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

C 4 Pla in :p-if? TFit 6‘; bi,)c-1013,:iorr. or d as the opt, an ieliood. want. METAXA. letter to the peered:— ril 30. 1850. ion from gr.; n his name, I. uestion which It he was i t having hoe ,, ,r you to him. ws:-- reet, May, i• infamous false' of No. Teo' mpanY 'yi d ; ghlanders, and ,d that no Alt* was a, person ded to the Corr It of seal infa eserving o f tb .. e le that Yo u ca ; , gentlemen, of ore of r" 91 METAI!',I, 9 w h o le 01._r t, n a pan3Pw e he friends of t and others. dou bt that tlateoi. ontained 113 ,• 1 t he n ferenee oi mor e inju riot° n to :ay OO P ssess. e pus lib wore tite r )' d.—(La u( in • was Ps° ea in .t ought W .117, riot: the °13 ,. 1 .1ra 1 * itZiiiitte cl ; 1 2 r1 ed to a ru l e. Fir CaUSC. • DAY') • • r this niorl3l; aera l import° IS DA .17' , .) LE, CitssEw.— s morni n g 11(41 His DAY') morning ia th Mayor, Alder- e dMayor , heriffs Laver ange • d epu ties. "c p gi lled,'; lato deliver V I . no circurnstanc° f the Court, 139 t illY dit6culty la the names of 19 4 nation or another he several eggfr 12 coo of Or: coin, 5 cases ot eatening letter, 1,, office, 10 caSel o f • °I from tbe Per: rob. The (Mee' whose VISOISS or been the unloo''r )f violence were 0' here WO w i g 3 OP If a charge of 0 herself and ber cat i on , and of against a OA le b c i pa l eases wh.,, le grand joy. blt` of num ber ling to each clise; .sibility of te ,,, lP° lers afford thent 't inquiry id!e j charges reiltilreit t a ming the o°°' to their dudties. ti te l y entere ge Ex's Cor DABr • ) tost street, GroavaPc.cr am, charg49, 04 ed wl of top, ‘ lf-Past t welye dilly with Aeonsfried who wore if lrith eight or "ill° wncesu sad kr Yquence, and 411# c to see what 00 L when tbe dei nd, after Oct ° in the 1.0,,*' en took 1)17-1 walked awai, and kicked limit" s present fOr 1;; Woes was Dog 4"" i nt strike 67 the °3 te blow WAS stincirfPv struc k nl c° h a d profed 0% here fore, should, t deo t rk correspori,to ;d a life car, 11)0 obab ly cbtifie t 0 o f ac hi n g corigists.an ,100 ied down, concalritiesV board tbe 10104 Tbe ind they Are. even chilleo., he 12th Of P'l3l, Squant $ e of i 13y nieting °al of crew, everi I.:"J pot saved alivtkt cold, it feeling r•P` fot tong our come t, c oot 5 port tbesell;o3, regularly .00_..11,1, rfectlyaucc 00 IN yyoso spect, sex, andsf% anal ry at thN;i.eijor. 3 deh of j oir o was allege ' T is wi at e chetnistrY at Oa 100 3 te and - ita , the stoolso,o o f ibing APP,BII,t; Ot° 3 Prot of 1 6 6 60 r, but not 8111,0 cle ,erdict that .:7 ,ttie/ t he evid.elaci4e ieroost lody bed 0 I inst. 9 arvfoPcor )f the lobjp ,6 t se° WO' t° n a conceo to were crosp--giotr rhea;- bf s° l33,e de r oder. "' o boV e but 3 0 , th sod last so,illf heid 00 Sat..ior.'"liT, of his itolsl Plge he cooiSsi;terrsor nibasss or Greif, iUite Pr' De yob Eari'l3oolo, ird LooclesbotoOg, gotliAP'' gb, Dora .—..., it, Vrottesley, Porl•ece [.P., 000.Lopa loldsraith, the ~ Sir 4" Pairyreeq, lrk, Sir W, J3e!f, 5 , Sir J. 011, ~,,i r ,i, Berton, Sir Y. ;lir Sir J.'llaosler, a Sir C. Fellovvs,ie, tone, Sir 13. 13rouor, rig, r 200111 de, asolles, Sr. re' , 'ker, I§lr. GAllOcic Babbsge, Dir. ,0, Stansfield, Dir. i;r, , gr. fiallsio, reo, son, Colonel e1f.,1„ .mack.iiioo,P. f" or bg° aNy !--,, e tife an of ' Con want of ! costly di oltil'riv o, and tbe ifre, 3 kind of poPo nawho voettoelig len. The Pstt for the gentleool.„of ed front why illii Ted tbero from r P r o nee than intitre 0 .0 P aulut (18V, oil; - 0 the f ac ,l 00 the rti coman will V P re at te a to e ii•on sered;tical, with e.spe nisyion RER MA JEST Y'S THEATRE. Q , . that evening wilt the future LithlAYl.ll there was produced at her Majesty's Theatre in Lon (1)n, then the first ly tical Establishment in the world, the- chof d'cezwre of the groat composer lialevy, the im . %anal La Tempesta. We say the immortal La Tem- V v e . B tai and we say it advisedly, for it is a work tint World will not willingly let die. Both Scribe and 0 04 vy appear to have become inspired the study Shekspere—to have become thoroughly imbued w ith the true Shaksperian spirit, and by ministering r everently and faithfully at his altar, to have caught th e reflex of his genius. As a proof of the spirit in w 'h'ich M. Scribe has prepared his portion of the work, to e subjoin his letter to Mr. Lumley on forwarding 7 , the renowned Impresario the libretto of La 4 elupesta " Paris, 24th Dec., 1846. Pe`` Annexed you will find the poem founded on Shake Tempest, which you did me the honour to coal 186ien me to write. I have done the utmost to respect th Q Inspirations of your immortal author. All the musi ;lll situations I have created are but suggestions tAkeo ; 42 Shakespere's ideas, and as all the honour must h e u e rne to him, I may be allowed to state that there are t ley/ sub'ects so well adapted for musical intertne tation, 6 41 have no doubt that this pcem, confided, as it will by you to some eminent composer, will afford an sTession for an exalted and very great musical success. h will esteem myself happy if I have at all contri ated • d to it, however small my share of merit in .the un ortaltieg. "Deign to receive, Sir, 4 The expression of my most distinguished consideration, (Signed) ",EUGENE SCRIBE, "De l'Academie Frangaise. - J.:, 07 "B. Lumley, Esq., I,"Proprietor of Her Majesty's Theatre, &c., &c." Lumley had entered into an engagement with odelssohn, whose music to Midsummer Night's I re am pointed him out as the composer par excel he'lee to whom the illustration of Shakspere should I li ! confided. Mendelsshon joyfully undertook this ear of love, but his sudden death occurred imme diately after his acceptance, and before he had com :used a single bar of the music. Under these cir ,4,toStances Mr. Lumley, after much and careful con -04'cl-t-gen, determined to confide the libretto to M. Is s leiry, and, considering the antecedents of the great :rich composer, we are not surprised that the is ucioe should have fallen upon him. La Tempesta tt ," a grand opera," in which there are intricate uoral effects and grand harmonies ;" who so fit to do Justice to a grand opera of this character as the corn ruse rof Guido et Genevra ' La Tempesta is also magnificent spectacle ; who so fit to compose th e music as the composer of La Juice It embodies b allet with music and spectacle ; the composer of i t ,;? rentation is of all others he who has been success :," in such a combination. But the music must be ; 4 0 light, grace f u l, and fairy-like ; who, then, so fit 11 t he composer of Le Val d' Andorre and La Fee du x7, Roses? Upon Hal6vy, therefore, the choice of t r • Lumley fell, and he has more than justified that c hoice ; f or H e r M a jesty's Theatre he has composed h is chef d'oeuvre, and on Saturday night Mr. Lumley b ad the satisfaction of producing the most beautiful !rand opera and the most superb spectacle ever produced ° nthe E ng li s h l yr i ca l s t age ; an o pera which, high as t / P 9 otation had been raised, completely surpassed the t