The Sun. — London, England, 1851-02-13 00:00:00

0 0 1 ; added' er) , 1 by) ', ,tt) ' alligan, tt, ( II ; lanD er) iout li is cot, 5 gt St. b, g t ` ) ' WA od Le" adde d • 1 08c 1q h es p•. eogon 4 1:.`1 1 %t RIOT at BARHA3I UNION-HOUSE, NEAR IP SWICH. —MILITARY CALLED OUT. Another Lerious riot has occurred at this union ''jude• At the end of last week there were about 490 ln naate of the bowe, 120 of whom were able-bodied lam Amongst the latter some dissatisfaction had been expressed respecting the quantity of food allowed. How ever, except a thea l rood deal of grum bli ng , all things went 6rl tolerably well till Sund a y. O n t h at even i ng , w hil e n,ittennada instantly tsvvere at supper, one of the men made a sig about forty of them commenced a furi- O.us attack on a wooden partition that divided them from the 13elotfetaale ward. Governor, schoolmaster, and three ° 1 . 1 "e -officers interp ose d, b ut w i t h out success; th e par was smashed, an d t h e o ff icers were p e lt e d f rom premises. The porter was struck to the ground and terribly ki c k ed, and the superintendent had to 131111oe make • his escape. Gl ass, w i n d ow -f rames, b enc h es, rrs, tables, chairs, clocks, Acc., were smashed, amidst o l es of delight. The provision stores were ransacked. beer w ines speedily disappeared, and the stores of were either drunk or wasted. Maddened by driek, the inmates wrenched the fastenings from the fdlol'art, the the roof of tiles, tore up the brick stone btri.(,),rl,vstilla.n,l made a large breach in a substantial Flaying provided themselves with a good of missiles, they showered them over the walls o mig t appen tobe near, th em an Y wh • h h DA to dash in doors, zee. The Rev. F. Steward, a 1 1 ,1 13t rate, rode off t o Ipswich for a detachment of the e a l t arY• A troop was soo n m us t e r e d, an d by a littl e t ten o'clock h a d ga ll ope d to t h e scene o f act i on . Captain Peel was in command, but he would not Pertalt h• I • his men to dismount, it being contrary to regu atiou, ti rne the consequence was that the force at that in Wa s of no use. Ab ou t fi ve p o li cemen were an attendance, and it w a s near ly t we l ve o ' c l oc k b e f ore 'lruther, body arrived ; it cons i s t e d o f e i g h t men un d er ;tr Juk. At this time the inm a t es h a d h a d c o m pl e te ot over the premises for five hours, and besides , o ee ting the d amage d escr ib ed, they had burnt the y : ll44 's account books ! The whole police force rain sn ° ll mustered, and by the aid of a ng dan, the d oor was forced, when the constables with rut 'u ,711 cu tlasses, supported by two or three others, sharp tll upon the rioters, who after discharging one or two velley e of bricks, stones, and glass, retreated in all pl teetk no• There was, however, a hot pursuit. Every ac e , W ere as scoured, and the prisoners, when captured 0 hurried out of the building and placed under the t o. , t 4r d of the soldiery. Many of them were much in strletted. The prisoners were ultimately placed in the o,eineekrocee. The military returned to Ipswich at three Fr On M onday several of the paupers who were most " e in the riot were examined before the Revs. I,,ack Steward and W. Colville, and R. 13. Martin, 4 rqi., The hearing took place in the board-room. ,1-'"e governor and the other officers proceedings te workhouse ri m ° w ere present when the riotous p cora atat"ced having given evidence, of which the foregoing to take is a summary, the prisoners were committed on th e their trial at the next Ipswich quarter sessions. d i4n9 e charge of destroying the property of the guar the. „and of obstru c ti ng the police in the execution of cuff '. "ntY• They w e r e immediately afterwards hand theired and forw ar d e d i n an omn ib us to I psw i c h . O n ah P a ssage through the streets of the town they Th °llt ed most lu s til y , an d seeme d excee di ng l y merry. ere are in all 37 prisoners. —Ipswich Express. C, .EXCURSIONS FROM OXFORD TO ROME. A S (From Punch.) d oor s 0 011 as the Exhibitio n b eg i ns t o th row o p en it s trai lei, the season for cheap excursions will be in full oo .n. In addition to the many trips which will be d e '' ri ng Europe with lines as close as a cobweb, we un n:,Btand it is the i n t ent i on o f M r . S t . B arna b us Ben 411d others to start a series of cheap excursions