The Sun. — London, England, 1850-06-10 00:00:00

TilE . • HER MA JEST Y! - THEATRE: -- • gleaMitig in her hind. An infernal chorus -repeats •, . The evening of Satitrday; June 8,._ 1860, is one the warning in bursts of will and fitful music. . She : , • ' which w iii , h e l ong celebrated in musical annals. O n hesitates no longer, the dagger is uplifted, and the : that .evening will the future historian of music sa y blow cleacending, when, breaking through the there was produced at her Majesty's Theatre in Lori.. anticipatory pause, is .heard again the , Bacchanal den, then the first lyrical establishment in the world, chorus of the 'sailers, led by Caliban, as they approach .• • the ch e f d' a - uvre o f the great composer Halevy, the ern- . the grot. . Ferdinand.. starts from his sleep as the sea '• ..- I 'nortal La Tempesta. We say the immortal La T e ia- fors kneel around him, acknowledge in him their fu. testa, and we say it advisedly, for it is a work hut tine King, and, better still, in Miranda their future _ - t the world will not:willingly let die. Both Scribe and • Queen l Caliban rages with impotent spite. Once ; 11414vy - appear. to hive become inspired by. the attidar . again 'the'-scene 'chitOgee to WherePitaspero,'his ree' of Shakspere—to have become thoroughly hailed Pentane brother, and the ,:King sit glittering on their thrones. The last bri g ht g l e a m of gl o ry plays "around 'with thetrue Shaksperian spirit, and_ by ministering caug h t : : the Charmed tale.. The .enfranchised Arid gambols , - reverently end_ faithfully at his altar, to have aloft! The doom of thebatiled Caliban is' pronounced; the reflex Of, his genius. ' Asa proof of the'snirit:in .. which M. Scribe has prepared his portion of • the work; it is to remain in the island alone with his rock-pent: .. .we subjoin ; his letter to . Mr. Lumley on forsvarding. dam. Suddenly a , brAve fleet appears upon the: sea, . to,, th e renowne d : Impresario' the: libretto of La newly eqnipped, to carry Prospero hail to. his:re- , -- Tenipesta :--: ' ' .-,-_,. covered 'Oukeflotn.r-Ferdinand .istid Miranda to their sr ." Sir, • .- - ... . - "Paris, - 24th Dec., 1846. , prospective kingdom. Spirits rejoice in air and Annexed you.will find the poem founded on Shuke;-. men on .earth: ; the glittering pageant, flashes Lefore .• Pore's_ . Tempest, which you ,didme the honour to :corn- ,all senses ;, and thus, _ in glory • and in :triumph, - the mission mew write. -I have done the Wawa' to .respect, mus i c - c l a d p oem ends with an uncontrollable outburst , - the inspirations of your immortal author.. All the: musi- - of dinral'harniony !" - ' ' ' _ - eal situations 1 have cleated aro but - suggestions taken . Proceed we now to describe the sce n i c deVeleptuent • from Shakespere ' s ideas,. and as all the hon o ur must ` Of this - plot:: After an impressive introduption, •. fullaccrue to him, I maybe-allowed to state that . there are of dramatic spirit, the curtain rises for the prolOgue. . but f ew s ubj ect* , so . - well adapted for musical interpre , • • tattoo.. ' ' ' ' . :-, „ . The scene represents . the deck of a vessel ; theliing " I byre no doubt that this poem, confided, • as it will . (Signor, Loreezo). and Duke (Signor. F.Lablathe) . : be, by you to some eminent composer, -will afford an . ,are di s covered sleeping. A chorus of invisible .occasion for au exalted and: very erest musical success-. genii is heard singing a sort of incantation to the I will esteem: myself happy if I have at all contri- storm; Ariel (Nlctile. Carlotta :Grisi) appears during bated_ to 14 however small my share of merit in the 'in- this chorus, and inspires the sleepers • with 'horrid rchtrtaking.. "Deign to receive, Sir, • dreams—the chorus also reproach them; by:the',Werds "The expressionof my Most distinguiebedeonsideration, they.iitter2in their; dream s, it is evident that they are . ' (Signed) ".EuGEE ScRIBE .. - stung, by guilty remorse. ' it The g enii then - 'De l'Aeadimie Franesise. . p ea r , and - run about the vessel and promote pp - , • ~ B. Lumley, Es 6 l tempest. ~ ' - Ferdinand (SignOr Baucarde), and: the • "Proprietor of Her Majesty's Theatre, &c , Ike." . • terrified mariners high 'from their berths; and finding kr. Lumley had entered into an engagement with that a ll chan ce of safety ;is gone,,iein in prayer ; the : • •Alendelssohn whose • music' to Midsummer 'Night's ' ship strikes—the.seas , overwhelm her—and as she • Dream point ' ed him out a s the composer par 'excel sinks Ariel and the gen ii soar triumphantly,through•• lence .. to whom the -illustration of Shakspere, should the aire‘ .The music of this -prologue is magnificent, be confided. ' Mendelaihon joyfully. 'Undertook this thoroughly melodramatic, ' in the 'besteenae of the labour of loie, but his sudden death occurred iinme- ' word,' being `at the same time descriptive arid sugg6- , . diately after his acceptance, and before he had:coin ..., posed a single bar of . the usic. ; Under. these cir. .tive•-•-descriptive of the terrific tempest Which rages without, suggestive of the . agoniee. of conscience -*t unsstinces Mr. Lumley,. m ' after much Mid careful con- which ragewi thin the breast of . .. • , sideration, determined : :to confide the libretto to M. ' . the guilty King and , fratricide ; and all these . m agnificent; effects '.. •• tfarevy, and, considering the antecedents of the great are not surprised that the are produced in the. most legitimate manner, with' French- composer, - we ... choice should have fallen upon him. La Tempesta out gie .elightest.. approach-. to trick or quackery. The:mihe en scene was . superb, and , the sinking, of the is "•a grand opera," in which there are intricate ship was admirably. managed.applause At the ehcral effects and grand harmonies ;" who so fit to do. fallof the- curtain was most enthusiastic.' . The first • Justice to a grand opera of thisiNehariTaieetinerpeasstatheiscoatniso- act represents thecave of Prospero , and is .a mariel . ..•: _ Poker of Guido et Genevra P of exquisite landscape painting. ..At.tbe rising of the 4 inagnifieen spectacle ;" who 'so fit to compose curtain . sleeping sylphides - are . seen dispersed about the music as t compoier of La ..Tate .r It embodies t ill the stage, a chortisof genii is - heard, . the. sylphides ballet with in go and' - ipectacle ;‘, the. composer of awake and dance to - the . chorus, ~which ..is light, L a Tentation is. of all others he who has been success - • graceful, and spirited,: The thorn* ceases, and Arne's fill in such ‘a combination. But the music must be' - bearitiful. air, "Where the bee sucks,"„ie heard.as the also light, graceful, and fairy-like - who, then, so fit herald to Ariel,- wh o ... appears in a . cleft in therock, ' as.the. composer of Le ral d'Anjorre and La Fee descends and dances a .pas,• supported by the Cory ,. avz Roses? Upon Halevy, therefore, the choice of phees. The introduction -of - Arne's well-known air ' '''- kr:, Lumley fell, and he has more than justified that , was beautiful :and , 'apprOpriate,' and" elicited th re e choic e; f or H er M o j es t y ' s Th eatre h e h as composed pp' of applause, and M. Halevy' 'lias most judi his chef y d'ceucre, and on Saturda night Mr. Lumley ciously madeit the leading idea, ,as ityrete; of the ballet had the satisfaction of producing the most beautiful music - throughout this eicinisite.acene,_ and, :indeed, grand bpericand the nrost superb spectacle overproduced throughent t h e opera. Miranda (Madame Sontag) on the Engliihlyrical stage ;an opera which, high as then appears, • and. -in a beautiful aria, "F erm i expectation had been raised; completely surpassed the ono voce il, mumure," :,, describes.' the emo "PeetatiOn. of the most sanguine and the WM/88'd thins which she feel! of - love first trembling in.ter which was, from beginning to end, a triumph. There ' - heart ; this expressive aria was deliiollBly rendered has been recently a controversy on the subject of • Madame Sonia ,who introduces into it some of the! - ' the manner in which Shakspere would .have written mo st ' .delicatelysfihished and exquisite 'cadences we , : . the Tempest had he lived in this our day.; and many have ever heard, .and. which elicited , the ; most , enthte . - 'of our best dramatists • and critics • hive given it as ' siastic and . rapturous applause. Prospero (C o l e tti) their: opidion that he would: " h a v e - w ri tten it as the then enters, and is imniediately followed ,by Caliban' libretto'. of an opera. Foreniost in the rank of the (Lablacire). 'The Caliban' of Lablaelie is Without . ex- Iluppbrtera of thiSopinion is Mr. Merril Barnett, who ception the 'greatest, -. the most Originah.the' most per , °lit written 'a most entertaining .pamphlet on the 'feet impersonation on• the stage.. 'His making -up is subjet, .' in , which he discusses , the clues-, a thing, to ; 'see.