I ,Ni:teflon of the most sanguine, and the success of )\l'ilich was, from beginning to end, a triumph. There as been recently a controversy on the subject of th e manner in which Shakspere would have written f e Tempest had he lived in this our day ; and many tour best dramatists and critics have given it as leir opinion that he would have written it as the li brett o o f an o p er a. Foremost in the rank of the bPporters of this opinion is Mr. Morris Barnett, who s, written a most entertaining pamphlet on the ti tle :led, in which he discusses the ques en with much critical acumen, and coin- P a res the original of Shakspere with the achip iition of Scribe. His analysis of the libretto of M. S cribe, is so admirable, and is written so thoroughly e° , 4 Elmore, that we feel our readers will be delighted pith its perusal, and we therefore subjoin it : 6‘ We proceed to sketch an outline of the genital la or e ,tof The Tempest, as adapted by the tasteful tact 11. •Lia• Smite to operatic purposes. The curtain rises bP° l :l the storm-tossed ship at sea ; mingling with the of the elements, choirs of invisible spirits chaunt e coming vengeance of the magician, Prospero, and I. A riel a li g hti ng upon th e d e ck, the conscience-stricken prigs of the tyrant Duke and the weakly - consenting I ng- The storm increases. The crew wail and Paft er aloud ; the spirit chorus mock their agonies, and sh ip, a magnificent crescendo, the curtain falls on the shi pwhich goes into splinters amid the breakers vf hi h gird the Enchanted Isle. So much is pro- Rue• Then comes the first act of the opera. The Z enoZ is the Grot of Prospero, where the sage necro ancer, drawing inspiration from his magic book, proclaims his power over the elements, and the ` 4 tinlaer in which he has exercised it to bring his ; 414 rping brother within his power. Miranda ?tdily appears upon the scene, and in a delicious "'batis t e are expressed the budding sentiments le d half painful, half pleasing emotions and i mpulses of coming womanhood. In the graceful 'erties of M. Scribe the tone and spirit of the comes l'hcliding scen e in the original play are beautifully reserved. Then the atmosphere of dainty and poetic i i , ° l l/ i g is clouded. Caliban appears , a nd in a power ;l"Y-effective and intensely-dramatic trio the cha acters of the three interlocutors are further d evelo p ed. T ae ; innocent loveliness and exquisite purity of Ali itn(la, the stern wisdom of Prospero, and the brut al . na ture of Caliban, who dares to wish that he were again king of the isle, with Mirandi for his queen. contrast is the key-stone of the dramatic arch. I,li ti!nda withdraws to her chamber, Caliban slinks into 15 den, the elfin form of Ariel swoops from above the tr ee top s as i n w arblings he informs his lord of all th at t 7; h e h as d one , a nd of the safe bestowal of the crew att endant wrecked ship. Prospero gives charge to his . ‘ericlant sprites to watch over Miranda, and en st`Anter and sylph disappear. Here are heard the Pins of the invisible chorus of the air, who guide i ll "dinand's steps by their luring music. The meet- Ly of the Prince and the gentle and pure-souled tchie follows; and after the meeting, us Prospero ,1 4 Well foreseen, love. The exquisite Shakesperian 1 e is preserved in all its original depth of colou r sod delicacy of tint, and with the re-appearance of th r niTero—his feigned anger but secret satisfaction at e success of his schemes—the humble submission of th e Prince, and eloquent and love-lorn pleadings of act f or th e stranger, the act closes. The second 1 Opens with a malediction scene fur Caliban , and an i r oeation of his mother, Sycorax. The witch is not e t dead, but imprisoned beneath the weight of mas i'te Cocks, chained there by the arts of Prospero. o ,° o dam of Caliban is not slow to answer the prayer t i her cub. Upon the cliffy ridge grows a bunch of s carlet flowers, of potent might for charm and spell. li berty Caliban is directed to pluck, and so armed is at Mir aculously to form three wishes, each of which will be il : r ticillously granted. The conversation is inter b Pted hy the entrance of Prospero and Ariel. The car e Duke again recommends his child to the c omes of the blithsome sprite, and passes on. Now the moment for Caliban. Vengeance upon , C aspero is that for which he thirsts ; and that ven itletlnce when he his impri has ra fished Miranda from her s am informs him will be coire. rn ti e ediess of the groans of Sycorax, and her entreaties th at his first wish will be for her liberation , Caliban t i Nts the magic flowers, in an instant shuts Ariel in Iltl e trunk of a mighty tree, and seizing upon the now guarded Miranda, a scene full of passion and dra vigour ensues. Caliban makes hideous love veto etl e ,gentle child of Prospero — with purest vi r g in l eness of heart she defies and scorns the ma ddened tub mtti e• n• The howls of the pent-up Sycorax ming le es rte singing; a chorus of demons sounds from the of help the air, and the trees ; and Miranda, despairing 10 , is about to plunge a poignard into her heart, the breathing of the second wish seals up her l ot 'es in a soft and balmy sleep. Snatching up his h ti tnsibl e burden, Caliban gazes for an instant upon f tit e , charms, and then starting to hear a joyous re sw!ri echoing through the woods, bears Miranda eb irt lY away. He dares not go far. The new-heard mianisters and the shipwrecked crew, beaded by Ste- A p i a tio and Trinculo, are making merry upon the Saved from the wreck ; they perceive and stop $l4 e monster. A skilfully-managed and very dreamt ° th no foll ows . Th e sa il o rs pause in their Bac -441 chorus to mock Caliban, and threaten him pi ss he gives up the still sleeping Miranda. a he monst e r promises to lead them to Prospero's cell, vibesike them kings in the island. Then the festi , s h il are renewed—Caliban and the seamen drink, n lit, and exult in chorus, until, in the midst of the • se P s r , 4 _,ri Miranda, roused from her . charmed sleep, m o ie ties the enchanted bouquet, which the drunken la l i n e , has dropped, and stays his pursuit by forming Robl in . mind the third wish—the sailors and their T h _ guest are rooted to the spot wheron they stood. third act introduces Antonio and Alonzo be- N,, r i ci i nfe their hard fate and the supposed death of sad t i h ea nj• Prospero, unrecognised by his brother ori io , e King of Naples, reproaches them with their tern, The Duke pot King, subdued and terror tr'..en, follow the pnt magician, and listen in t o h,t and wonder as the enchanter summons Ariel th e el 4. presence. Melancholy accents—the voice of itifta.tniiarre, -impris one d s pirit—respond to the call, and A toov I tospero of the triumphant malice of Caliban. "nent of the sage's arm suffices to break the he ro i spell ; and then, in wrath, he informs his le st th :Y:following companions that if his daughter is is the eir doom is sealed also. And where all this time th e u er gentle lady ? After her escape from Caliban and