from to Rome. th e —n e great peculiarity o f th ese excu r s ion s w ill be, that c orB Y i will not come back again. Once at Rome, the ex tur °llifite will be compelled to remain there, for no re rt,sl ticket s w i ll be issued. Com munication s will be entered into with all the ofT e e Yite chap e l s i n the kingdom, and great facilit i es tto_reed to all the Puseyite clergymen to carry them to ai quickly as possible. prove;rBons travelli ng by t h ese c h eap excurs i ons w ill b e eh ar ' de d with tickets to the V a tic an , a nd no extra Age demanded. cotornrr;a,ngements are pending, by which it is hoped the "" 40 will h ave i t i n t h e i r power to t h row i n as a th e l, to each train, a certain number of introductions to on the Pe, who has kindly condescended to lend his too tq ,„ ~se occasions for the use of such excursionists as 4 J il le , e , l a holy fervour to kiss it. g or t he numerous places of public resort in Rome, its t i sgeous churches, and the valuable relics and curiosi o;a th ey contain, will be thrown open to the visitors free ,irn,Y additional charge. t ou ' ll u d e chains of St. Peter will be kept ready to be hung lo w ._ the neck oc any British nobleman who chooses to v;rrhinaself for the occasion. y little luggage allowed, and gentlemen bringing P e r r t l - nille articles" with them decidedly objected to. With ' °l3 ‘ Who cannot afford the expense accommodated a fr eo Pass. l 'c'r further 4,1 tick particulars apply to the Bishop of London, , 4 atets e ts may be procured at all the shops where the are sold, i n O x f or d . ** grand illumination of St. Peter's at Easter. It is rumoured in the fashionable circles that a taim th r ,Y Memb er of the House of Commons connected withl ri neipality is on the eve of f orm i ng a ma t r i mon i a l a - .N . 0 1 : ,; (1 with the lovely and on l y unmarr i e d d aug h ter of a and Gallant Ma rqu i s . S er , ll , WKING IN SUFFOLK.—Mr. Barr, the celebrated falconer, for the last week has been residing at M r . t11 4 , -a ( ra (16th ' Lancers), Carlton-hall. all. Thursday last was bt . L a Y a+pointed to view this ancient sport, on the manor Perj a ; is tcm— a spot well adapted for the oceasion, though, , ds v ,11 )8 , somewhat too woody for real good hawking. The t' " 4, cloudy in the morning, but turned out most ropi d'e°l,N and the view of the sea from Leiston Downs gPahve a ithtful finish to the scene. The sport commenced y t. p i ! t lt after a French partridge, the hawk singling darting after it with great rapidity,. the .n bi a rd o , u e a t d f g t i e e s r . Ifs ier r t ehase, barely escaping by taking refuge h ht th t h's, as the ground was adapted for the many ladies to killed sport, pigeons were let loose, when several were the e(' atter exciting chases. In the latter part of the day likiiib,irteis behaved admirably, showing the great care and „`.' 4 - Barr bad bestowed - upon them. A pheasant also Ive s - chase to by two falcons, and after a long flight Arn sire c e e• to the ground and pounced on by these bi d. 131,,PrIgst the company present were Sir C. Blois, Colonel,, Col ls ' r aaior and Mrs. Waugh, Mr. Carew (16th Lancers),_ a, Colo ' e rica, Captain Bence (Ist Dragoon Guards), At . ev .. ,.. It. K. Cobbold, Esq., and family, Res. e l f t Nlnt - s e ' A ir• Whittaker and family. and many others the ro eeed,./ gentry from far and near. Mr. Barr afterwards p d to Lincol n with his hawks. Ree, resp,. RAutic MORTAR.—The following particulars the the acin g manufacture of mortar for works exposed a to for t e ;°r l of, or under water, which is now being be us ia d . ter,mianuYdraulic works at the Birkenhead Docks,ma y it il i nl estol, t ? all, and useful to some of our readers. 'lhe best -- e ,'° l let •„- 'c'r this purpose is that obtained f • rom . the d ll n alkin ee, a a'- l i near Holywell, in Flintshire. It is shie the 14 ' 11 41 11 p l'i an ded in Liverpool, at 7s. 3d. per ton. The 3 c d ost o is f !ei, 15 '"t- tons of stone, including the above 7s. k ortt s t; e lo a d , Producing 3 tons of lime, at 18s. l'id. h p e er:t ' on f t " sand r- iw * the mill costs 98. 6d. to 10s. 6d. per . cu r y v ar o d g . , 'roba 2 , 11 1 the Mersey is used in proportions f are „clos e t ,,` 11 ,,, 5 to 1 of lime by measure. The lime ns t he Mortar shed, the lime is slaked direct from the ty rnaol °lul t , the m or t ar i s use d f res h genera ll y on the day it solid e , it sets rapidly, and the work speedily becomes one made to a great extent from the Journal. i n eh 131 TE wh OF A DOG.