- and '-': •to study.' •:'' His head is Una with much.. critical acumen, and cern covered- . with , thick- matted red hair, - a • - Pares . the . original • d ,Shakspere with the 'fidans tattoo of Scribe.: • Fits analysis of the libretto of M. ' matted . red beard descends:- from his' ' chin,,, his arms and lege are.covered with red :hair, his feat , ‘ • Scribe, is so admirable, and is written so thoroughly • . : are bare, and his nails, both ~ of.. that we feel our readers will be• delighted-of fingers. an d•toes, are like birds claws ; his countenance has akezpression With its perusal; and we therefore subjoin it : - Of dogged and stolid malice and sensuality. ' The' We proceed to sketch an outline of the general, trio which immediately 'follows the entraneeof Ca . Idea of - The Tempest, as ada p ted by the tasteful tact . o r we •Tiber, and the subject of which is taken, a lmost word . M . Scrite too yeratic purposes.... The curtain rises f or word ' from ' • '' . ' '• ' -- • ' - upon the storm - teased ship. ist.ll4l,,lilingling. w ith the ' , Shakspere, , Vas Magnificently sung and acted by' the three great artistes, and the novel of the elements, choiraof invisible spirits chaunt applatiseat the c on clu s ion was vociferous. Cal i ban; , • rho coming -vengeance of the magiolan,•Prospero, and '- Ariel alighting upon the.deck,thenoniscience-stricken having quitted the scene, Ariel announces to ProSpero .11 y , ings of the tyrant Duke and the weakly-consenting the approech : 0 f .:- Ferdinand ; Prospero : retire& E and, ; Fe rdinand approaches, • led :•by •-• an , iavi-. . Isssing. ..The storm increases: The' Crew' wail ' and stela„ • chorus - of- -,genii. • The .firet • interview pray aloud; the spirit -thorns mock their agonies, and. between .: Ferdinand and: Miranda is also almost _ a. %fter a magni fi cent crescendo; the curtain falls on the tramieript from -Shaksperc The duet with which 'hip, which gees 'into splinters amid . 'the breakers the , act conclude& was deliCiously sutig by Besmear& • ~ hich-gird the - Enchanted Isle. .So pinch is ' proe and Madame Sontag, who were both called 'on at - the ' 'clue. Then comes the first act of the opera. The 'fall of the curtain. The orchestral aCcoMpaniements ' :.assns is the Grot of Prospero, where the sage nacre- to this duet are exceedingly beautifuL, , The second' •••• manner, drawieg inspiration from his-magic bock, ea is the great act of ,the opera,.and is :the act in Preclaims 'his power over, the'. eleniente, and. the ruanner in which he has exercised, it t bring his which the character of Caliban i s. fully developed , . 9 _ . The , scene •. • • -• • • • lint. ' • • • ping brother within ; his power ..: Miranda • e ,scene .representalhe forest cutside•Prospero's sPeedily appears Upon the .soene, andin a delicious- cave, Caliban-enters, bearing logs of - Wood, and utters a vehement burst of anguish and violence, which. told c oveting are expressed the . budding sentiments ' •• 41 1 half painful,. ,half ~pleasing , emotions arid. with most thrilling effect . as • delivered .by'Lablache. The d ialogue with Sycorax, who ' he confined in' the. . ualrulses of coming womanhood. In the •graceful rock, was magnifieently given,. Ind ihere ' was some. Ir bhee of M. Scribe the tone and spirit of the correi, • thing. awful in the horrible leer with Which he rc- Pottling scene in the original play are beautifulir garded Miranda after he had possested himaelf of the ' . '?reserved. Then the - atmosphere of dainty and poetic flowers. The duet with . . With. Miranda was one i.,,°cluit is clouded. ' Caliblin . ''appeats,l,and in a power-. of the :fine_st s pieces,- o f acting ever seen ; the and inteneelydramatie - trio ,the chi- . - air of earplese score .viikh .which .he disregards . her •,;tOters of the three interlocutors developed. , coininands, his disgusting attempts. at tenderness, and ,‘ „. 4, he. innocent loveliness' and exquisite purity of:Mi.' • his• look, of odious, brutal triumph as he bears her off,. "aado,, the stern wisdom of Frospero„, and • the brutal including the entreaties of- his mother for assistance, ' • nature Of Caliban, who dares. ,to - wiah , that , he Were • . are things to be seen . not 'to -be deseribedthe most tFCain • king -of ' the isle, 'with Miranda for his queen. skilful word-painting must fail .to 'carry the.res ~,, ntrast lathe key-stone of the dramatic arch. Mi motest --idea of the perfection of •L'ililPche in' bis. ' t i !ada.withdraws to magnificent scene. ' Very exquisite, tee, was the tiet. (;,, ,*deti, the elfin form of Arid swoops from aborethe . in gof 'Madame Sontag, and her acti*ati . she yieldi k,'„l't . ,Ze top s as in warbling' he informs his lord` of all to the spell the chitried sowers, ,&s though she ' ~`a r ro s t'he has done and of the safe bestOwal of the 4 i, t t ile Wrecked she . 'P . ' ''' 'h' . . . • were - fascinatedby their gaze, was exquisitely true tug;" . , r , I. i 4 4 ,, p. Pros , gives c serge to his -• • nature ,• there walk kslight :convulsivei.tremor. through, N' t , l tij l ituclant„ tprites to , watch ovez,Mirinda, Ind en- ._ herframe, ,tit i though the bad been, stung by a • rattle.;,, '•irshter . anct.Sylph. diseppear. Here ,are• - •heard.the Is t fti4l or the inviiiiile chorus of the air, who guide '- tneke.,_ and then.' she, sank. - '.'The' next •. scene introduces •,us . to the ) sailors carousing, . "and ',.. i° peeps ; by theirlueing = music. The meet-• this .is -: be -. gamy of ' the opera.' .The . chorui 11 1 , 54, 1,,g 4 All4...Xpace.,and..the ..gentle and pure-smiled' of mariners .is ful.l , of 'energy,' and their ooitilmeland . ••,,,\ i•,,,. Mine - feller ; and after the meeting, as Proipero '•• • had - . - attitudes most Ticturesitife..' Stephano (Stadlle. :Pa.! : ~, • Welrforeseetr' love. • The' exquisite Shakes ': • ' .. perien 4, t kell.:1. 'reserved I.. . rodil - • ini Theist ' sings `it B'' • ' - • , iT rinclist,. which, will be to \i' ;,!, P t , ' ll ./1 in ,all its original deptli,"eif colenr . , . 1° , the full as popular at the far-fAmed . Brindisi in • , ••,. 11 ' , delicaay of , tint, *and with the resappearanctof . , rossu. LUtreziee Rolla. ..The melody is the . joyous- i ~ , th. -r-to—hisifeigned.anger but "eoret sa t i sf a ctio n, at . ,:. . - •., .- ~_ of , most: character, and it is suRg.PY Mademoiselle. Parodi , With : - :,: •t h 7.„success of his schemes.--4he humble submission of infinite gusto and spirit, and wag reptnrously.arallilosl' . ~Lrrince, 'and eloqtient ind love-lorh pleadings of :'ibidilltiar the strUngrer, 'the act OoSE.s. The second , deservedly cncored. ~ I t. is by ;far • the best l' thing. that ,Mdlle., RAredi bas.. :yet done.. , Calibati . 'enters,. , •, k .Znpe,ns Witt a Malediction soensefer Caliban, tend an . leading Miranda as his slave; he 'announces 'himielf , ~ -2 4 citticin of his.mother, -Sycorax. ' 'Coe =witch is not Ling she island, to • the great amusement ' of the. l 4 ' ;•s 'dead, but imprisoned:beneath.' the' Weight. of Inas- ' :bl^ 4 4 ittY rocks ; c h ibed,lh there' the • f p• , . marinerk,Who , make him drunk. ' 'Mile this • ' 7 , .18 pro- : p,,,, , ~,. ~ a emir e l arts o rospero. eekr nit :M . ehd ' . whom h • hat forced 'ir. a, e ‘ ., 41 ..Z,9,4hYtif Crilibtin jabot slow to answer ,the prayer c I -'. , :erne ' Mil withlyiitor,. glees. vent to her .feel +l„-k,.-4,P cu b . '..oli§ii the Clay r i dge. grows of ins •in a , beettifully , :,;•pathetic solo, ",Dela! :. 47 1 ;4•0 . ktet flow e rs, a ,patent might for•eharm -anS:l spell. togli o Sign "" not 3 tsi.the . CoMineacemeat 'Of a !ril4o_tise Caliban is directed'to pluck; STfit s 6 arittedia at eeneerted . pieCe in which . the _ action of the rapid: in , N` . ..,',ty to form three wishes,' each of whist "x ilr,be :, L'AZ,rsculouslt' granted. The Oonversatiod is . inter- ' the' hnge , monster Joaring :out : a bacchanal ditty and . ,74 1 , 4 0..f<1, lir the'entrance - of 'Peoapero and Ariel. alit . 1; 4 &shed Duke again' 'reeozninetids his• child - I to t4iestion dCelihau,is carried en,,and which ends in 46 i .deneiug . .:Aftor„:his •-tincouth- fashion.. This. was the ►before has La .'V'(irtl4 - brths . • • . • . Meat trium h ofopera-never (~ to,„ ~ •,, i eree sprite,. and passes -ow. Now • .gre • pthe a g, ,blaehe, appeared so, 'great. '' At - the '. fall :' of N i -kK,eB..the . moment•.for Caliban. • t Vengean ce i r n , .thel' ourtait he Was: 'Called on - . three kitiii;' '1 - i d which he , thirstal; and the S c.ar i .; 'flisaV With Parodi and Sontag, then with'Sontag, OM' N , it ' (ibis imprisoned dam informs him will • theli' hy himse lf . lii the lest act we have a fine ti k ' , 1• 4 ;° . ,? : , - f! 'then' he :liti:Craeishekiktiranda from he ,sire;', y 314, , 0 44 of thk &a:41 1 9f . sl.9'4' *A and-her entreaties:. 'fit'-'cOtetti: -. :Lorenzo; . ant - r.: ,Lablsche; a . delleient Va l i., P firat,.Wish wil ,:betforeher, liberation, Caliban ',. dilfilor Bancarde and . Madame Sootag,• and . the t ~- - tt.,t h „, • fin ale " Viotti ha n a ture ; which, . 1: ta w , -magreflowerai. isilin initasit-shuts Atiellia ,• um, : which, as = rendered b' . snail ( , - --- - - • •-•:::. ' au m Sontag , is e „„_ ~ of a mighty triVenti sektirpr i gen the now , '.— a t,.. was .-the • very ... perfectio n' ~,,, kal uarde d Miranda, a• 'Otte' fulrOtpitsicin„ind dra.:), o.4*ga vocalizatione,,,,The .-scene of . enehany .anant s ~. with . which. ..- the , opera concludes, in !,: i t. t t,l4:• i a,,v,igourensnes. .Callban .makes hideous hare lii! 10Atie Child, 'of Prospero—with purest virgin 'thew!ty ofi.spectaele; far surpasses in•• splendour and magnificence anything that has hitherto been at• t.'' . 41*, 4 98,t of heartshe defies sad scorns the maddened tempted on the ' stage The Aerial palace of Prospero ,Ittl';x1 1 ; - i k _ c "a. • The howlsofthe. pent..o ' Sycoras..mifigle • with its Magnificent illuminations, and thousatui INN I Z' stag in g; s chorus of demons sounds from tliii brilliaht stirs; far surpassing 'even , the last Scene of 14 - str, the air, and the trees ; :and Miranda, despairing Ilie'teit'Pleiail, IrbiFb*e - haye hitherto considered t , , q: l i i, isabiitit to plyage ii.pOignard into her heart,, the ne plus Ultra 9t, scenic magnificence;. and the last , kt ,% 1 e4 ,: t he . breathing of the seCond wish,intals. npher scene the ship, with the genii awelling its sailk IS, 1 Z,,i l ,lti ttla ',ln a soft and, balmy sleep.