tw she wanders wildly through the thickets, bee steps a re arrested by the voice of e °ung Ora n ow lulled into hypocritical softness, hick tr ue' : her to stab the stranger, Ferdinand, as a enchanter. &rotto. The scene again changes to-the 11 ,_ Ferdinand, worn out with unaccustomed ' c eps tranquilly ; Miranda enters, the dagger THE SUN, gleaming in her hand. An infernal chorus repeats th , warning- in bursts of wild and fivul music. :'bee To; atel w sieseetALng, whet, _taking tniuugh lint'cipatory pause, is heard again the Bacchanal chorus of the sailors, led by Caliban, as they approach the grot. Ferdinand starts from his sleep as the sea lors kneel around him, acknowledge in him their fu ture King, and, better still, in Miranda their future Queen ! Caliban rages with impotent spite. Once again the scene changes to where Prospero, his re pentant brother, and the King sit glittering on their thrones. The last bright gleam of glory plays around the charmed tale. The enfranchised Ariel gambol, aloft! The doom of the baffled Caliban is pronounced; it is to remain in the island alone with his rock-pent dam. Suddenly a brave fleet appears upon the sea, newly equipped, to carry Prospero back to his re covered dukedom—Ferdinand and Miranda to their prospective kingdom. Spirits rejoice in air and men on earth ; the glittering pageant flashes before all senses ; and thus, in glory and in triumph, the music-clad poem ends with an uncontrollable outburst of choral harmony !" Proceed we now to describe the scenic development of this plot. After an impressive introduction, full of dramatic spirit, the curtain rises for the prologue. The scene represents the deck of a vessel; the King (Signor Lorenzo) and Duke (Signor F. Lablache) are discovered sleeping. A chorus of invisible genii is heard singing a sort of incantation to the storm ; Ariel (Mdlle. Carlotta Grisi) appears during this chortle, and inspires the sleepers with horrid dreams—the chorus also reproach them ; by the words they utter in their dreams, it is evident that they are stung by guilty remorse. The genii then ap pear, and run about the vessel and promote the tempest. Ferdinand (Signor Beaucarde) and the terrified mariners rush from their berths, and finding that all chance of safety is gone, join in prayer; the ship strikes—the seas overwhelm her—and as she sinks Ariel and the genii soar triumphantly through the air. The music of this prologue is enegaificent, thoroughly melodramatic, in the best sense of the word, being at the same time descriptive and sugges tive—descriptive of the terrific tempest which rages without, suggestive of the agonies of conscience which rage within the breast of the guilty King and fratricide ; and all these magnificent effects are produced in the most legitimate manner, with out the slightest approach to trick or quackery. The"mise en scene was superb, and the sinking of the ship was admirably managed. The applause at the fall of the curtain was most enthusiastic. The first act represents the cave of Prospero, and is a marvel of exquisite landscape painting. At the rising of the curtain sleeping sylphides are seen dispersed about the stage, a chorus of genii is heard, the sylphides awake and dance to the chorus, which is light, graceful, and spirited. The chorus ceases, and Arne's beautifu'. air, " Where the Bee sips," is heard as the herald to Ariel, who appears in a cleft in the rock, descends and dances a pas, supported by the cory phees. The introduction of Arne's well-known air was beautiful and appropriate, and elicited three rounds of applause, and M. Halevy has most judi ciously made it the leading idea, as it were, of the ballet music throughout this exquisite scene, and, indeed, throughout the opera. Miranda (Madame Sontag) then appears, and in a beautiful aria, "Parmi uno voce it mumure," describes the emo tions which she feels of love first trembling in her heart ; this expressive aria was deliciously rendered by Madame Sontag,who introduces into it some of the most delicately-finished and exquisite cadences we have ever heard, and which elicited the most enthu siastic and rapturous applause. Prospero (Coletti) then enters, and is immediately followed by Caliban (Lablache). The Caliban of Lablache is without ex ception the greatest, the most original, the most per fect impersonation on the stage. His making-up is a thing to ace and to study. His head is covered with thick matted red hair, a matted red beard descends from his chin, his arms and legs are covered with red hair, his feet are bare, and his nails, both of fingers an d toes, are like birds claws ; his countenance has an expression of dogged and stolid malice and sensuality. The trio which immediately follows the entrance of Ca liban, and the subject of which is taken, almost word for word, from Shakspere, was magnificently sung and acted by the three great artistes, and the applause at the conclusion was vociferous. Caliban having quitted the scene, Ariel announces to Prospero the approach o f Ferdinand ; Prospero retires, and Ferdinand approaches, led by an invi sible chorus of genii. The first interview between Ferdinand and Miranda is also almost a transcript from Shakspere. The duet with which the act concludes was deliciously sung by Beaucarde and Madame Sontag, who were both called on at the fall of the curtain. The orchestral accompaniements to this duet are exceedingly beautiful. The second act is the great act of the opera, and is the• act in which the character of Caliban is fully developed. The scene represents the forest outside Prospero's cave, Caliban enters, bearing logs of wood, and utters a vehement burst of anguish and violence, which told with most thrilling effect as delivered by Lablache. The dialogue with Sycorax, who is confined in the rock, was magnificently given, and there was some thing awful in the horrible leer with which he re garded Miranda after he had possessed himself of the flowers. The duet with Miranda was one of the finest pieces of acting ever seen ; the air of careless scorn with which he disregards her commands, his disgusting attempts at tenderness, and his look of odious brutal triumph as he bears her off, including the entreaties of his mother for assistance, are things to be seen not to be described—the most skilful word-painting must fail to carry the re motest idea of the perfection of Lablache in this magnificent scene. Very exquisite, too, was the act ing of Madame Sontag, and her act ion as she yields to the spell of the charmed flowers, as though she were fascinated by their gaze, was exquisitely true to nature; there was a slight convulsive tremor through her frame, as though she had been stung by a rattle snake, and then she sank. The next scene introduces us to the sailors carousing, and this is the gem of the opera. The chorus of mariners is full of energy, and their costumes and attitudes most picturesque. Stephano (Madlle. Pa rodi) joins them, sings a Brindisi, which will be to the full as popular as the far-famed Brindisi