people of Dover, at least such of them as know anything of the matter, are quite taken by sur prise at so unlooked-for a visit to the hotel. Every one, from the landlord to the boot-black, had retired quietly to rest, when they were aroused by the special courier dispatched to make the customary preparations for royalty. King Louis Philippe has just written a letter to Queen Victoria, which is entrusted to General Wemyss, who accompanied the King to Dover, to deliver to her Majesty. The King looks remarkably well. notwithstanding his fatiguing journey since leaving Windsor yesterday morning. PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY. At an early hour yesterday morning the inhabitants of Portsmouth were awakened from their slumbers by the report of repeated salutes in the harbour; and not a few of them were induced thereby to turn out of bed, fancy ing that the Queen, the King of the French, and Prince Albert, had already arrived and taken them by surprise. It turned out, however, that the salutes were fired in honour of the Admiralty flag, which had been hoisted in the port in consequence of the arrival of Sir G. Cockburn, Sir W. Gage, and the Right Hon. H. T. L. Corry, Lords of the Admiralty, on the previous night. In the morning their flag, on being hoisted on board the Victory, was saluted by all the ships at Spithead. At a very early hour the St. Vincent, 120, flag-ship, Caledonia, 120, and Queen, 110, all up topgallantmasts, topgallantyards, run out the life-lines, and dressed - ship. The St. Vincent hoisted the royal standard at the main. white ensign at the fore, and urion•jack at the mizen ; the Caledonia hoisted the French flag at the main, a red ensign at the fore, and union jack at the mizen ; the Queen hoisted the flag of the Commander-in-Chief, Sir Charles Rowley (white), at the main, a blue ensign at the fore, and a union jack at the mizen; and dressed ship itti the very gayest colours. On the previous evening the brigs forming the experi mental squadron, with the exception of the Cruiser, all dropped down to St. Helen's to salute the French squadron as they passed. The weather during the whole of yesterday was very unfavourable. The early morn was ushered in by light ning and thunder, and though there were brief periods of sunshine, the day was, upon the whole, so rainy and squally, that a pretty general opinion prevailed that the royal party, whose arrival had been expected from Windsor, and who it was conceived must be made ac quainted with the state of the weather ,through the medium of the telegraph, would postpone their depar ture for another day. The water in the harbour was in a state of great commotion, and it was impossible to crozs from Portsmouth to Gosport, without getting a pretty good drenching from the spray. The boisterous state of the sea outside. therefore, might easily be imagined. About half .past ten, the weather being very squally, and the rain descending in torrents, the three line of battle ships above-mentioned, hoisted the French jack and the British ensign alongside, and hauled down as the signal to take in colours. The life-lines for manning yards were still kept out. The flag of Sir Charles Rowley was then removed from the Queen back to his own ship the St. Vincent, and the fleet seemed to have resumed their former appearance. The rain on the pre vious evening was accompanied by loud peals of thunder and vivid lightning. The sea ran very high yesterday, dashing over the ramparts, and, being spring tide, the houses along shore were from one to four feet under water. A more miserable day it were impossible to conceive. At twelve o'clock a body of Artillerymen went over from the Royal Marine Artillery Barracks to Fort Moncton on the Gosport side, with powder for the battery to salute the royal squadron, as it passed out to Spithead, and at about the same-hour three detachments of regiments in garrison on the Portsmouth side, of 500 each, marched down, and passed over the harbour by tho floating-bridge to Gosport, to form the guard of honour for the reception of the august party. In consequence of the arrival of the Lords of the Admiralty, the harbour was in a state of animation in the morning ; and several of the vessels in the harbour were dressed out. In the course of the morning, their Lordships paid a visit to the Gomer, when salutes were exchanged between one of the French steamers and the Victory. Shortly after this, about twelve o'clock, the royal steam frigate the Gomer, followed by the Elan and Pluton, left the harbour, and this circumstance served to confirm the notion that prevailed that the royal party would not arrive, as at first expected, yesterday, but would defer their departure from Windsor. It, how ever, turned out that the French steamers merely left the harbour, lest, at low water, there might not be suffi cient to carry them safe out. Thousands of spectators assembled on the walls, to get a view of the noble yacht frigate. She went out with considerable difficulty, how ever, the wind and tide being dead against her. . A most lamentable and awful calamity occurred at Portsmouth yesterday evening, at ab ou t twenty m i nutes to four, on the King's Bastion. A s