—A. case has lately occurred 1 3:1154 eBliire erein a young lady of the highest respecta 4dy nearly lost her life. On Christmas •day the youpg saes lore was amusing herself by fondling a favourite , e l'eat l f . ,, The animal being considered a docile, harmless ` er ta'n7l an d a perfect favourite, no apprehension was en . - • a l- ea that it would return the caresses bestowed upon it ee' tee aeiel-,frowl, much less a bite. To show, however, that tibest7„4 of this description cannot be trusted, the dog in , n 'ade a sudden bite at one of Miss Glegg's fingers, le ad Y lacerating the skin. The wound quickly healed up, fort49,lfurther notice was taken of the matter, until about a feel a . ,,g, u t or three weeks ago, when the young lady began to fe acute Pains extend from the hand up to r the shoulder, eed • edaiterla.nil Swell ing deicewaosf the limb ensued. The most skilful immediately obtained from Liverpool Cud irken head, and every effort made to alleviate her ex ebteret.ll,l e xcruciating sufferings, fears being at one time neai7,trled that hydrophobia would ensue. We believe tt t it ,C ' t advisers at oue bi eonsidered it necessary to ai le oe the ha u d and even the arm itself ; but this has now r to A i d eemed unnecessary, and the young lady, after suffe eeet4tansely, we are happy to say is in a fair way of re sot in ,- T his circumstance should act as a caution topernlpst 4k ing free with d ogs, even t h oug h cons id ere d of the quiet and tame description.—Liverpool Mercury. Ah t • ..ENNETT, BISHOP.--Strange as this head era itit:nlY a ppear, we are assured, from a quarter in which we I , set„ t :Pc'sed to place reliance, that the Rev. Mr. Bennett ex- h ef 8 - e he forthwith made a bishop of the Episcopal Chum, 1 4e e t ia-- the bishops iu Scotland are not nominated by .fer tc , r() lvfl, as in England, the Episcopal Church in the teq t , r , country not being established, but are raised to the aide• ;.,'Y election; and as the Episcopal clergy on the other b , e „ . _ o l the Tweed are, to a man, Pese, . , • . expectations of a almost Scotch bishopric rank are not, y in itee themr , unreasonable. —.Advertiser. • xt: 4 44ELLANCHOLY DEATH OF A RESPECTAIIDE 7 It--- th SHOP 7 Last evening M r . IL M . W akley held a lengthened 4e Ordnance Arms, St. John's-wood, touching , 14, n _ a th of Mr. Thomas Birch, aged 30, late of the firm of ••• brave, Gough and Co., linendrapers, High-street, Lisson ire:e* amenar that deceased ed laboured for some 1,, t1a . Past great mental anxiety from an overflow of I , ast Saturday, at twelve o'clock, he visited Miss ' l ll %,:pft'4 Quick, Bathwarthe-place, to whome he complained At oe 4 ii v . to ot h and illness, and asked her to send her servant 141,,,,44-4.444,,4udanuna. The servant brought half an ounce of lauda spl;'ll,ol4l:' Pertion of which he applied to his tooth and ear with Let 441 Ci ;Ora l I P , U 'aiDg the remainder into his pocket.l. After that he nearly half a pint of brandy, and then hired a cab to ‘1 4 " 4 4 e e o t ° his private residence, Hempsted:place.„ reach it:',llo;and seein ihe exclaimed, Neils', Nelly, 'Q NR ee s e `) h ad," and falling insensible on the ground, never r attrvvards. Mr:Tracey surgeon, was instantly sent I(,),i'muptlitl_b:fxor that gentleman could apply the stomach • Aired. In his pocket were . IJund two empty 'ti teo .• glut', l abelled " laudanum, poison," which he had bought (let „iori•ing• M r' Tracey performed the autopsy, and l'uu tt ee , te d, in the stomach spirits and laudanum. Ile also , n tile brain congested, which was caused from the effects ti Nr.r°lVituous liquors and laudanum, which produced death. 1` 4 0,, we Deceased died of congestion of the brain, but .• ! ,ether produced,by laudanum or ardent spirits, there is no e .eV,ele ne , to s Tw_ 'how.' Jl~ t w i n , ° BROTHERS DROWNED.—Two young nun, t` In belonging to Nairn named James and William rei:utr4n,,,. were drowned between Nairn and Cromarty, on ii, rt ,,,u,3' a the 16th ultimo. They were proceeding to Cro eo„4.:l n open boat to see some relative'', and it sup• cat,l l , ll . a_t a sudden squall or shift of wind the boat was f 01 47,0 ,4ml capeized. No trace of the bodies has yet been ashore uount the o_ars and rudder of the boat have been washed the I-Cosa-shire meet. The poor mother ot the 11 , 6 i ela has been left destitute by the occurrence.