`,l,Ariatf Mpg up his : perfeeqy s novel,.aad ia as unique as it is . unappro a chable` A 4 i Bible burden, esliban gaze& .fiirr,litr instant upon ,"L'lP' Sal eb arms and theri sta ti inaheai - r.i •• : A t „the conclusion all the performers were - called on.' r rig, a joyouie -- - : : Al 4 echoing lt m . , Veit ti through the -woods,' bears Miranda' - :Grier, : - who • • Mademoiselle .:-Carlotta , ,' sr,, was the very . , Z:llii r i Y. ail*. 'He dares not go far. - The new.hesrd : -,` tricksy sprite" That Shakapereimtetided'Ariel tobe,', 4, 'i d ,., All e i le 'Nrs andllieshipwreeked crew,' headed WSW:3f heing.receivedwith thimders'bf akiletise; a compli e,e'. Nviti e arid Trineulo, ere makiegil,• in i rry ,, l ,o6 , l , t r .nIE - vat which she -richly merited; for' never has a more 4 S - charity' Ariel" 'beeh seen than she., .Thin there were t . :,.,,, ti lt ,Lsaved from the wreck ; they, perceive =and ,atiti.p : . 4i' .. tsi,',llater. A skilfullysmaneged and -,ver.draipatc 'calls_ for Ifiliftiyi who Wasledon f , -Y Lableehe ; for l i A. tek le' folio . 6" '' • ,s 4. 1 „ ivs. The sailors panie •In' " ,=their bac- Scribe, wh et bowe4..hia thanks from a box; ' "•• i•lfileil.•• • cllOrtia to mock Caliban, and' threaten; him. for . Ilalfe, who .' ; . b ad. ... conducted the - opera e . Ili! . lie: up the '. still.: -aleepta:B' '4iii anda. admirably, and Who on. his appearance. On the stage 14 Skl " i "Sts - ----1 leadthem - Prospero ' was human 1 - • d . 'le,„ flak e . on to to sloe% . . ... ..,, se y applauded, eh for Mr. Lumley, who ~ ..I*,,ltit Q 4 eAhem king' in • the Wand, '• ; ,Theuithe festi- on bowing his acknowledgments from . hieiliot, „ yas . ,l'',' I .lll;kij itt .Onnewed----Ciiliban and' tlie'j iieam P 7'ei dr i nk, greeted with reiterated 'plaudits, accompanied by the" :".',' a.piiiilit!ult in chi*, ',uiitil, in the iiiidit of the - waving of-ABandkerchiefs.- 'The house was crammed stir,- nda, reatted.from her charmed sl eep, to suffocation in'. every . part, there Ares not a ' sing le : • .. !nou tt : ls the enchanted,:bouquet, which thedrankeri plaets'unocenpied from whichthereviss'..the , retnotest .': ' ll b e r has dropped, stays his pursuit by f'ormiug, :chance •of obtaining' an deo:Wane . glimpse of the' . r • , • ehe tined • , • - ' "1 1 : ' 14111 th! , third • wish-sthe Rulers and ., , . ,I t , t 4 , d i n a est are rented to the, spOtlilOre*ttie/ 4' ool 1 , 4 N Pilul e ,i, ,aPtli introduces. Antonio: andAlOlZQ.be li I V k e ttlic ian .i e ' t ._bard fate, and -the supposed deathel 1 1 4-el,:i!I the i • rrospero, untecogsised''bY . bit'brother . ' 4 l(l 4 'w - ` 4 .40 1E , 5. 'ug: of Naples, .reproaches thinvwith their ',4 1 „A, ke _ The Duke and ' , King ,, subdued an& errot . ‘ , ),:1.1%:. , fmkw the. . Mame ii "and listen ' in' ,41 ) ,), 4 il lind * 0 1 potent , 0,-- I ,?,'s ... 4 ..,,„,, , z „ re , tic er as the enchanter•eunimOns Ariel ',%, i 'tt l ;t 4 ic Z r „..§ 4 1,4e. . Melancholy accentatbe voice of tl,", 3 7' . tov rti ,„ 4 ,l l llprisoned spirit—respond to the ' call, and r cz .I%, t re t 4,: i uspero of. the triumphant ; alice of Calibttp,. ft ,. c i csklyii i 7" . ..ef' - the 'sage's arm . suffices to break- ; the N t CAs t l'%-foil ' and then, in wrath; he ,informa.his li i lt,C, i t tli e i„,?.wing companions that if hie ;daughter it. ki v,t ~, k ks tA ili»,„; n yiiii teat& alto. Andwhere'all this time t ' 4 1;1 t - '4" 4 . AVIZ lady, FrAttir her escape frena . Ciiliban and sp*kl , 4 l Will i sue *and 'wildly h thickets, e,. 6 . er , a ,_ ers thzoug the tlki c t ' ll 'sriik o „_•cfs are, arrested. . by . .the • voice :Of us _ Ni s ,„ . ._7! . ulled into. ypocritical , softness,' which ~_`l , 40 17L!e , - Stab the' strapger, 'Ferdinand, as 'a CU°. fr A e.r. The scene again changes to the ", Ile "'l n land worn t 'di t sp ii ,___ . ,unaccos caned, "" c luillY 3 blitanda eaters, the digger 21TAL1Ali OPERA. 4,0b6 . to:# Diavalo was repeated here on: SaturdlY, with!,the same 'powerful cast, as .heretofore. The Bertram of Formes. grows upon acquaintance the most perfect piece rof diabo ti lisrnon R th o e ber s t is o g a f... Grisi, as Aline,' was very fine, ad the , Tamberlik •and the Rarnhaldo 'of Mario were -eauh 'very excelleuti The house was very well attend e d. id ; 1 , • A '•Y 71 A RKET TTHLAT RE.' ter ~, 41 ~ n adaptation from the French , by, Mr. Webster, entitled None. tat the Brave deserve Ike Fair. was produced at this, theatre . , on Saturday., night. I t i s -founded on a' rench piece, called Un Mari, Anonyme, a version cf which has already been brought out at 'the metropolitan houses._ The plot, it will be remembered,' ttirhs upon ' the protection which, a young ; lady . . gives to a ( u gitive . cavalier, and the 'ne cesilty "she is under of marrying him, in order to preserve herself and her family from the penalty at-- _tacked to harbouring, a political :offender, to the dis . cometure of her real bridegrooin, who - is, in conse- LON - DON, quence, believed to be the person upon. whose head a price ,is fixed. The Haymarket version of this pleasant piece has been ably executed, and is ex tremely- amusing. The characters are sustained by Mr. Webster, who personates the extempore`hushand, Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Selby, Mr. Howe, Miss Rey nolds, and Mrs. Buckingham. The comedy is put upon the stage with every sufficiency as regards scenery and decoration. It was quite successful, and Mr. Webster announced itsirepetition amid consicler able applause. - - NEW STRAND THEATRE. The venerable Mrs. Glover made her final appear ance on Sattirday night—whereby the English stage loses an artist . who, in her peculiar line, has long been unequalled. After the performance of the Rivals, in which she played her well-known part Mrs. Mala prop, the house rang with calls for her to re-appear. Being introduced by Mr. W. Farren, she addressed the audience in the following terms :—" Ladies and .Gentlemen,-1 think you sincerely for the gratifying Jeceptiort which you have given me in this the little Strand Theatre, where I have now played my last scene, and , made my last bow (with' the exception of one) to the_ public, after'a • period of fifty-three years passed upon the stage.—(Great applause.) lo my old friend, Mr. Farren, I' beg once more, and thus publicly, to return my sincere - thae.ks for giving me this opportunity of taking my farewell 'of my kind friends.—(Applause.) To his excellent talented little troupil also beg to return my sincere thanks for the kind support which I have on all ooca &ions received from them.—(Cheers.) , And to you, my valued friends, for the great kindness I have on this, and all occasions, received At your hands, I take this . opportunity of 'expressing to you my warmest acknowledgments." Mrs. Glover, who evidently laboured under consi derable emotion during the delivery of this short speech; was then led'ottby Mr. Farren amid the sin cerest demonstratiens of sympathy and regard. The exceptional performarce alluded to is, me believe, a benefit which is about to take place at her Majesty's Theatre fur the benefit of. Mrs. Glover, and which, it is said, the Queen has kindly promised to patronise: The Royal favour could not well-be more legitimately or gracefully bent° wed. THE CHINESE JUNK. This interesting specimen of naval architecture having beet? removed from its original moorings at Blackwell, is now snugly located at the Temple Stairs, and has thereby become accessible to a new audience. She is, in some respects, a type of • the wondrous empire from which she comes. Her grotesque figure, curved like a huge shell, seems to bid defiance to all the principles by 'which strength is obtained in naval architecture, and yet the log of the voyage honie shows .that few vessels could exhibit better qualities as a seaboat. A. more minute inspection would send' n English joiner to a lunatic asylum. The beams are ,"unpinned • and , unmorticed, simply laid against each other, or 'overlapped merely an inch or two, and resting against rather than supporting the outward sheathing. The planks are literally sewed together, and the• seuns are filled with cement. Ap parently; the whole structure is more clumsy than strong, but it rounded the Cape amid storms and tempests without making a drop of water, and boasts an age of upwards ofloo years. It is in fact, a gi gentle Chinese puzile. The hold' has capacity for 800 tons of goods, and -is divided into those water-tight - compartments which with us have been deemed • the. crack discovery in steam naval archi. tecture.' The saloon forms a lofty and elegant drawitig-room, and the sleeping accommodations for the common sailors might well make our English shipowners blush. Everything is in appearance rude, gaudy and grotesque, but substantial and admirably adapted for,its purpose while singular to say, it is down to the smallest bolt or block diametrically op- posed in construction to its analogous European vessels. The, mysterious Joss' Houses' must not be forgotten. . At each end -of the vessel is a small recess not unlike Punch's theatre, only not halfthe size, and within are placed the deities of the Chinese pantheon. Two or three small figures that seem as if supplied from the gingerbread fair at Greenwich, sit round a pastille par, in dignified composure, and to these, the people w,ho inventcd gunpowder 2,000 years ago, and raised Confticius, offer bits of red rag and,plates of rice as a means of securing a prosperous voyage. To complete the illusion and virtually to transport the visitor from the Thames to the Yang-tse-Kiatig, , a Mandarin, of we don't know how many buttons, does the honours in a sensible and gentlemanlike manner, and explains the wonders in tolerable English, althotigh we must confess that a slight Pekin accent does not increase the perspicuity of his observations. But the reader must go and judge for himself; • and if the exhibition make, upon him the profound impression it did upon ourselves, he cannot fail to feel grateful for the treat which the daring enterprise of a •British sailor has brought home to his door: SPORTING NOTES. No. nc. BILL OF FARE FOR ASCOT " I'll lame ' Which •may on Fortune's 'Change be berter'd For much money." • FITZWALZYNdE. "The runt's mine oyster, Which I with judgm ent will open." SLIAKSPERE (slightly altered). the following programme will be found the probable-" fields "tor the principal/aces at Ascot ; with the possible "first-flights "'at the finish of each struggle, marked with an asterisk. TUESDAY', The Trial Stakes. ' One Mile. a l : F I3 :B a t tl e y s r s y , r 4 8 ;t 98 1 t 1lb 2. Blondette, 3 yrs 7st 41b , 4. Nina, 4 pi, 84 71b • - The Gold Vase. Two miles. 