in Lucretia Borgia. The melody is of the most joyous character, and it is sung by Mademoiselle Parodi with infinite gusto and spirit, and was rapturously and most deservedly encored. It is by far the best thing that Mdlle. Parodi has yet done. Caliban enters, leading Miranda as his slave; he announces himself king of the island, to the great amusement of the mariners, who make him drunk. While this is pro• ceeding, Miranda, whom he has forced as his slave to serve him with liquor, gives vent to her feel ings in a beautifully pathetic solo, "Deli ! togli o Signore," which is the commencement of a concerted piece in which the action of the rapid in toxication of Caliban is carried on, and which ends in the huge monster roaring out a Bacchanial ditty and dancing after his uncouth fashion. This was the greatest triumph of the opera—never before has La blache appeared so great. At the fall of the curtain he was called on three times, first with Parodi and Sontag, then with Sontag, and then by himself. In the last act we have a fine ti i. for Coletti, Lorenzo, and F. Lablache, a delicious duet for Beaucarde and Madame Sontag, and the finale " \Tinto ha nature," which, as rendered by Madame Sontag, was the very perfection of florid vocalization. The scene of enchant. ment with which the opera concludes, in the way of spectacle, far surpasses in splendour and magnificence anything that has hitherto been at tempted on the stage. The aerial palace of Prospero, with its magnificent illuminations, and thousand brilliant stars, far surpassing even the last scene of the Lost Pleiad, which we have hitherto considered the ne plus ultra of scenic magnificence ; and the last scene of the ship, with the genii swelling its sails, is perfectly novel, and is as unique as it is unapproachable. At the conclusion all the performers were called on. Mademoiselle Carlotta Grisi, who was the very " tricksy sprite" that Shakspere intended Ariel to be, being received with thunders of applause, a compli ment which she richly merited, for never has a more " dainty Ariel" been seen than she. Then there were calls for Halevy, who was led on by Lablache ; for Scribe, who bo wed his thanks from a box ; for Balfe, who had conducted the opera admirably, and who on his appearance on the stage was immensely applauded; and for Mr. Lumley, who on bowing his acknowledgments from his box, was greeted with reiterated plaudits, accompanied by the waving of handkerchiefs. The house was crammed to suffocation in every part, there was not a single place unoccupied from which there was the remotest chance of obtaining even an occasional glimpse of the stage. LONDON, quenle, believed to be tho person upon whose head a price is tixr.d. The Haymarket version of this 'f, ? •.!o t,ml tre,thel tl unar.toters Mr. Welister, who personates the extempore Husband, Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Selby, Mr. Howe, Miss Rey nold:l 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 its_, repetition amid consider- able applause. . NEW STRAND THEATRE. The venerable Mrs. Glover made her final appear ance on Saturday 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,—l thank you sincerely for the gratifying reception which you have given me in this the little Strand Theatre, where I have now played my last scene, and snade my last bow (with the exception of one) to the public, after a period of fifty-three years passed upon the stage.—(Great applause.) To my old friend, Mr. Farren, I beg once more, and thus publicly, to return my sincere thanks for giving me this opportunity of taking my farewell of my kind friends.—(Applause.) To bis excellent talented little troupe I also beg to return my sincere thanks for the kind support which I have on all occa sions received from them.—(Cheers.) And to you, my valued friends, for the great kindness I have on this, and r.ll occasions, received at your hands, I take this opportunity of expressing to you my warmest ackne4ledgments." Mrs. Glover, who evidently laboured under consi derable emotion during the delivery of this short speech, was then led off by Mr. Farren amid the sin cerest demonstrations of sympathy and regard. The exceptional performance alluded to is, we believe, a benefit which is about to take place at her Majesty's Theatre for 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 bestowed. THE CHINESE JUNK. This interesting specimen of naval architecture having been 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 home shows that few vessels could exhibit better qualities as a seaboat. A more minute inspection would send an English joiner to a lunatic asylum. The beams are unplaned 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 seams are filled with cement. Ap parently, the whole structure is more clumsy then strong, but it rounded the Cape amid storms and tempests without making a drop of water, and boasts an age of upwards of 100 years. It is in fact, a gi gantic Chinese puzzle. 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 drawing-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 sterious Joss Houses must not be forgotten. At each end of the vessel is a small recess not unlike Punch's theatre, only not half the 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 pan, in dignified composure, and to these, the people who invented gunpowder 2,000 years ago, and raised Confucius, 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-Kiangi 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, although 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. IX. BILL OF FARE FOR ASCOT HEATH. is.ue notes, Which may on Fortune's 'Change be barter'd For much money." FITzWALLYNGE. The TURF'S mine Oyster, Which I with judgment will open." SHAKSPERE (slightly altered). In the fallowing programme will be found the pro bable " fields " for the principal races at Ascot ; with the possible " first-flights " at the finish of each struggle, marked with an asterisk. TUESDAY. The Trial Stakes. One mile. 1. Flatcatcher, 5 yrs, 9st 2. Blondette, 3 yrs, 7st 41b 3. Beaufort, 2 yrs, 4st 1 llb 4. Nina, 4 yrv, Bst 71b The Gold Vase. Two miles. 1. Officious, 3 yrs. Est 121 b * Mildew, 3 yrs, 7st 31b * Miss Ann, 4 yrs, Bst 91b Little Jack, 3 yrs, 7st 31b Dark Susan c, 3 yrs, 6st 131 b Ascot Derby. A mile and a half. 1. Ghillie Callum * Concertina colt • Royal dart Nutcracker or Ghio Lady Geraldine colt Moultan doubtful Valentine Fifty Sovs. Produce Stakes. One mile, 7 fur., 154 yds. 1. Cora, Bst 21b Canada colt, Bst 91b (doubtful). Fitty Soya. Stakes. Six furlongs. 1. Olympian 2. Ginevra First Ascot Triennial Stakes. 1 mile, 7 furlongs, 1. S Nunnykirk (F l 5. Osterley (A. Day) 154 yards. doubtful, or 2. Vatican (Templeman) 3. Elthiron (Marlow) Mounseer (probably Dockeray) Repletion (Wakefield) Clarissa or Crucible (Nat) The Second Ascot Triennial. 5 furlongs 136 yards. 