—/e -k" Couretr. THE SUN, LITERATURE. ORISSA AND THE TEMPLE OF JAGAN -IVATH. By William F. B. Laurie. Johnstone and Hunter. Fourteen centuries before the birth of our Saviour, the Vedas, or four sacred books of the Indian mythology, were compiled ; and about tho period when Homer was wandering barefooted among the principal citiei of Greece, namely 900 n.c., the great Hindu lawgiver Menu was incorporating the doctrine of monotheism in his celebrated institutes. Since those memorable epochs the religious belief of the Asiatics, like that of moat Pagan worshippers, has frightfully degene rated. A creed that at one time articulated the, holiest doctrines and the purest morality has come at last to be a mere chaos of inde cencies and abominations. From the one in visible creator, preserver, and destroyer of the univurse, Brehm, have sprung a multitude of divini ties so enormous as to be estimated by one writrr in round numbers at " three hundred and thirty mil lions !" To track the rnaz:s of the Hindu mythologists, therefore, through all these count less fictions it may well be imagined is a task of insuperable difficulty. The mere narrative of the Avatars, or divine visitants of mankind, is enough to bewilder an ordinary reader by the variety of the circumstances recorded. When, moreover, it is considered that the study of these subjects is, in ad dition to all this, of the most repulsive character ima ginable, it may be seen that enough obstacles stand in the way of any adventurous inquirer. "To know the Hindu idolatry as it is," says Ward, " a person must wade through the filth of the thirty-six pooran tis and other popular books—he must read and hear the modern popular poems and songs—he must follow the Brahmin through his midnight orgies before the image of hales and other goddesses ; or he must accompany him to the nightly revels, the jatras, and listen to the filthy dialogues which are rehearsed re specting Krishnil and the daughters of the milkmen." Enough this, in all conscience, one might think, to deter the most daring student of oriental literature from penetrating further than the mere surface of the Hindu mythology ! In citements, nevertheless, there are sufficiently power ful to counteract these motives of indifference en gendered by disgust, and to egg on the most labo rious of our scholars in the prosecution of these ♦ery terrible investigations. Considering the vastness of our empire in Hindostan, and the huge number of the subjects of her Britannic Majesty, who are be lievers in these mythic iniquities, it becomes a matter of extraordinary interest to pierce the crust of ob scurities and reach those stratus of pseudo-religious fiction in which are preserved the debris and the fossilized skeletons of the Faith. Patriotism of a certain sort, therefore, as well as curiosity, im pels the adepts in oriental literature to the in quiries we have particularized. Among these very enterprising and praiseworthy students, Lieutenant William F. B. Laurie, of the Madras Artillery, has achieved for himself a high and conspicuous position—his present volume, " Orissa," being in its way a really remarkable display of erudition. In his previous work " The French in India," he had shown himself a lively writer and a shrewd observer, from whose pen, after a little practice, better things still might be confidently anticipated. "Orissa" is a brilliant justification of these hopes in his regard, and to it, therefore, we are desirous of directing public attention, as to a book from which much valuable information may be derived, relating at large to Indian idolatry and superstition, and in an especial manner furnishing an account of British con nexion with the Temple of Jaganildth. The import ance of the latter subject is forcibly indicated in the following sentences extracted from the Friend of India, of October 26th, 1848 : " By none except the trivoloue, the light-headed, the morally and religiously indifferent, can the subject itself be reckoned of secondary importance. It is one which for nearly half a century has engrossed much of the time and attention of our leading Indian statesmen, at home and abroad. It is one which has proved