1. Officious, 3 yrs, 64121 b * Mildew; 3 yrs, 7st 31b *. 'Miss Ann, 4 yrs, Bst 91b Little Jack, 3 yrs, 7st 31b Dark Susan d, 3 pa, 64 131 b Ascot, Derby. • A mile ands half. 1. Ghillie Callum- • • * Concertina colt • R4Yal Hart 5 • Nutcracker or Ghio • Lady Geraldine colt } - doubtul Moultan f . Fifty Sove.'Produce Stakes. One 'mile, 7 fur., 154 yds. 1. Core,•Bst•2lb Canada colt. Bst 91b (doubtful). Fifty So's.- Stakes. ,Sirfurlongs. 1. Olympian • ' 1 2. Ginevrs First Ascot Triennial Stakes. 1 mile, 7 furlongs, 154 yards.' 5 Nunnykirk (F. 3. Filothuinrgoene'roStrotirrolbCiawbi; D Osterley (A. Day) Butler.), doubtful, of 2. :Vatican (Teurpl etnan ) ockeray) Repletion (Wakefield) • Clarissa or Crucible (Nat) The Second Ascot Triennial. .5 furlongs 136 yards. • 1. Catalpa or Citadel (Nat) *Hesse Romberg l '""" Australind *Coticulei Melita Piny by Cosi! • Colt by Velocipede Louis Napoleon Macaw • Aliserrims Mr. Merryman Eortima One of Sir J. Hawley's Atkat Stakei:'• Two Miles and a half.' iVampyre, 6 ys, Bst 41b, or, ' ' "' I Collingwood, aged, 9sl ▪ 'llatneik; &yrs, sst • ' . • '• a. 'Marquis of Canyngham, aged, 6iri 41b J 6 L; Gismo., - 4 yrs, 7st 101 b -' • • •-,•:»> Montague, 4 yrs, 7st 91b , . •it * IZetail„,4•yri, 7fit 51b •.1 4 Jellyfish, 4 yrs, 7st •4lb(-doubtftil) Fire Eater, 4 . yrs, 7st 31b Sauter la• Coupe. 4 yrs, 7st • Clarissa, 4 yrs, 7st-(deubtful) • '* The Cocktail; 4 yrs,-6st 51b (ditto) 55' Durtlans; 4 - yrs, Set 101 b • Impresaion, 3 yrs, 4st 101 b • Welconie•Stakes. One mile and half. S Sweetheirt,3st 101 b or-- I.: , 1. • z The Countess; 84 21b • • • • 2. renangylas 71te . • Tha•SWedis,fist , 7lb •-• '• • Utrecht, Bst 71b: • • WEDNZEitkLY. • Coronation Stakes., One mile. I. Tiff, Bst 71b (Templeton]) 2. Existiefilly, 84 101 b (Nat) . • 3. Clelik Bst 71b-(l3artholotnew or Norman) Royal Hunt Cup.' One mile. Collingswood, aged, 9st 8:1) * • Surplice, 5 yrs, Bst 71b • -• -JtWanota, 6 ps, Bst 31b (doubtful) • - :.]*•••, - ,,,,Elateatcher, 5 yrs, , • • * The-liner, 5 yrs, -73 t 81b _ -5, • • Black Eagle, 4- yrs, 7st 71b • , • •-Duloet. aged; Tat -51 b • Strongbow, 4 yrs, 7st Sib • Woodlark; 4 yrs, Est 111 b Hagley, 5 yrs, - 6st••9lb • Marquis of Conynghem, aged, 6st 71b • lierriott, -3 yrs, 6st 71b • ▪ Brennus, 3 yrs, 64 51b * • Wallfhwer, 4 yrs, Est 31b * • Dblly Morden,- 4 yrir, Est 21b ..,g-kre and Take, 3yrs, Sat 1111) . . <• • .ras'.ltriero, 3 yrs,;s4 51b • •• Preslaw, 3 y r s, sst 21b ' The runnin g Sweetheart, Tarn W a dli n , Little Jack, Clelia, or Baroness is very of fl,fliciotis; Cheerful, Susan Lovell, doubtinl. Sweetheart and - Officinus, with a:start, - would be a good investment. , , . 4 : ~7~-.j " friends.,,„ kyaelf? ;10, i from C he a is to be foun e , inforrost i lio anpt, and ,Isehond• 44110. „ MSTA O. 4,O is letter to pril 3 0 , 1820. 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Receipt filly, 2 yrs, Ost 111 b * _Prestige, 2 yrs, 6 yrs, Est 1 llb * Officious, 4 yrs, Bst 111 b (doubt fill) * Countess, 3 yrs. fist 111 b• Beaufort, 2 yrs, 7st •, ' Fernando, 3 yrs, Bst 111 b (doubtful) Ghio, 3 yrs, 94. (doubtful) .. Thea, 2 yrs, 6st 111 b • Evening Star filly, 2 yrs, 6st 101 b Louis Napoleon, 2 yrs, 7st (doubtful) Windsor Stakes. Mile and thri! , e• quarters. ~1. Bee Hunter, Bst 71b 2. Cariboo, Bst 71b Utrecht or Ghio, Bst 71b Dark Susan colt, Bst 71b • ' . Concertina colt. ast 71b • Valentine, Bst 71b , • Lammas Lass, Bst 2,1 b Cranlierry..Bst 71b Countess, Bst 2lb (doubtful) Mickletoc, Sat 71b • TIIIIRSDAY. The Emperor of Russia's Plate. Two, miles aid a half. 1. The Flying Dutchman, 4 yrs, 9 at slb (Marlow) 2. Canezou, 5 yrs, Bst.lllb (F. 13t; .tier)' ' 3. Chanticleer, aged. 9st 3lh (Me ,•son)' 4. Peep-o'day-Boy, 6 yrs, 9st 316 (A. D ky) Little Jack and Jericho are very du übtful runners. This " bill of fsre" will be conduc led to-taorrow or Wednetday evening. and will, enure, furnish a racing ' feast no sporting yourmand,can cavil at. . I asn, Sir,. yours. &c.; THE SPIRIT OF . THE TURF. June 10, 1850. SPORTING IN TEL LIGEN CE. NEWTON It ACES.—Fatuiv (CoNeLtivall) Plate of 501., added .to a Sweepstakes of 5 s'or. each, for three yrs old,- Bst 71b; four, Bst 91b; five, 94 31b; six and aged, 9st 61b. Mares Sce. allowed 31b. The winner to be add for 150 so r e. fiesta, one mile and a half.. (3 Subs.) Mr. OsbOrne's Aehyranthes, 3 yrs (Osborne) , 2 1 1 Mr. Holdforth's AVihnont; 3 yrs (Wells) 12 . 2 Mr.'Lawson'a Pizarro, aged . (Noble) 3 3 • The winuer WWI claimed. • The. Beaten Stakes of 5 soy a . each, 3 f t, an d 30 added, for three-yrs old; Bst 41b; four, 9st 91b; five,.lost; six and aged, 16st 21b. Mares and geldings allowed 31b, and horses that' have started once and not won. al lowed 31bs; twice,' 51b. The winner to be sold for 1504, but if entered to be sold for 504, allowed 28Ibs; if for 301 ., 351bs, Itc: Heat s , once round and a dis tance-,. (4 Sub4.)' • Mr. Lawson's, Augean, 3 yrs (301.) (Ashwall) 3 1 1 Mr. Thompson's b c by Gladiator, out of Lilly, 4 yrs (501.) .. . . (G.,Oates) 1 3 2 Captain Liddel's Anthony, 4 yrs • ASCOT-11EATEVRACES. Mr. Bond's Archeress, 3 yri (301.}The following entries, made on S atur d ay a ft ernoon , 'completes the list for the ensuingmeeting:— 7..(W Sh e ar lls p ) ) 2 0 0 2 dr 3 • • TUESDAY. The Trial Stakes of 5 sm. each, , with 50 added, for two yrs old 4et 41b, three 7st 41b, four 6st 71b. five 9st, six, and aged 9st 31b; the winner to be sold for 600 sore., unless exemption is claimed at the time of entrance, and , horses for which claim is: made to carry 7lb extra. New mile. Flatcatcher, 5 yrsL—Besufort. 2 yr s (71b extra)—Nina, 4 yrs—Blondette, 3 'yrs—The Moor, .5 yrs. WEDNESDAY. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas ; three yrs old, nit 21b; toui. 9st 216; fire, lOst; six an d aged, lOst 51b; to start at the Ness-mile-post, and go once round. Fernhill, 5 yrs—Osterfey, yrs--Trourcer, 6. yrs— Retail, yrs--Mounseer, 4 yrs --- Flateateher, 5 yrs— Wanots, 6 yrs—tiam Hood, 5 yrs—Bibury, aged--Ziske, aged-r-Impression, 3 yrs--Macaw, 4 yra-- , Counterfei•t, aged—Whim colt, 4 yrs—Fire-eater, 4 yes=-Watch ;dove, 6 yes—The Gent, 3 yrs. The Windsor Town Plate of 50 sovs.; two yrs old, Set 6114 three, 7st 1016; four, Bst 81b; five and up wards, , 9st; mares and geldings allowed 31b; the winner to be sold for 100 .sovs., if demanded, &c: T. Y.C. . • Br f by Pantaloon, out of Sherbert, 2 yrs—Brother to Whipper Snapper, 2 yrs-i-Fern, 5 yrs—Susan Lovell, 4 yrs—Ghio, 3 yrs,—Countess of Albemarle, 3 yes—f by Pantaloon 4 out of Lady, 2 yrs.`.l3 f by the Cur. out of Elphine, 2. yrs—Mogador, 6 yrs--Ziska..aged—Macaw, 4 yrs--o by Cowl, out ,of , Celandine—Lananas Lass, 3 yrs—Montpensier, 6 yrs—Willingham, 4 yrs.. THURSDAY. Th fo e r V th is e ito aeco Visitors' of 109 so., with 25 second, by subscription (h by andiea'u of 5 cove. each, the surplus, with the entrance-money of non-subscribers, to go to the fund. Once round and a distance. . Chebron, 6yrs—Fernhill, syrs—Van Diemen, 4 yrs-- Radulphus, aged--Defaulter, :.5 yrs—Durdanr, 4 3 ra— Vampire, 6 yrs—Old • English Gentleman, 4 yrs—Flat catcher, 5 yrs—Strongbow, 4 yrs—Woodlark, 4 yrs— Mary, 4 yrs—Cheerful, 4 , yrs-rßetail, 4 yrs—Escape, 5 yrs—Nutcracker. 3 yrs—Syrup.. 4 yrs—Watiots, *6 yrs— Give-and-Take, 3 yrs—Counterfeit, aged-- Walchdog, 6 yrs—The Gent, .3 yrs Impression, 3 yrisDan Tucker, 5 yrs—Repletion, 4 yrs—Whim c01t,•4 ' - The Stand Plate of 70 SOU: three yrs old,; 7st 71b ; four, 9st ; five. 9st Blb ; Aix said aged, 9it 121 b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b ; horses entered to he sold for .400 - sovs. allowed 31b ; for 300 1101% 71b ; .for 200 toss, 121 b; and for 100 cove. 901 b. Swinley Course. Van Diemen, 4 yrs (200)—Oaterley, 4 yrs—Rsdul phus, aged (200)—Troumer, 6Jrs--Syrep„ 4 yrs (100) —Second Sight, 4 yrs (100)—Conatess of Albemarle, 3 yrs (100)—Lady Asace', 5, yrs (100) —Defaulter, 5 yrs (100)—Woodlark, 4 yrs (200)—Preslaw, 3 yrs (100)—Rellissima (h b). 