1. Catalpa or Citadel (Nat) *Hesse Humber t ; Australind •Coticula Cnmus Melita Filly by Cowl Colt by Velocipede Louis Napoleon Macaw • Miserrima Mr. Merryman Fortuna One of Sir J. Hawley's Ascot Stakes. Two miles and a half. Vampyre, 6st, Bst 4lb, or 1 . Collingwood, aged, 9st 2. Damask, 3 yrs, Sat 3. Marquis of Conyngham, aged, Est 41b Glauca, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b Montague, 4 yrs, 7st 91b * Retail, 4 yrs, 7st slb Jellyfish, 4 yrs, 7st 41b (doubtful) Fire Eater. 4 yrs, 7st 31b Sauter la Coupe, 4 yrs, 7st * Clarissa, 4 yrs, 7st (doubtf u l) * The Cocktail, 4 yrs, Est 51b (ditto) Durdans, 4 yrs, sst 101 b ' ll Impression, 3 yrs, 4st 101 b Welcome Stakes. One mile and half. , S Sweetheart, Bst 101 b or A' The Countess, Sst 21b 2. Penang, Bst 71b The Swede, Bst 71b Utrecht, Bst 71b. WEDNESDAY. Coronation Stakes. One mile. 1. Tiff, Bst 71b (Templeman) 2. Exotic filly, Bst 101 b (Nat) 3. Clelia, Bst 71b (Bartholomew or Norman) Royal Hunt Cup. One mile. * Collingwood, aged, 9st 81b * Surplice, 5 yrs, Bst 71b Wanota, 6 yrs, Bst 31b (doubtful) * Flatcatcher, 5 yrs, Bst * The Itonr, 5 yrs, Tat 81b Black Eagle, 4 yrs, 7st 71b Dulcet, aged, 7st 51b Strongbow, 4 yrs, 7st slb Woodlark, 4 yrs, Est 111 b Hlgley, 5 yrs, 6st 91b Marquis of Cunyngham, aged, Est 71b Harriett, 3 yrs, Est 71h " Brennus, 3 yrs, Est slb * • Wallflower, 4 yrs, Est 31b * Dolly Varden, 4 yrs, Est 21b Give and Take, 3 yrs, sst 111 h Cas . anero, 3 yrs, sst 51b Preslaw, 3 yrs, sat 21b The running of Officious, Cheerful, Susan LoNe',l, Sweetheart, 'rum Wadlin, Little Jack, Clelia, or Bardness is very cloubt'ul. - Sweetheart and 'Officious, with a start, would he a good investment. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. Roberto it Diavolo was repeated here on Saturday, with the same powerful cast as heretofore. The Bertram of Formes grows upon acquaintance ; it is the most perfect piece of diabolism on the stage. Grisi, as Alice, was very fine, and the Roberto of Tamberlik and the Rambaldo of Mario were each very excellent. The house was very well attended. HAYMARKET THEATRE. An adaptation from the French, by Mr. Webster, entitled None but the Brave deserve the Fair, was produced at this theatre on Saturday night. It is founded on a French piece, called Uu Mari Anonyme, a version of which has already been brought out at one of the metropolitan houses. The plot, it will be remembered, turns upon the protection which a young lady gives t , ) a fugitive cavalier, and the ne cesvity she is under of inerryin? him, in order to preserve herself and- her family from .the penalty at tached to harbouring a political offender, to the dii comfiture of her real bridegroom, who is, in conse- MONDAY EVENING, Fernhill Stakes. Four furlongß. 1. Receipt filly, 2;) r Gzt 1110 P..estir, 2 7,715, 6 111. Officio4s, 3 yrg., it 11 ih * Countess, 3!; is: 6 , 1, 1 CIO Beaufort, 2 yrs, 74 Fernand., 3 yrs, 8 4t 11lb (doubtful) Ghio, 3 yrs, 9st, (doubtful) Thea, 2 yrs, Est 111 b Evening Star filly, 2 yrs, Est 101 b Louis Napoleon, 2 yrs, 74 (doubtful) Windsor Stakes. Mile and three quarters. 1. Bee Hunter, Bst 71b 2. Cariboo, Bst 71b Utrecht or Ghio, Bst 71b Dark Susan colt, 84 71b Concertina colt, Bst 71b Valentine, Bst 71b Lammas Lass, Bst 21b Cranberry, 84 71b Countess, Bst 21b (doubtful) Mickleton, Bst 7lb THURSDAY. The Emperor of Russia's Plate. Two miles and a half. 1. The Flying Dutchman, 4 yrs, Bst 51b (Marlow) 2. Canczou, 5 yrs, Bst 111 3 (F. Butler) 3. Chanticleer, aged. 9st 31b (Marion) 4. Peep-o'day-Boy, 6 yrs, 9st 3lb (A. Day) Little Jack and Jericho are very doubtful runners. This " bill of fate" will be concluded to-morrow or Wedne.day evening, and will, entire, furnish a racing feast no sporting gourmand can cavil at. I am, Sir, yours, So., THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. June 10, 1850. SPORTING IN TEL LIGENCE NEWTON RACES.—FRIDAY (CONCLUDED.) Plate of 501., added to a Sweepstakes of 5 soy. each, for three yrs old, 6st 71b; four, Bst 91b• five 9st 31b; six and aged, 9st 61b. Mares, &c., allowed 31b. The winner to be sold fur 150 sour. Heats, one mile and a half. (3 Subs.) Mr. Osborne's Achyrat.thes, 3 yrs (Osborne) 2 1 1 Mr. Holdforth's Wile:tont, 3yr (Wells) 1 2 2 Mr. Lawson's P;zarro, aged ._ (N o bl e ) 3 3 3 The winner was claimed. The Beaten Stakes of 5 soya, each, 3 ft, and 30 added, for three yrs old, Bst 41b; four, 9st 91b; five, lOst; six and aged, 10st 21b. Mares and geldings allowed 31b, and horses that have started once and not won, al lowed 31bs; twice, 51b. The wiener to be sold for 150 L, but if entered to be sold for 501., allowed 281bs; if for 30/, 351bs, &c. Heats, once round and a dia- tance. Subs.) Mr. Lawson's Aegean, 3 yrs (301.) (Ashwall) 3 1 1 Mr. Thompson's b c by Gladiator, out of Lilly, 4 yrs (50/.) (G. Oates) 1 3 2 Captain Liddol's Anthony, 4 yrs (W. Sharp) 0 2 3 Mr. Bond's Archeross, 3 yrs (301.) ...(Wells) 2 0 dr ASCOT-HEATH RACES. The following entries, made on Saturday afternoon, completes the list for the ensuing meeting; TUESDAY. The Trial Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 50 added, fur two yrs old 4st 41b, three 7st 41b, four Bst 71b, five 9st, six and aged 9st 31b; the winner to be sold for 600 cove., unless exemption is claimed at the time of entrance, and horses for which claim is made to carry 71b extra. New mile. Flatcatcher, 5 yrs—Beaufort, 2 yrs (71b extra)—Nina, 4 yrs—Blondelte, 3 yrs—The Moor, 5 yrs. WEDNESDAY. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas; three yrs old, 7st 21b; four, 9st 21b; five, lOst; six and aged, 10st 51b; to start at the New-mile-post, and go once round. Fernhill, 5 yrs—Osterley, 4 yrs—Trouncer, 6 yrs— Retail, 4 yrs—Mounseer, 4 yrs—Flateatcher, 5 yrs— Wanote, 6 yrs--Sam Hood, 5 3 rs—Bibury, aged—Ziske, aged—lmpression, 3 yrs—Macaw, 4 yrs—Counterfeit, aged—Whim colt, 4 yrs—Fire-cater, 4 yrs—Watch-dow, 6 yrs—The Gent, 3 yrs. The Windsor Town Plate of 50 soya.; two yrs old, sst 61b; three, ist 101 b; four, Bst 81O; five and up wards, 9st; mares and geldings allowed 31b; the winner to be sold for 100 sous., if demanded, &c. T.Y.C. Br f by Pantaloon, out of Sherbert. 2 yrs—Brother to Whipper Snapper, 2 yrs—Fern, 5 yrs—Susan Lovell, 4 yrs—Ghio, 3 yrs—Countess of Albemarle, 3 yrs—f by Pantaloon, out of Lady, 2 yrs—b f by the Cur, out of Elphine, 2 yrs—Mogador, 6 yrs—Ziska. aged—Macaw, 4 yrs—c by Cowl, out of Celandine—Latumas Lass', 3 yrs—Montpeusier, 6 yrs—Willingham, 4 yrs. THURSDAY. The Visitors' Plato (handicap), of 100 sous., with 2.5 for the second, by subscription of 5 sous. each, the surplus, with the entrance-money of non-subscribers, to go to the fund. Once round and a distance. Chabron, 6yrs—Fernhill, 5 yrs—Van Diemen, 4 yrs— Radulphus, aged—Defaulter, 5 yrs—Durdans, 4 yrs— Vampire, 6 yrs—Old English Gentleman, 4 yrs—Flat catcher, 5 yrs—Strongbow, 4 yrs—Woodlark, 4 yrs— Mary, 4 yrs—Cheerful, 4 yrs—Retail, 4 yrs—Escape, 5 yrs—Nutcracker, 3 yrs—Syrup, 4 yrs—Wanota, 6 yrs— Give-and-Take, 3 yrs—Counterfeit, aged— Watchdog, 6 yrs—The Gent, 3 yrs Impression, 3 yrs—Dan Tucker, 5 yrs—Repletion, 4 yrs—Whim yrs. colt, 4 _ - - The Stand Plate of 70 am. ; three yrs old, 7st 71b ; four, 9st ; five, 9at 81b ; six abd aged, 9st 12Ib ; mates and geldings allowed 31h ; horses entered to be sold for 400 sm. allowed 31b ; for 300 aovs. 71b ; for 200 soya, 121 b; and for 100 soya. 201 b. Swinley Course. Van Diemen, 4 yrs (200),Osterley, 4 yra—Radul phus, aged (200)—Trouneer, 6 rs—Syrup, 4 yrs (100) —Second Sight, 4 yrs ( 100)—Counters of Albemarle, 3 yrs (100)—Lady Frances, 5 yrs (100)—Defaulter, 5 yrs (100)—Woodlark, 4 yrs (200)—Preslaw, 3 yrs (100)—Bellissima (h b). 