an ex citing theme, not to thousands only, but to millions of the soberest and most intelligent of the community of the British Isles. Nor is this at all surprising. For, apart altogether from the religious interest which attaches to it, it involves principles of political importance—prin• ciples of extensive learning and momentous application in a regio❑ so bestud with the shrines and temples of idolatry." A direct application of the closing remark in this quotation was furnished by Allen's Indian Mail of the 15th ult., in which occurred the subjoined para graph, headed— JUGGERNAUT. " The East India Company has, it is said, determined entirely to disconnect itself from the idol worship of Jug gernaut, if it can do so without positive breach of faith. It has sent out instructions for the local Government to ascertain if it is bound by any engagement to continue its annual grant to the custodians of the temple; and if not, as it is believed is the case, the allowance will be dis continued. The Raja of purdah, in charge of the temple, has sent his mookteer to Calcutta to protest against the measure."—ffirrkaru. Now, the very question which according to this state ment is at the present moment puzzling the Court of Directors has been already discussed in the valuable work now lying under our consideration, and we cannot but coincide with its author in thinking that in it he has satisfactorily proved that the Go vernment may renounce all connexion with the Temple of Jagannith, and with the idolatrous worship of the Hindoos without any breach of faith whatever, but, on the contrary, with the utmost possible consistency. In testimony of this we would refer to the opening pages of the inquiry, and to the work itself passim. Mr. W. F. B. Laurie has not adventured upon the task fulfilled in " Orissa," without having previously rendered himself master of its difficulties. Having twice personally visited the temple of Jagane ninth, and strengthened himself with a multitude of literary researches, besides benefiting himself by the advice of distinguished civilians in the district—he has entered upon the labour of writing " Orissa, the Garden of Superstition." Those who may desire an inkling of the theme treated of in this volume prior to obtaining it for serious examination will be interested, doubtless, in glancing through the fourth instalment of the " Appendix," here transcribed into our columns from the sth chapter of Coleman's " My thology of the Hindus." It is descriptive of the origin of the worship of Jagannith : "Since the gods (says the historian), as well as men, must, it would appear, die some time or other, the love-in spiring Krishna was one day shot with an arrow from the bow of a hunter, who most unceremoniously lett the lovely form of the deity, whom the Gopias (milkmaids of Mount Goondun) had so frantically adored, to rot under the tree where it fell. After some time, his bones, like those of the beautiful Rosalie in Sicily, were col lected by some pious persons, and made the pious means of enriching the priests of the Hindus, as the more tender ones of the virgin saint have done the reverend fathers of Palermo. Having been collected, they were placed in a box, where they remained till Vishnu, on being applied to by a religious monarch, ludra Dhooina, commanded him to make an image of Jagannia, and place the bones in it. The king would willingly have done as be was desired, but unfortunately possessed not the skill for such an undertaking; so ho made bold to ask Vishnu who should make it? Vishnu told him to apply to Viswakarma, the architect of the gods. He did so, and as promptly as our great architect, Air. Nash, would undertake the building of a palace, his brother of the Hindu pantheon set about forming the image of Jaganniith; but declared, if any person disturbed him in his labours, he would leave his work unfinished. All would hare gone on well, had not the king shown a re prehensible impatience to those divine injunctions which he had solemnly pledged himself to observe. After fifteen days he went to see what progress the holy ar chitect had made; which so enraged him that he de sisted from his labours, and left the intended god with out either arms or legs. In spite, however, of this per plexing event, the work of Viswakarma has become ce lebrated throughout Hindustan; and pilgrims from the remotest corners of India flock, at the time of the fes tivals of Jagannath, to pay their adorations at his mon strous and unhslluwed shrine." Such is the source of the fantastic abomination (from the countenancing of the homage for which the Go vernment is at length desirous to withdraw for ever), such is the weird and marvellous myth which has ex cited the inquiries, and by doing so has tended to de monstrate the abilities of Mr. W. F. B. Laurie, who in the volume before us has added another to our al ready numerous treasures of oriental literature. MERKLAND: a Story of Scottish Life. By the Author of Margaret Maitland. 