3 yrs (100)—a:triage s 4 yrs (209 —Give-and-Take, 3 yrs (300)--Whitstone s.yrs (100)—Whim colt,*4 yrs (2fo)-Watchdog, 6 yr;(100). FRIDAY. The Borough, Members' Plate of 50 soya., added to a Sweepstakes of 5: soya. each; three years old, ht; four, B,t 41b; five, Bbt 101 b; six and aged, 9‘t; win nera once in 1850 to carry 31b; twice, 81b,e4tra; the winner to be sold for 150 soya, if demanded, &o.' "The Old Mi'e. The Old Fox, 4 yrs—Fern, 5 yrs—Susan Lovell, 4 yra—c by Mug, out of Virago, 3 yrs—Nutcracker, 3 ‘yra—Brington, 3 yrs—Mogaior, 6 yrs—Blondotte, 3 yrs —Defaulter, 5 yre. HORSES ARRIVED OR EXPECTED. , Flying Dutchman, > Elthiron,. Crtreus, Strongbow, Damask, Waterfall, Slashing Alice, The Crowner, Ra dulphus, o by Sir Hercules out of Adds, Mounseer, Mary, Ghillie Callum, Beehunter,' Officious; Woodlark, Counteil, Cheerful, Vampyre, Hesse 'Lemberg, Turtle, Buckhotind, Sherbet filly, Jelly fish, Miss Ann, Chanti cleer (doubtful), Brennue, Baroness, Louis Napoleon, Dulcet, Sauter-la-coupe, Juggler: Fern, Susan Lovell, Clarissa, Citadel, Glauca, Cariboo Crucible, Catalpa, Ginevra, Brington, Sergius, Jerioo, Give-and•-Take, Tarn ,Wadlin, Fire•ester, Nina, Virago colt,. Impression, Longinus ' w, Maca- Whitstone, Mildew , 'Penang, Con cemina colt.. Receipt filly, Fortuna, Hagley, Canezou, Olympian, Crotchet, Mickleton, Kremlin filly; Clelia, Cora, Countess ' of Albemarle, Harriott, Peep-o'day Boy, Sweetheart, Woollen Worley, Aus tralind, Prestige,' yre ; by Cowl. 2 Retail, Miserriaia, Defaulter, Zidoo, Exoti c filly, Laundrymaid, Wane- . dyke, Collingwood, MontignO, g by' Epirus, dam by d'Egville; Faux-pee, tby The Oure, 2 yrs; Eva, (Edi pus,, Black Eagle, Durdans, Dark Susan colt, Lady Geraldine colt, 3 - yrs; Lady Geraldine colt, 2 yre;, Pres law, Escape, Wefts, Mogador, Castanero, Valentino, Sides, Surplice, Wanota, Loadstone, Wallflower, Coti culs, Beaufort, Dolly Varden,,Royal Hem The. Moor, The Swede, Jack Robinson. Repletion, Bloodette, Fer nando, Laminas Lass, Thea, Old,Ralph Burn, Marquis o f Conyinghaw, . Court Swivel, Little Jack, ljtrecht, Gbio, Nutcracker, Mr. Merryman, Flatcatcher, Troun- The South - westernßail i way on a" T:e 's aday'and Thursday from th e Ter tioris,soetnvepraanl y for ha p v la e te a s d . moderate prices, com mencing. •, and have enabled the ctiesre. adver tised Waterloohep seicd special it aSettiirigrokhniJni. trains on extremelyH, clock A • st subscribers at Tattersall 's to avoid a.great deal of annoy n - the station, by procu r in g t i c k ets a t t h e S u b scrip tio c n e . Windsor terminus,. end thus; the, journey to the course' a Rom. Conveyance, will be, in waiting. at the at o - will he completed in less than.half the.time it formerly oeeupiod, and at a very considerable saving of trouble 6 to 1 a gs t The arrangements o f th e G rea t W es t ern .the accommodati on o f t h e wes t• en d traffic a co mprehensive. Th ere i s every pros p ect o f c a r n os d:2 lope ko s muey equally . r a good meeting. . LATEST BETTING , ASCOT 67,1.1M5. 5 to 1 agst Vampyre Collingwood(t) 6 to 1 agst Damask QUEEN ' 8 VASE.' 2to 1 *gat Miss A1)11 (taken) I ' , . EMPERoRS PLATE. 5 to 4 on Flying Dutch- 10 to 1 e get C hanticleer man (t) 12 to 1 agstP ee p- o 'd ay- B O y 10 to 6 apt Canezou (t) YOUR-YEAR•OLD TRIENNIAL 6 S TA k ES. 7 to 2 agst othiron • 5 to 1 'gat Vatican GOODWOOD CUP WEIGHTS. Age lit lb. Age at. lb. Collingwood Chanticleer a • 9 7 Knight of Gwyone 3 7 4 Peep-o-day Boy , 6 9 7 Nutshell . .... . .... 3 7 4 Canezou 5 9 7 Cariboo Osterley Ellerdale 6 9 3 Windischgratz ... 3 '6 13 Cossack Elthiron Borneo- ' 0 ti!ae .. •.. • 3 6 13 Justice ' 8 6 Otgciofia Miss Ann Sttiltz BEVERLEY, HULL, AND EAST BIDING Rs.cEs.—The following match has been male for the first day :—Mr. Wright's ch M Miss Milton, by The Bard, aged, against Mr. Straker's b m Melrose, by Melbourne, 5 yrs; Bet each; mile and a half; 50 sovs-- se ACCIDENT M S-RI01:13 . TO It• ROGliagi THE PORT.-- It is with great, regret that we have heard that Mr. Samuel Rogers met with a very serious accident on Thursday night, on his return home from dining with a friend. Mr: Rogers was knociod down by a cab in crossing the st ree t an d h as ever since continued in such danger as to cause very serious slarm to his numerous friends. Mr. Clapham, of Burton ~Pidsea, a well-known sheep-breeder in Holderness, consigned a few days ago to Mr. Barness,,of this town, a pair of two-sheer wethers of his flock, bred and fed by himself. Their careasea wereex hibited in the shambles list Tuesday, and weighed respec tively 12st. 101 b. and 13st. 21b., or 441bs: a quarter, clear of offal. They attracted the marked attention of breederrand farmers frequenting the corn inarket.—lfull Advertiser. . We regret to report the sudden death, by apoplexy, at Rome,.of -Wyatt, the eminent sculptor, wild for thelast twenty years re!iided there, working out those gracefal crea tions of the chi Bel which enrich so rainy European ah4Brttish ; • 10, 1850. JUNE LITERA T URE. ELEMENT4RY SKETCHES OF MORAL PHILOSOPHY. By the late Rev. Sydney Smith, llf.d: After considerable hesitation these remarkable " Sketches of Moral Philosophy," by our modern Democrirus, have been published for the satisfaction of the reading community. Hitherto they had been merely printed for private circulation, with a view to gratify the curiosity of those friends of the deceased wit, who could not fail to be interested in discovering the character of his earlier investigations, and in esti mating the conditi on o f his more youthful intellect. A consideration, however, at the same time of the fragmentary and elementary nature of the papers themselves, appeared until very recently to preclude them from general publication. Happily for the public at large, the obstacles pre viously imagined to exist to their appearance in the form of a substantial volume have gradually disappeared, and the ultimate intention of their editor to submit them to the candid opinion of the com munity was confirmed by a letter written by the late Lord Jeffrey only three days prior to that fatal illness which terminated in his dissolution. 'lasing pre viously recommended the suppression of these E!c mtntary Sketches on Moral Philosophy (as far es the public were concerned), that illustrious and vene rable critic hastened at length to correct an error of judgment which became apparent to himself on more mature ia flectior. "I ens now satisfied," he wrote on the 18th of last January, " that in a hat I then said [namely, as hen previously applied to for advice as to the scheme of publication] I did great and grievous injustice to tl,v merit of these lectures." The underlines or italics are copied from the original document as printed at the commencement of the present volume. Encouraged, therefore, by the cordial recommenda tions of one of the soundest critics of the age, the MSS. were at last permitted to pass through the press, that Rubicon of Literature. As at once the first and the last of the effusions of the late Sydney Smith's brilliant and cultivated intellect—the first, or almost the first, in conception, the last, we fear the last, in publication—the volume must prove singularly welcome to the mass of English readers. These sketches consist of twenty-seven lectures on moral philosophy, lectures of a very elementary character, delivered du ring the years 1804, 1805, and 1806, at the Royal Institution. Five out of the twenty-seven are incomplete, comprising only fragmentary portions of the original ; these will be the more regretted, seeing that they bear reference to the powers of external perception, to memory, to imagination, to reason, and to judgment. Notwithstanding, however, the disjointed aspect of the sketches, and their scrupulously and professedly introductory character, it is quite impos sible to remain blind to the symmetry of intention which combines them all together. After tracing with peculiar and agreeable lucidity the history of moral philosophy, the lecture touches upon the va rious themes already enumerated, and, each in its ap propriate place, considers the nature of conception, of the faculties of animals, the active powers of the mind, the evil affections ' the benevolent af fections, the passions, the desires, habit, surprise, novelty, variety. " Best beautiful," however, among all his definitions, we doubt not will be considered those in which he traces out with the subtlest dis tinctions the mobile and variable characteristics of taste, of the sublime and of the beautiful. Nor can we doubt but that the mrjority of the readers of the volume will turn at once on opening it to the tenth and eleventh lectures, wherein Peter Plymley deli• neates those siamese twins of the imagination, Wit and Humour. To hear a great master of the witty and the humorous, in his more serious and meditative moments, defining the nature of those brilliant and bewitching faculties, indicating the method of their manifestation, and affording exam ples of their most felicitous appearance, must always be a subject for curious and delightful contemplation. This is why it is impossible not to linger over those ingenious but most insufficient defini tions of wit given by Dr. Barrow, by Congreve, by Cowley, by Dryden, by Locke, by Addison, by Lord Karnes, and by Dr. Johnson—men either witty in themselves or capable of appreciating wit in others to a degree seldom surpassed by ancient or modern cul tivators of literature. Unsatisfactory and insufficient as their explanations of the nature of wit are, those afforded us by the Rev. Sydney Smith are scarcely less so; for it needs no very elaborate reasoning to demonstrate that the whole nature of wit is not com prised in the definition that it consists in the "discovery of a relation between ideas which excite surprise," even with the express pro• vises that it must excite