3 yrs (100)—Clarissa. 4 yrs (200)—Give-and-Take, 3 yrs (300)—Whitstone, 5 yrs (100)—Whim colt, 4 yrs (200)—Watchdog, 6 yrs (1.00). PRIDAY. The Borough Members' Plate of 50 sovs., added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each.; three years old, 7st; four, Bst 41b; five, Bst 101 b; six and aged, 9st; win ners once in 1850 to carry 31b; twice, 61b extra; the winner to be sold for 150 sovs. if demanded, &c. The Old Mile. The Old Fox, 4 yrs—Fern, 5 yrs—Susan Lovell, 4 yrs—c by Mug, out of Virago, 3 yrs—Nutcracker, 3 yrs —Brington, 3 yrs—Mogador,s yrs—Blondette, 3 yrs —Defaulter, 5 yrg. HORSES ARRIVED OR EXPECTED. Flying Dutchman, Elthiron, Comas, Strongbow, Damask, Waterfall, Slashing Alice, The Crowner, Ra dulphus, c by Sir Hercules out of Adele, Mounseer, Mary, Ghillie Callum, Beehunter, Officious, Woodlark, Countess, Cheerful, Vampyre, Hesse Homberg, Turtle, Buckhound, Sherbet filly, Jellyfish, 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, Jericho, Give-and-Take, Tarn Wadlin, Fire-eater, Nina, Virago colt, Impression, Longinus, Macaw, Whitstone, Mildew, Penang, Con certina colt, Receipt filly, Fortuna, Bagley, Docility, Canezon, Olympian, Crotchet, Mickleton, Kremlin filly, Clelia, Cora, Countess of Albemarle, Harriotr,' Peep-o'day Boy, Sweetheart, Mooltan, Osterley, Aus tralind, Prestige, f by Cowl, 2 yrs ; Retail, Miserrima, Defaulter, Zsdoc, Exotic filly, Laundrymaid, Wans dyke, Collingwood, Montague, g by Epirus, darn by, d'Egville • Faux-pas, by The C u re, 2 yrs; Eva, tEdi pus, Bla ck Eagle, Durdans, Dark Susan colt, Lady Geraldine colt, 3 yrs; Lady Geraldine colt, 2 yrs; Pres law, Escape, Melita, Mogador, Castanero, Valentine, Sidus, Surplice, Wanota, L oa d stone , W a llfl o wer, Coti cula, Beaufort, Dolly Varden, Royal Hart, The Moor, The Swede, Jack Robinson, Repletion, Blondette, Fer nande, Lammas Lass, Thea, Old Ralph Burn, Marquis of Conyingham, Court Swivel, Little Jack, Utrecht, Ghio, Nutcracker, Mr. Merryman, Flatcatcher, Troun cer, besides Sir J. Hawley ' St and several for plates. The South-Western Railway Company have adver tised special trains on Tuesday and Thursday from the Waterloo Station, at extremely moderate prices, com mencing a t eight o'clock A JIT . ; an d h ave ena bl e d t h e subscribers at Tattersall's to avoid a great deal of annoy ance at the station, by procuring tickets at the Subscrip tion Room. Conveyances will be in waiting at the Windsor terminus, and thus the journey to the course will be completed in less than half the time it formerly occupied, and at a very considerable saving of trouble and expense. The arrangements of the Great Western Company for the accommodation of the west-end traffic are equally comprehensive. There is every prospect of a good meeting. LATEST BETTING. ASCOT STARE& 1 6 to 1 agst Collingwood (t) QUEEN'S VASE.' 2 to 1 ugat Miss Ann (taken) EMPEROR S PLATE. 5 to I agst Vampyre 6 to 1 agst Damask 5 to 4 on Flying Dutch- 110 to 1 agst Chanticleer ' man (t) 112 to 1 agatPeep-o'day-Boy 0 to 6 agat Canezou (t) FOUR-YEAR -OLD TRIE N NIAL STAKES. 7to 2 agst Elthiron . i s to I agst Vatican GOO DWOOD CUP WEIGEITS. Age st lb. Age st. lb. Collingwood Chanticleer a 9 7 Knight of Gwynne 3 7 4 Peep-o-day Boy 6 9 7 Nutshell Canezou „ 5 9 7 Cariboo Osterley Ellerdale 6 9 3 Windischgratz ... 3 6 13 Cossack . Elthiron Borneo Justice 5 8 6 Officious ............ 3 6 9 Miss Ann Stull z BEVERLEY, HULL, AND EAST RIDING RACES.—The following match has been male for the first day:—Mr. Wright's oh m Miss Milton, by The Bard, aged, against Mr. Straker's b m Melrooe, by Melbourne, 5 yrs; Set each; mile and a half; 50 suits. SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO MR. ROGERS, THE POET. — 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 knocked down by a cab in crossing the street and has ever since continued in such danger as to cause very serious alarm to his numerous friends. Mr. Clapham, of Burton Pidses, a well-known sheep-breeder in Holderness, consigned a few days ago to Mr. Harness, of this town, a pair of two-sheer wethers of his flock, bred and fed by himself. Their carcases were ex hibited in the shambles last Tuesday, and weighed respec tively 12st. 10Ib. and 13st. 21b., or 441bs. a quarter, clear of offal. They attracted the marked attention of breeders and farmers frequenting the corn market.—Hull Advertiser. We regret to report the sudden death, by apoplexy, at Rome, of Wyatt, the eminent sculptor, who for the.last twenty years - resided there, working out those graceful crea tions of the chisel which enrich so many European and British galleries. JUN E 10, 1850. LITERATURE. ELEMENTARY SKETCRES OF MORAL PIULacY ),P V. th , 7 I , l^ IN.. 5.;.1(77,•:1 Afer coesiderable hesitation k:;.bit " Sketches of Moral Philosophy," by our modern Democritus, have been published fir the satisfaction of the reading community. hitherto they had Len 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 condition of his more youthful intellect. A consideration, however, at the same time of the fragmentary an d 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 corn 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. Having pre viously recommended the suppression of these Ele mentary Sketches on Moral Philosophy (as fa- as 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 reflection. "I am now satisfied," he wrote on the 18th of last January, " that in w hat I then said [namely, when previously applied to for advice as to the scheme of publication] I did great and grievous injustice to the 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 (lu 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 majority 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 Bitty 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• visos that it must excite no feelings either of the sublime or of the beautiful. If, 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 XIV. 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 delecta 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, mho 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 found so much pleasure. He said, no, he certainly should not, for that if he 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 be 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" o . f the famous pamphlet Killing no Murder quoted i n 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 snakes 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 Paul's. 