3 Vols. Colburn. Right welcome to us are the reminiscences of gentle Mrs. Margaret Maitland. A genuine " touch of nature is manifest throughout her writings, and accordingly her pathos is more affecting, her simpli city of manner is more charming, and her genial kindness more delightful than any of those artificial attractions with which the practised penman adorns some worn-out, common-place tale. There is also a quaint originality in the manner of these stories of " Scottish Life," considerably aug mented, perhaps, by the northern dialect em ployed by many of the speakers, which renders them delightfully refreshing to the weary readers of ordinary novels. " Merkiand" p ossesses the /ame charming characteristics as its predecessor ; it is as much pervaded with genuine kindness and simple tenderness and unaffected pathos, as was the story of the Lady of Sunnyside herself, while its in terest as a tale is much greater ; the plot is more complicated, and the characters introduced are more numerous. The theme of the tale is, moreover, one of an excitin g an d terr ibl e nature . A murd e r has been committed some years previous to the opening of the first volume. The suspected mur derer is consuming his life in voluntary banish ment, the real author of the deed is pining away un suspected by men, but a prey to a cruel remorse, soothed by the ministering sympathy of a devoted sister. The fugitive also has a sister, Anne Ross, one of the heroines of the tale, who, though ignorant of the truth, refuses to believe her brother's guilt, and perseveringly endeavours, alone and unsupported, LONDON, to exculpate him and vindicate his innocence. Such is the main thread of the narrative ; its interesting nature may be surmised frail these details, and from a knowledge of the truthful, and hence most powerful, manner in which the author of " Merkland" relates the thrilling narrative. Among the characters in troduced the most delightful, immeasurably the most delightful in the book, is old Mrs. Catherine Douglas dear, self willed, right-judging, kind hearted Mrs. Catherine. For her picture alone, for her simple hearty discourses, we should have felt grateful to the author of " Merkland," were the rest of his tale as uninteresting, instead of being, as it is, most attractive. Fault 3 it has undoubtedly, but the oc casional improbability of the incidents is more than compensated by the general truthfulness of the cha racters. We shall be glad to meet again the author of " Margaret Maitland" and " Merkland." TIIE IDOL SHRINE. By the same Author . Smith, Elder, and Company. An epitomized version of the foregoing volume has been here produced by Mr. W. F. B. Laurie, in which he has very lucidly recounted the "Origin, History, and IVorship of the Great Temple of Jagarin(t.h " Additional information has, nevertheless, been incorporated with this epitome, insomuch that the pamphlet possesses much of the interest of novelty. The readers of Robert Southey, those who have shud dered over the more terrible passages in the " Curse of Kehama," will turn with avidity to a brief account such as the one under notice, extending only to forty five pages, into which are compressed so much strange and valuable information. "Lo ! in the city of Jagannith— Lo ! in the seven-headed idol shrine!" all the marvels of the locality have been scrutinized by the pamphleteer, and the result of his inquiries are placed before us in this rapidly sketched but enthral ling and instructive outline. The brochure forms al together the very handbook to Hindu Mythology. THE QUARTERLIES. 