th e A rt ill erymen (Royal) were reloading one of the guns, which is sup posed to have hung fire, the charge went off, and blew one of them to pieces, and the other was so horribly mutilated that it is impossible he can live. The guns upon this bastion are 32-pounders, and there are only four of them ; consequently to fire a royal salute req u i res each gun to b loaded five times and one six. It is . usual to use the worm to clear out th e gun , we believe, every second charge, and it is supposed some fire had remained in the chamber. The names of the unfortunate men are reported to us as Sandy Miller and Michael Walker, be tween 25 and 27 years of age. Miller was blown into fragments, and Walker had his thigh broken, his arm blown off into the moat, and his body otherwise dis figured. In the excited state of the town, it has been impossible to arrive at anything like a correct statement of anything further than the bare fact that such a cala mity has happened. Only five guns had been fired when the awful catastrophe occurred. They instantly ceased firing ; but the bodies being removed, and the fragments of flesh, clothing, &c., gathered, the guns were again loaded for the purpose of saluting the royal yacht as she passed by the standard on the bastion. The guns upon the King's Bastion being for heavy metal (32's), they are never used except upon very extraordinary occasions; and we are informed the present is only the fourth time they have been used for royal salutes since they have been mounted ; and the first time they were so used a similar horrible calamity occurred whilst the Artillery men were ramming down the charge. ENI3ARKATION OF THE QUEEN AND PRINCE ALBERT. Very soon after his Majesty the King of the French, with the Duke de Montpensier, had taken his most affec tionate leave of the Queen and Prince Albert, her Ma jestp and his Royal Highness proceeded in one of the royal carriages to the placo of embarkation, and went on board the royal yacht, the barges of the men-of-war ac companying the royal barge in the following order : The royal barge, a superb boat, built expressly for her Majesty, and which contained the Queen, Prince Albert, Lord Liverpool, and others of her Majesty's suite, form ing two lines ; on the right followed the Admiralty barge, in which were Sir G. Cockburn, Sir W. Gage, and Captain Hamilton, steered by Lieutenant Smith ; the barge of Rear-Admiral Parker, steered by Lieute nant Crayfort ; the barges of Captain Corry, of the Fire brand ; Captain Milne, of the Caledonia ; Commander Sherringham, of the Fearless ; Commander Lowe, of the Excellent ; Commander Crawford, of the Mutine. On the right, the barge of the Commander-in-Chief, con taining Sir Charles Rowley, his Secretary, Richard Haig, Esq., steered by Lieutenant Prevost ; the barges of Captain Moburar, of the Victory ; Commander Wil cocks, of the Victory ; Commander Fanshawe, of the Cruizer ; Commander Estcourt. of the Eclair ; Com mander Matson, of the Daring ; with other commanders of vessels in commission, right and left. Her Majesty remains on board the Victoria and Albert, to-night ; and in the m o r n i ng th e roya l y ac ht will pro ceed on a cruise, and finally return to Osborne Souse, on which occasion her M a j es ty will be saluted t e : t men-of-war as the royal yacht passes through he COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. ARRIVAL OF THE ROYAL ESTABLISHMENT A O U R OWN a T OSBORNE HOUSE. (" ) Om 14.—Thislong ta thing to be doubted no longe r. On Saturda y some of the serv a n ts talked a . o r f s r eventoi fns x i T s . arrived, on Sunday night a steamer, t h e P earl , was hired down from Southampton with some more, and the plate the a K n i d ng suoitfe the this French even ing.chests, &c., &c. This morning came a royal carriage, two horses, and three.ponies, and the stable establishme n t. li j eya in ensetrhe Thei siW Queen noPdrrsdoebrr probability Id o L i f if - io d t E rY a n Y iher inea. that As Maje sty will come it b l odown a to ga 1 ~,,,dead Cowes with ahead it would be madness to attempt to cross the channel on such a night as this, in such a aldrain ; thuAndseerr,valingthtenaimnge, down l e xpress by the gale, amidst this morning, to or d er t h e horses to be ready in tshteeacmaert riages at Cowes at half -past one o'clo c k, to convey the Royal Family to Osborne House, but at half-past four o'clock the royal steamer is not in sight. Cr 1.1 ....._ , OAL IT ExrLosioxs.—With the exception of the Wallsend explosion in 1835, that at Haswell has been more fatal than any on record. The following is a list of all the accidents which hay occurred, during the present century, in Northumberland and Durham, in which fifty lives and upwards have been lost :- 1812—May 25. Felling, 92 lives lost by explosion. 1815—May 3. Heaton, 75 lives lost by inundation. 1815—June 2. Success Pit, Newbottle, 57 lives lost by explosion. 1 a:A —Oct. 23. NVallsend, 52 lives lost by explosion. 1823—Nov. 3. Plain Pit. Rainton, 59 lives lost by explosion. 1835—June 18. Wallsend, 102 lives lost by explosion. 1839—June 28. St. Hilda, South Shields, 51 lives lost by explosion. lifitbgo' hot tho ". tbe dfe 01 d r at t o wew* ,ti b vF oi