no feelings either of the sublime or of the beautiful. lf, however, the witty lecturer is incapable of pointing out precisely the exact lineaments of wit, he is won derfully well qualified to afford instances of its hap piest exhibitions. This fact is easily recognised when he tells us, with a perceptible chuckle of appre ciation, that Louis NAV. was exceedingly molested by the solicitations of a general officer at the levee, and cried out, loud enough to be overheard, " That gentleman is the most troublesome officer in the whole army," and that the instant reply was, " Your Majesty's enemies have said the same thing more than once!" Or, again, when he delects us with the following anecdote :—" A gentleman at Paris, who lived very unhappily with his wife, used, for twenty years together, to pass his evenings at the house of another lady, who was very agreeable, and drew together a pleasant society. His wife died; and his friends all advised him to marry the lady in whose society he had sound so much pleasure. He said, no, he certainly should not, for that if ha married her he should not know where to spend his evenings !" Puns, most felicitously termed by our author " the wit of words," are treated slightingly enough by him. Yet he tells us a capital one too, by way of compensating his over depreciation. " Miss Hamilton," says he, "in her book on education, mentions the instance of a boy so very neglectful, that he could never be brought to read the word patriarchs; but whenever he met with it he always pronounced it partridges. A friend of the writer observed to her that it could hardly be considered. as a mere piece of negligence, for it appeared to him that the boy, in calling them partridges, was making game of .the patriarchs." Of bulls also we obtain the subjoined exquisite specimen :—" A gentleman in speaking of a nobleman's wife, of great rank and fortune, lamented very much that she had no children. A medical gentleman who was present observed, that to have no children was a great misfortune, but he thought he had remarked it :was hereditary in some families." As a superb example of Irony we are by no means surprised to find the whole of the " Dedication" of the famous pamphlet. Killing no Murder quoted in extenso. How wittily Sydney Smith writes upon the subject of wit may be perceived from a glance at his splendid definition of a sarcasm. " A true sarcasm," says he, "is like a sword-stick,—it appears, at first sight, to be much more innocent than it really is, till, all of a sudden, there leaps some thing out of it—sharp, and deadly, and incisive— which makes you tremble and recoil." Altogether, the book before us, numbering 424 pages octavo, is the most reflected, if it is not in all respects the most brilliant effusion of a very genial and accomplished intellect. As such, and as a sort of literary legacy to the popu lation, the volume will be welcomed eagerly by the lovers of our metaphysical literature. HARRISON AINSWORTH'S ROMANCES. Vol. VIII.—OId Saint Pouts. Vol. I. A compact reprint of this powerful story of the Fire and Plague is commenced in the eighth volume of the works of Mr. Ainsworth now in course of republication. Another volume will complete the narrative of " Old Saint Paul's," and thereby con dense within a very reasonable and portable compass the fiction first issued in weekly chapters in the Sun day Times. After the enthralling and romantic his tory by Defoe, himself one of the greatest writers of fiction in the language, it was rather a daring thought on the part of our novelist to adventure upon the delineation of those scenes of horror and desolation. Yet, with the success which might have been antici pated from the outset, Mr. Ainsworth depicts in vivid colours the twofold calamity which befell the capital of England during the licentious reign of Charles the Second. Grouping round the ancient edifice which once occupied the site at present filled by Sir Christopher Wren's masterpiece—the fantastic figures of Parravicin and Pillichody, of Maurice' Wyvil and Captain Disbrowe, of Leonard Blaize and Amabel Bloundell—the romancist has conjured up a striking picture of Londiin soon after the Restoration. Having associated manifold interests with the great palatial residences of the British sovereigns with Windsor Castle, and St. James's, and the 'rower of London, it was hut appropriate that Mr. Ainsworth shoal celebrate the vanished glories of the metropo litan cathedral. This he has done; and the tale of Old Saint Paul's " forms an appropriate and charac teristic portion of his collected writings. As such, as an addition to the riches of our historical•romantic li terature, it will be peculiarly welcome to the thou sands who hive repaid in popularity the pleasures derived by them from the oUtpourings of his imagi nation. PRINCE ALBERT'S VISIT to SCOTLAND.—We (Scottish Pass) understand that intimation of an official character has been, received, stating th e i n t en ti on o f P r i nce Albert to visit Fort George on thu occasion Of his visit to Scotland this summer. It is expected that his Royal High ness will inspect the fine regiment (Prince Albert's Own) now quartered there, about the end of August. AEOTHECARIES -HALL.—Names of gentlemen who : passed their examination in the science and practice of medi cine, and received certificates to practise on Thursday, the 6th of June, 1850:—lt'rnnciC Philip Cupiss, Diss, Norfolk; Charles William 11Iorries, Cheltenham ; Henry Forester, Bideford, Devon ; Joseph Hutchinson Hammond, Bredling ton Quay, York ; Joseph Briggs, Ashbourne Derbyshire; Hugh Gorge, Chepstow Monmoutlii FINE ARTS. TIIE BRITISH INSTITUTION. This morning the annual exhibition of paintings by the old masters, and by these modern artists who are already deceased, was opened to public examination. On Saturday we had the gratification of attending the private view of the collection. Fifty contributors, emulating the liberality of our most gracious Sove reign, have aided in adorning the walls of the institu tion this year with 171 works of art of various merit, and sometimes of extrsiordinary excellence. Alto gether, the gallery, this season, appears to be about equally rich in specimens of the modern and of the ancient schools of painting. Here our attention is arrested by a portrait from the brush of Hogarth ; here by one from the hand of Holbein. In one direction we turn to a brilliant interior by Jan Steen ; in another to a domestic scene by Sir David Wilkie . Now we pause before a pastoral landscape by Cuyp, now before a woodland scene by Gainsborougb. We glance alter nately from the works of Sir William Beechey to those of Sir Peter Paul Rubens, from Titian to :Li verstege, frotn Vandyck to Lely, from Guido to Wil son ; and so on through Cal!cut, and Colliee, anti Stuart Newton, and others of the moderns; and so on through Paul Potter and Vaneyck, ar.d Tintc retto, and Domieichieo, and Guercino, and Vales z, and Rembrandt, and Ruysdael, and Currace, and Corregio, and Carlo Dolce, and Albano, and Snyders, and Murillo, and Vandevelde, and the rest of the ancient mastere. With such varied works emulating each other at el ery ste l a it %unlit b e strange indeed if the visitors to the British Insti tution derived from their labours neither pleasure nor instruction. At present it is altogether impossible to enter into an analysis of a col lection so peculiarly rich as the one now exhi biting in Pallsmall, especially after a single visit and one inadequate stroll through the apartments. Several of the paintings on the walls are of unde niable authenticity, but several also appear to us to be very questionably attributed. No. 38, for example, entitled " A Virgin and Child," is clearly and palpably the emanation of the great genius to which it is attributed. Carlo Dolce's is that infant so tranquil in the enjoyment of its galactic repast, Carlo Dolce's that virgin beautiful in the glow of her maternal tenderness. No. 129, on the contrary, ap pears to us to be rather doubtfully attributed to . the great Leonardo da Vinci—the three children of the Gaddi Family-being scarcely of that bewitching as pect that might be supposed to tax the ability of that haughty intellect which itself selected its patron among the Princes of the Doman peninsula. Even before he left Florence to enter the service of Ludovico, the Regent of Milan, even before his artistic capacities had grown up beyond the cramping rules of Perugino---:we cannot con ceive the possibility of the great Leonardo having produced any picture so hard, so flat., so uncomely, so characterised alone by a cautious and painstaking mediocrity. No. 142 is a grand specimen of Rubens, illustrating the torments of " Prometheus." No. 57, " Figures at 'a Repast," is, without any ques tion, the finest specimen of Jan Steen we have ever had the gratification of beholding. No. 88, " The Breakfast," and No, 92, " The Penny Wedding," both by Sir David Wilkie, indicate the first and the second stage of his artistic development. No. 90, " Hunting the Deer," may be well turned to as a felicitous indication of the power of Snyders in productions of that character. Other works pen cilled out as peculiarly noticeable in our copy of the catalogue, demand a reference at our hands; but we are reluctantly compelled to content ourselves just now with a general commendation of the collection ; advising all lovers of art to visit more than once this season the galle ries of the British Institution. At the private view on Saturday, among other distinguished persons