2HE WESTMINSTER AND FOREIGN QUARTERLY REVIEW. No. Cvii. and XCH. A rather scrambling, but brilliant and animated criticism on " Spanish Literature" opens the current number of the Westminster. The paper has been principally suggested by the work recently published from the pen of Mr. George Ticknor. Calderon's _ _ Arabic wealth of invention is especially celebrated by the reviewer, and due regard is of course had to the satiric humour of Cervantes. Certain " rhetorical anecdotes of Al Harii of Basra," lately translated into English by Mr. Theodore Preston, and entitled " Makarnat," is examined with a very judicious dis crimination ; the merits and demerits of the work being alike clearly recognised. Mr. Philip James Bailey, the author of the remarkable poem of " Festus," receives a most eulogistic notice of his " Angel World." Among the various quotations made by the critic from the latter effusion is the fol lowing exquisite mention of the change wrought in the stream of Time by the Angel Saviour : " Descending to the shore, he stooped, and dipped Into the stream his hand; which, filling full, He tasted, and thus spoke. 'Ye waters—once Of death—but now of life eternal, take Back the libation I have made of ye; And be ye changed for ever.' Uttering this, lie cast the dark remainder in the flood, That instant changed into a flood of life, Flashing with light celestial to its depths Of bottomless infinitude; and straight, Grasping the bright branch of an olive tree, Which bowered with verdant gold the peaceful shore, He therewith sprinkled, one by one, the band Who him accompanied; with these pure rites Making them free, initiate into Heaven, And death the lesser mysteries of life." Mr. Robert William Mackay next obtains an atten tive consideration from the Westminster, his narra tive of" The Progress of the Intellect, as Exemplified in the Religious Development of the Greeks and He brews," being closely scrutinized by one of the re viewers. Our hopes for sanitary reform are encou raged by the next contribution, a carefully compiled statement in regard to " Drains, Rivers, and Water Supply ;" and our aspirations for the diminution of the amount of national ignorance are sustained by the subsequent article relating to the " Educational Movements." All anxieties experienced in reference to the interests of royalty or republicanism throughout Europe may be appeased, in some measure at least, by following with the next re viewer the thread of probabilities leading through the labyrinth of " Continental Prospects ;" and in the paper coming immediately afterwards, another comment is added to the numerous ones already printed in reference to the agitation about the Catholic Hierarchy in England. The last men tioned contribution is headed very significantly " The Battle of the Churches," and the tendency of the writer is to cast discredit upon all priests indiscrimi nately. Two criticisms, embellished with copious extracts from Moritz Wagner's " Journey to Colchis and the German Colonies beyond the Caucasus," and from Adam Oehlenschliiger's "Recollections of My Life," make up the number of the Foreign Quarterly appended to the Westminster, and these are followed by a variety of miscellaneous notices, in which due regard is paid to both writers and musicians. THE BRITISH QUARTERLY REVIETV. iv). XX V. Ten remarkably attractive themes have been chosen by the writers in the pre sent number of the British Quarterly for their contributions. The opening article, being a narrative of " Bem's First Campaign in Transylvania," is invested with a peculiar and melancholy interest by the death of that unfortunate adventurer in his exile in Turkey. A beautiful chapter, extracted as it were from another " Kosmos" is the next paper, a paper poetically entitled "The Chemistry of the Sunbeam." Dr. Mayo's " Berber" is noticed in the subsequent criticism, being an article called after the second title of his volume, " The Mountaineer of the Atlas." " Egypt under the Pharaoh's" is the title of a review on the work of Mr. John Kenrick, relating to that ancient people and that remote period. A masterly biography fol lows of " Buffon," the Naturalist—a great man, who is happily designated by the British Quarterly "the artist," and Linnaeus " the artizan of Nature !" Tribute, and deserved tribute of eulogium, is offered to the memory of Buffon for his wonderful powers of description. Take the following brief but suggestive paragraph:— " His description of the swallow has