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. Aiosworth depicts in vivid colours the twofold calamity which befell the capital of England during the licentious reign of Charles the Second. Grouping round the ancien t 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 ha s conjured up a striking picture of London soon after the Restoration. Having associated manifold interests with the great palatial residences of the British sovereigns , with Windsor Castle, and St. J ames's, and the lower of London, it was but appropriate that Mr. Ainsworth should 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 have 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 the intention of Prince Albeit to visit Fort George on the 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. AFOTHECARIES'-BALL.—Names of gentlemen who passed their examination in the science and practice of medi cine, and received certificates to practise ou Thursday, the 6th of June, lEso:—Francis Philip Cupiss, Diss, Norfolk; Charles Willitxu Morriss, Cheltenham; Henry Forester, Bideford, Devon; Joseph Hutchinson Hammond, Bredting- Iton Quay, York; Joseph Briggs, - AsliboUrne; Derbysliike ; Hugh G'eorge, Chepstow, Monmouth. FINE ARTS. THE' _BRITISH INSTITUTION. Tbi:= ryirr ."J ". 7.; , 17,1 cx'ihith,n of rein ti egs 01,3 i by r'tx,se let dem artists wt:o ar, riidy ci.z. z ;t,,i,:% us upeLe ,. l to pub ic ea:hi-ulna! ion. tin 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, end sometimes of extraordinary 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 cif 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 Gainsborough. We glance alter nately from the works of Sir William Beechey to those of Sir Peter Paul Rubens, from Titian to :Li verse ege, from Vandyck to Lely, from Guido to Wil son ; and so on through Callcot, and Collins, and Stuart Newton, and others of the moderns; and so on through Paul Potter and Vaneyck, and Tinto : retto, and Dorninichino, and Guercino, and Velaz quez, and Rembrandt, and Ruysdael, and Carracci, and Corregio, and Carlo Dolce, and Albano, and Sny dens, and Murillo, and Vandevelde, and the rest of the ancient masters. With such varied works emulating each other at every step, it would be 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 Pall-mall, 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 doubtfuly 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 intelle.:t which itself selected its patron among the Princes of the Roman 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 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 thn 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 Pembroke, Sir Horace Seymour, Lady Gordon, Sir Charles Coote, Bart., Lord Charles Townshend, Lord and Lady Colborne, Lady E Villiers, Viscount Mahon, Dr. Waagen, M. Passe vent, Prince Castelcicala, Count Reventlow, Earl Fitzwilliam, the Ladies Proby, Right Hon. 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., Colonel 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 Badstock. DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM. In the representation of oriental life, of eastern architecture, of Asiatic scenery, there is one artist now living who stands altogether unapproached, 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 depicts the aspect of those august localities, it can not but be remarked that he brings also to the labours 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 in 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 seentit 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 for 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 Haghe, the distinguished painter in water-colours and engraver of the " Holy Land," " Arabia," and other works (f 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 twenty-seven inches high —consequently ample room will be afforded Mr. Ilaghe for the dis play of his skill as a copyist. We understand, moreover, that this gentleman has resolved upon exerting Llt 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 he anticipated with a large degree of confidence that the lengraving when completed will in 1:s style of art be little lets 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, Acne or the lower city, Bezetha or the new city ; over tt , e Gate of Hebron and the Tower of Mariatnne ; 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 bill of Ahab ; and through the smoke and the flames of the conflagration kindled by the Roman soldiers under Titus o ver that awful Cal v a r y where, u p on the s p ot sanctified by the crucifixion, the pagan armies erected statues to Venus and Jupiter ! Than these the artist could not have selected localities of more absorbing interest: neither could he have scarcely portrayed event of a more momeetous description. ROYAL HUNT CUP. On Saturday we were favoured with a view of this exquisite production, now open to inspection at 156 ' New Bon 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 from the design of a young artist, thef precocious effusions of whose fancy, in this style o decorative art, yield large promise of abilities now maturity. A rapidly ripening intostem of thistle is surmounted by a vase produced in the tazzo form, a vase elaborately emb e lli s h e d, and altogether replete with elegance. Surrou of nd a in gthis recum cheennttraaltafeaatunrde two grouped the fi gu r es deer-hounds, on e o f w hi c h l a tt er , it is not difficult difficult to perceive, is an exact portraiture from 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 and Roskell, from whose establishment it is an emana • 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 tVie society of Madras to the Marquis of Tweeddele. From the weight alone of the mate rials—estimated, we believe, at about eighteen hundroi 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. As a design of striking originalty and power, it commands the scrutiny of the spectator and elicits the fullekt , 'admiration. Mr. Glyn, Mr. Greenfel, and a deputation, trans. acted busioesi at the Treasury on Saturday. any COURT CIRCULAR. OSBOBNE, JUNE 8. The Que - n /In (1 Prince, her Royal Highness the Duchess o f Kent and the Prince l of Leiningen, walked early this morning in Osborne Pak and grounds. Ii is 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 yestc Hay to the royal dinner party. JUNE 9. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness, ao6ompanied by her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent and the Prince of Leiningen, 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, and 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. There was no addition yesterday to the royal dinner party. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, attended by Lady Augusta Cadogan and Mr. Edmond Mildmay, honoured Lady Stanley with a visit on Saturday evening, at her residence in St. James'a square. His Royal Highness Prince George honoured her Majesty's Theatre with his presence ou Saturday evening. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended Divine service yesterday morning in Kew Church. A Cabinet Courcil was held on Saturday afternoon at the Foreign -office. The Ministers present were Lord John Russell, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Minto, Sir George Grey, Viscount Palmers ton, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Eichequer, 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 R_hyal, St. James's. The prayers were read by D r . Wesley, and the sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Hook. The Bishop of London ordained 26 priests and deacon?, 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. Hook. The anthem was " Save, Lord, and hear us " (Hayes). Sir George Smart presided at the organ. SCOTCH DEEP Sai FISHING.—Two vessel', of about eighteen tons burdens, and decked, are 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 boars 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 sufficient 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 are composed of the boat fishers 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, after all that has been said, we must arrive at this, otherwise, with the exception of herrings, the supply will never reach• the dem,nd.— Banff Journal. DIABOLICAL MISCBIBF.—An almost incredible act of villany was perpetrated on Saturday at North Pool Mine, Redrutb, which, had the objects of the crimals 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 fathoms below the surface, and set them on fire. The consequence was that the whole shaft timber work to that depth epread 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 to know that, being Saturday evening, there was no probability of any loss of life or limb to persona 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 wined, 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 a ton, or a ton and a half, must have ex ploded, and ruin ensued to erery building around. Sus picion attaches to some evil disposed individuals, 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 Gazette. THE SERPENTINE.—A deputation on the subject o purifying the Serpentine, consisting of Dr. Wilson, chief physician of St. George's Hospital, Dr. Woolley, surgeon of the Humane Society, Dr. Lankester, Dr. J. Copland, Dr. Tilt, and Mr. John Letwall (hono rar y secretary), had an interview with Lord Seymour, on Saturday, at the offices of her Majesty's Commissioners of Woods and Forests, in White hall-place. After having heard 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 through it. The only question in 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 eourse 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 p resen t l ow s t a te 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 not deny the necessity which was said to exist for thoroughly emptying the Serpentine of its mud, and also for rendering the river more safe, but it would be impossible to do so before the Great Exhibition of ISSI took place. He promised, however, that no time should be lost in affording the necessary increased supply of water. EQUALITY IN NEW Yona.—Frederic Douglas, the impudent negro, who has of late taken upon himself the privilege of abusing our country, its patriots and constitu tion, without having that chastisement he so richly merited at the hands of our republicans, who would not condescend to notice his blasphemy and negroisms, had the audacity yesterday morning to walk down Broadway, the principal 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 them could not withstand the provoked and justifi able temptation to award to the negro that punisment which his daring rascality had subjected him to. The gen tleman stepped up to him, and politely requested the women to leave their ebony companion and place themselves under the protection of a gentleman who was standing near by. The women very eiuietly did as they were desired to do, and then the indignant an d insulted g entleman administ e r ed to the back of the negro a " dressing" that he will have occasion to remember some time hence. Maddened justice forgets the dictates of law in a case of this kind; and, per s. nally, we can see no reason why it should not. New York Globe. FATAL AND DISTRESSING ACCIDENT AT TUE HAMPSTEAD PONDS.-01 Saturday afternoon a most me o l n a d nz char accident ocenried in one of the Hampstead ponds, situated in the vicinity of the lower heath, which resulted in the death of Mr. Sibley, schoolmaster at Highgate, 'and the son of Mr. Barnes, aged 13 years, of Brecknock Villas, C a mden Town. It appears that Mr. Sibl ey h ad left 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 pond s, h e was alarmed hy , the cries of a youth who was bathing, and, seeing his dangerous and perilous situation, w ithout a moment's hesitation; or even removing his coat or hat, he plunged into the pond, which is of considerable depth, to rescue the unfortunate youth. In the struggles which ensued from his noble and generous attempts to save the sinking lad, he became so &int and ex hausted (although a very expert swimmer), thatifter seve ral ineffectual attempts to reach the bank, they both became victims to a watery and premature grave. ' The hotly of the ill-fated youth could not be found, owing to the peculiarity of the construction of the pond, which contain s a narrow gully or ditch at th e b ot t om , and his disconsolatef4ber and friends were occupied for many hours in e ndeavouring th ngin vain to discover its locality. As the morning o'clock .dawned e wn the bony re sumed their painful labours, and a was found not very far from the sp t ot where they had both sunk. is appointed her Majesty's con D su a l n a ie t l p o;C: i n a n ß e r l a l , zi E l, ici" n the room of Richard Ryan, Esq., deceased. BRAZILS. —By the arrival of the Ranger and William Russell at Liverpool we have later dates from the Brazils. At Pern ambuco the fever was abating, and trade h a d rather an imp rovin g as p ect. Ru ston S r Ml s ) T x li O'BRIEN.—Th e following ( is an extra c t f rom a letter re ceived from a frien d, date d Liverpool, June 4. the D B L A ei T :ster o E xpress) We give it without a word of comment :—" On Tuesday I tra velled from London, and met a sailor on his way here, who relates that he had just arrived from Sydney, and that, about two days before he sailed Mr. Smith O'Brie nh ad di • ed. He acknowledged the falsity of the statements concerning his ill treatment, and,says that, although he 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 b e ing 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 ycu as I have it." THE COLLIERY EXPLOSION AT UsWORTIL—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 firing of Usvrotth 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." Two of the suffeters 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, for Halifax and New York. D Ero3iToaS IN SAVINGS BANKS--A Parliamen tary paper has been published, showing that on She last ac count taken there were 1,0k7,354 depositors in savings banks. The a mount .of deposits, including interest, is set forth at - 26,537,010'. Y w