present, were the Earl of Wicklow, the Earl of Hare wood, the Earl St. Germans, the Chevalier Bunsen, the Earl of Falmouth, Lord James Stuart, Lady Dunmore, Lady Clinton, Sir R. H. Inglis, Bart., Countess of Pembrok e , ir Horace Seymour, Lady Gordon, Sir Charles Coote, Bart., Lord Charles Townshend, Lord and Lady Colborne, Lady E. Villiers, Viscount Mahon, Dr. Wstagen, M. Passe vent, Prince Castelcicala, Count Iteventlow, Earl Fitawilliam, the Ladies Proby, Right lion. J. C. Herries, Sir Charles Burrell, Bart., Sir J. P. Boileau, Bart., Hon. Edmund Phipps, Lord Kinnaird, W. Sloane Stanley, Esq., Thomas Baring, Esq., Henry Baring, Esq., Colon e l Clitherow, Lord Overstone, Lord Sudeley, Major-General Sir W. Herries, Rev. John Sanford, Lord Hobart, Colonel Bailie, Baron de Beust, Earl Granville, Sir Robert Price, Bart., Lord Radttock. DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM In the representation of oriental life, of eastern architecture, of Asiatic scenery, there is one artist now living who stands altogether unapproacbed, and we might even say unapproachable. Every one will know at once that this great painter is no other than David Roberts, the Royal Academician. His genius has been tasked to the portrayal of those landscapes, of those structures, of that country where nature is most sublime, if not most fruitful, where poetry abounds unstintedly, and where every hill and every valley, every rill and every ruin, is associated with the marvels of biblical history. In addition to the accuracy with which Mr. Roberts invariably delicts the aspect of those august l oc al i ti es , it can not but be remarked that he brings also to the lahours of his art a reverent appre ciation of its dignity and of their astonishing character. Those who bear in recollection his masterly picture of the "Destruction of Jerusalem," formerly exhibited on the walls of the Academy iu the midst of the annual May exhibition, and at present opened to public view at the Hanover-square ROOMS, will need no corrobo rative testimony as to the accuracy of this statement. Having on Saturday once more examined this re markable work of art, having seen it in a better light and a better position than it had when hanging within the walls of the National Gallery, we bear in vivid remembrance those capacities for natural and archi tectural delineation which have gained far the artist an European and permanent celebrity. A coloured lithographic engraving, taken from the original, and executed in tints imitative. of the painting, is now in course of production under the hand of Louis Ilaghe, the distinguished painter in water colours and engraver of the " Holy Land," " Arabia," and other works of a similar character. The picture itself, being in size fourteen feet by nine feet high, the en graving (which will be shortly published by the Messrs. Hering and Remington) will be forty•two inches by tvt tnty-seven inches high —consequently ample room will be afforded Mr. Haghe for the dis play of his Skill as a copyist. We understand, moreover, that this gentleman has resolved upon exerting all his abilities upon a plate which will be his final produc tion as a lithographer, it being his intention to dedicate himself henceforth to the cultivation of his powers as a water-colour painter. It may consequently be anticipated with a large degree of confidence that the engraving when completed will in its style of art be little less than a masterpiece. Its possession cannot under any circumstances be a matter of indif ference to those who duly estimate the genius of David Roberts, the ability of Louis Haghe, the grandeur of the subject represented, and the momen tous character of the epoch illustrated in the De struction of Jerusalem. The spectator is supposed to be looking down upon the ancient city of Jerusa lem from the summit of the Mount of Olives: the gaze wandering over Zion or the upper city, Acre or the lower city, Bizetha or the new city; over the Gate of Hebron and the Tower of Mariarnne ; over the Temple of Herod and the Porch of Solomon ; over the Pool of Bethesda and the Valley of Jehoshaphat ; over the Brook of Cedron and the hill of Moab ; and through the smoke and the flames of the conflagration kindled by the Roman soldiers under Titus, over that awful Calvary where , upon the spot sanctified by the crucifixion, the pagan armies erected s tatues to Venus and Jupiter ! Than these the artist could not have selected localities of more absorbing interest: neither could he have scarcely portrayed any event of a more momentous description. ROYAL HUNT CUP. On Saturday we were favoured with a view of this exquisite production, now open to inspection at 156 ' New Bond• street, the establishment of the Messrs. Hunt and Roskell, formerly the house of Storr and Mortimer. The cup, which is forthwith to be run for at the approaching Ascot Races, has been executed frotn the , design of a precocious effusions of whose f anc y , in arti s t, th e f in this style o decorative art, yield large promise of abilities now rapidly ripening b y a vase into maturity. vase elaborately embellished , producedA stem of thistle is w a n. s in d central a t l h t e o g stag t e a tzhzeora feature nr form,replete p t i are ev t a e g with elegance. Surrounding th i s grouped the fi gures o f a recumbent deer-hounds, one o f w hi c h l atter, i t is not difficult difficult to perceive, is an exa c t p or t ra it ure f ro m a living ori ginal. Without being either of considerable weight or of large dimensions, the Royal Hunt Cup is of that conspicuous beauty, both of idea and execution, that it cannot but redound to the credit of the de signer, and in like manner also of the Messrs. Hunt 1 and Roskell, from whose establishment it is an einem' • tion. Among the other costly works in this style of art, now to be viewed on their premises, we must , moreover, particularise, en passant, the superb candelabra to be presented from the society of Madras to the Marquis of Tweeddale. From the weight alone of the mate rials—estimated, we believe, at about eighteen hundred ounces of silver—it may be imagined at once, and not without reason, that the size of this piece of plate is remarkable. Nor is the design less so, representing as it does, with extraordinary vigour, an ancient le gend as to the origin of the house of Tweeddale. A s a design of striking originalty and power, it commands the scrutiny of the spectator and elicits the f u ll es t admiration. Mr. Glyn, Mr. Greenfel, and a deputation, trans acted business at the Treasury on 6aturday. S U N - --- , „--z„ ~.. 6 ~....-1 _,... ( COURT CIRCULA ..........._,,, 3 r...., ~... .-/.. ic - ,, --> OSBORNE fir NI i The Que, n an d P rince , her Royal fligh4ess` Ire 'q4 ' ' 1 Duchess of K en t an d th e Prince of Leiningen, w a lk e d early this morning in Osborne Park and grounds. [ His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Royal, and the younger members of the Royal Family, walked and rode in the grounds. There was no addition yesterday to the royal dinner party. Julia 9. Her Majesty and his Royal - Highness, accompanied by her Royal Highness the D uc h ess o f K en t an d the Prin ce o f L einingen, and the younger members of the Royal Family, walked early this morning in the park and grounds of Osborne. The Queen and Prince, the Duchess of Kent, find the Princess Royal, and the ladies and gentlemen of the royal household in waiting, attended Divine service this morning at Whippingbam Church. The service was performed by the Rev. J. Protheroe. Thvre was uo addition yesterday to the royald:nner party. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, attended by Laly Au,2usta Cadogan and Mr. Edmond Miidmay, honoured Lady Stanley .with a visit on Saturday evening, - at her residence in St. James's square. His Royal Highness Prince George honoured her Majesty's Theatr,e with his presence on Saturday evening. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended Divine service yesterday morning in Kew Church. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon at the Foreign -office. The Ministers present were Lord John Russell, the Marquis or Lansdowne, the Earl of Minto, Sir George ,Grey, Viscount Palmers ton, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Hobhouse, Sir Francis Baring, the Earl of Carlisle, and the Right Hon. Fox Maule. The Council sat three hours. The Financial Committee of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, met on Satuday in the office of the Board of Trade. There were present Earl Granville, Sir Alexander Spearman, Mr. F. Baring, M.P., and Mr. T. F. Gibson. Colonel Reid, R.E., attended, as chairman of the Executive Com mittee. The Duke of Wellington attended the early service yesterday in the Chapel Royal, St. 'Tames e. The prayers were read by Dr. Wesley, and the sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Hook. The Bishop of London ordained 26 priest, and deacons, and admi nistered the Sacrament. At the daily service the prayers were read by the Rev. Dr. Knapp, the lessons by the Rev. T. Hilmore, and the communion service by the Rev. Dr. Ilook. The anthem was " Save, Lord, and hear us " (H ayes ) . Sir George Smart presided at the organ. SCOTCH DEEP SEA FISHING --TWO vessels, of about eighteen tons burdens, and decked, we now fishing from Aberdeen harbour. Both ships have brought into har bour very considerable quantities of halibut, skate, and ling, which have proved a very seasonable relief, as the open boats along the coast, which do not venture far from land, are doing nothing. Each of the two vessels tows a yawl to sea, and when at a suQicient offing, the yawl is manned, while the vessel is brought to anchor, and the whole of the fish is captured by long lines shot from the boat. The crews are paid according to the rate of fishing, and we learn they have realised good wages. Upon the whole, this mode of fishing is an improvement. It is in the right direction, in so far as it may preserve life by the abandonment of open boats, and in process of time the fishermen may be taught to know that nothing is more simple, and no scheme more expedi tious, than shooting and hauling a long line from decked vessels, which are smack-rigged. The crews ar e co mp ose d of the boat fisher s from Tory and Footdee, and although these men have herring boats which they might use, still they prefer the boat with the deck. This fact, of itself, is another strong evidence among the many of the necessity of extending the size of our fishing craft. The fishermen, those among them who have sense, would do so if they had proper harbours, and could afford the expense; and, atter all that has been said, we must arrive at this, otherwise, with the exception of herrings, the supply will never reach the demand.— Banff Journal. DIABOLICAL IdiscinEr.—An almost incredible act of villany was perpetrated on Saturday at North Pool Mine, nedruth, which, had the objects of the crane's been fully at tained, would have caused serious destruction of property and life. It seems that after all the underground men had come up on Saturday evening from their labour, some villians, bent on the vilest mischief; must have gone down the footway shaft unobserved, and deposited parcels of greased hemp, tow, and other ignitable matters in sundry places ' about 12 fath oms b e l ow t h e surface, and set them on tire. The consequence w as th a t the whole shaft timber work to that depth spread into a general blaze, burning up wards, and causing great alarm to the surrounding neigh bourhood, as no one could account for it. It was in some de gree consolatory t o k now t h at, being Saturday evening, there was no probability of any loss of life or limb to persons in the mine, as no labourers need be at that hour that day below. But, on further search, it was found that the wretches had filled the keyhole of the powder-house door quite full with lucifer matches, which were partly con ant-tied, but no further result happily ensued, as there was no danger to be expected unless the woodwork had caught fire, and communicated with the interior, in which case the powder, probably ton, or a tun and a half, must have ex ploded, and ruin ensued to every building around. SIM. picion attaches to acme evil disposed individualo, who are closely watched, and it is to be hoped that the miscreants will have their guilt brought home to them, and punished as it deserves —Cornwall Ga:rtte. THE SERPENTINE.—A deputation on the subjects purifying the Serpentine, consisting of Dr. Wilson, chief p t h l . :Tru ia n r i l a r S of St. o Society, ll George's t e a s i t . e i r ) , J ) °(1 . Copland le'''rg° , " of t Dr. Tilt, and Mr. John Letwall (honorary secretary), hisd an. interview with Lord Se) mour, on Saturday, at the officest her Majesty's Commissioners of Woods and Forest:, in White hall-place. Atter having beard the statements made by the deputation, Lord Seymour replied that the condition of the Serpentine had not escaped his attention, and there could be no doubt as to the necessity of there being a constant stream passing throu g h it. Th e on ly quest i on i n his mind was, as to the best mode of obtaining the necessary increased supply of water. His Lordship hoped, however, that a suffi cient quantity would in the course of a short time be obtained from the Artesian well recently sunk at the Orange•street works. These works were now out of order, which was one of the causes of the present low state of the water in the Serpentine. His Lordship could not say whether or not the Chelsea waterworks had of late supplied the same quantity as heretofore, but it was a matter into which it was his in tention to inquire. He did rot deny the necessity which was said to exist for thoroughly emptying the Serpentine of its mud, and also for rendering the river more site, but it would be impossible to do so-before the Great Exhibition of 1851 took place. He promised, however, that no time should be lost in affording the necessary increased supply of water. EQUALITY IN NEW Yoax.—Frederic 'Douglas, the impudent negro, who has of late taken upon himself the PriYilege of abusing our country, its patriots and constittf • lion, without having that chastisement he so, richly merited at the hands of our republicans, who would not condescend \ to e o e r t d i notice his m blasphemyorii fg i a nd negroisms, had the audacity promenade in cur city, with two white women resting on his arms. Several citizens who noticed this disgraceful scene followed the impudent scamp to the Battery. On ob serving that he was watched, the negro commenced laughing and sneering at the gentlemen who were behind him. One of thin could not withstand the provoked and justifi ,a,bhliechteimispdiaatriittilng r t m o c a a w li a t3 r . d ta t d o si t i l b ie jec n te eg d r h o im tl t ia o t p i u h n e isn g i e e n n . t t t o letn le a a n ve ste t p h led e ) ire u b p ol t ,y o him, co mp a a n n d ion po a li n t d el); la re crt que h s e t m ed the themselves s w n o n nn ruder the protection of a gentleman who was standing near by. did as they were desired to d o . d h r e e n s c s g ' Maddened h e n e ed will justicelaN-e and th w e o n m t e h n e i N ia u n ie t t a i nd insulted gentleman administ ere d e. o to cca t s h io e n b t a o c r k em of em th ber e , ns ilv, we can see no reason why it should not--New York forgets the dictates of law in a case of this kind; and,_per nsoeguire° ti a m: Globe. FATAL AND DISTRESSING ACCIDENT AT TUE lIAIIPsTEAD PONDS.—On Saturday afternoon a most melan choly accident occurred in one of the Hampstead ponds, f r e h c a k d n u leftck situated in the vicinity of the lower heath, whi c h resu l ted in the death of Mr. Sibley, schoolmaster at Hi g h gate, and the C so ain n d o e f n h T l o n wn. It Barnes, aged 13 years, m r. Sibley ß High gate with his pupils, for the purpose of walking to Hamp stead, as was his usual custom on Saturday afternoons, and while in the vicinity of the ponds, he was alarmed by the cries of a youth who was bathing, and, seeing his dangerous fconsiderable his coat d o r e p hatth ,to and perilous situati o n, w i t h out a moment's hesitation, or even removingof , is he plunged n i ge t d he in u to nf t o h rt e u po na n te d, wh youth. cu In the struggles which ensued from his noble and generous attempts to save the sinking lad, ho became so faint and ex hausted (although a very expert swimmer), that after seve ral ineffectual attempts to reach the bank, they both became • • •the 'victims to a watery and premature grave. The body of t ill-fated youth could not be found, owing to the pe a c r uli v a r ri y li )f the construction of the pond, which containsaaten rb father and y or ditch at the bottom, and his disconsolate in vain friends were occupied for many hours in . : d dawned they to discover its locality. As the mo t rnig five o 'clock the body re sumed their painful labours, and a was found not very far from the spot where they had both sunk. Daniel O'Connell, Egg., is appointed her Majesty's Consul at Pare, in Brazil , in the room of Richard R deceased. 11 the arrival of the Ranger and THE BRAZILS.--y William Russell at Liverpool we have later dates from the Brazils. fever At Pernambuco the was abating, and trade had rather an improving aspect. RUMOURED DEATH OF SMITH O'BRIBN..—The following (says the Leinsttr Express) is an ext ract from a l e tt e r received it without Tuesday , - thout a word of comment :—" On uesday I tilt yelled from London, and met a sailor on Ida way here, who relates that he had just arrived from Sydney, and that, about two days before he sailed Mr. Smith O'Brien had died. He achnu;ledged the falsity of the Statements concerning his ill treatment, anti:says that, although be refused the usual ticket of leave he was not confined, but, on the contrary, was well treated in every respect; that there was a rumour of his being about to be sent to Norfolk Island shortly previous to his death, which occurred about the 3d of December last, after a short illness of three days. I know not whether :this may be a yarn, but give it you as I have it." THE COLLIERY EXPLOSION AT ITSWORTH.—The in quest on the unfortunate sufferers was held on Friday, when, after a lengthy investigation into the circumstances, the jury, after a few minutes' consultation, returned the following ver dict :—" We are of opinion that Robert Storey and twelve others came to their death by the tiring of Usworth pit on the sth instant from a' blower,' which moved the coal from the workings, and ignited at a candle, and that there was no want of ventilation or care to our knowledge." 'rwo of the sufferers by the " after damp" are not expected to recover, but the other three are gradually recovering. The Cambria,' Captain Leitch, sailed from Liver pool on Saturday, f o r Halifax and N ew Y or k . DEPOSITORS IN SAVINGS BANKS.--A Parliamen tary paper has been published, showing that on the last ac count taken there were 1,057.354 depositors in savings banks. The amount of deposits, including interest, is set . forth at 26,537,010'.