something, as it were, inspired and hymn-like about it: ' Venit venit hirundo pulchra adducens tempera et pu'chros annos !' He paints thus the sad amours of the cat:—' Clamando rirandoque misere amat.' His description of the horse is very beautitul:—' Animal generosum, superbum, fortissi- MUM, cursu jurens,' &c. And what a thought is this: U quani contemta res est homo, nisi supra humans se erexerit.'" Further on the reviewer remarks— " Nothing is better known nor more frequently quoted than the beautiful pages wherein Buffon describes the two men which are found in man—the homo duplex, or double man. Buffon admits two species of memories, as Descartes two species of sensibilities: the first, which is the trace of our ideas; the second, which is but the renovation of our lenses; the first emanating from the soul, the second the only one which can be accorded to the animal. We have, then, a physical sensi bilitity and an intellectual sensibility ; there is the memory which is but the renovation of our senses, and the memory which is the trace of our ideas. There ure two species of passions; the passions which belong but to the man, and the passions which he pos sesses in common with animals.' There are two species of intelligences; the intelligence allied to matter, and the intelligence which is spirit, which is the soul. The elephant,' says Buffon, approaches man by his intelli ligeuco—as closely, at least, as matter can approach to spirit.' There are, in fine, two active principles, two sovereign powers of the nature of man, the material prin ciple, and the spiritual principle. The inner man,' says Buffon, is double; it is composed of two principles, differing in their nature, and antagonistic in their action. The soul, this spiritual principle, this principle of all knowledge, is ever in opposition with this other prin ciple, which is an animal and purely material one.' The whole of this admirable contribution is emi nently deserving of perusal. One division of the educational movement is touched upon in the article headed " The Universities Commission ;" an interest ing paper is contributed respecting " Quekett on the Microscope ;" a geographical account of " The Cen tral States of America" will be found no less agree able as a means of whiling away an hour both plea santly and instructively; and a political inquiry of some importance has particular reference, as its title indicates, to " Italy, Germany, and England." The article on the Catholic Hierarchy—headed " England and the Papacy "—has been evidently compiled with much labour. This, the last, and we presume the most arresting of the principal contributions, is followed by a batch of twenty-nine various criticisms, with which the current number of the British Quarterly is brought to a conclusion. TAXES ON CARRIAGES.--A deputation of coach makers, representing the trade in the United Kingdom, waited on the Chancellor of the Exehequer yesterday, for the purpose of obtaining ;a modificatio n o f t h e taxes upon carriages. After alluding to the depressed s t a t e o f th e trade, and showing the decreasing revenue to be annually in a greater proportion, they proposed instead of the present high rate of taxation levied on upwards of twelve classes, to place all carriages under t h r e e classes only, at red uce d rates, commencing with 31. for the highest, 21. f or th e next, and 1/. for the lowest, exempting none, as at present, b ut charging them with the lowest rate. This arrangement, if adopted, it was shown, would not materially decr ease t h e revenue. The deputation, consisting of Mr. J. Leslie Lewis, master of the Coachmakers' Company: , and u pwards of thirty members of the trade, was accompanied by Sir James D u k e, Bart., M.P., Mr. Muntz, M.P., Mr. Seholefield , M.P., M r . Divett, M.P., Mr. Bright, 31. P., Mr. 11. Berkeley, M.P., Mr. fleadlam, M.P., and Alderman Humphery, APPROACHING MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.---We understand the preliminaries are already arranged for a mar riage between Viscount Goderich, eldest son of the Earl of Ripon, and Miss Vyner, eldest daughter of Mr , and Lady Mary Vyner, and granddaughter of the Earl de Grey. EVENING, MAGAZINES, &c.—(CONTINUED.) THE GENTLEMAN'S. The present number of the Gentleman's Maga zine is illustrated by a portrait, hitherto unengrx , ed, of Samuel Pepys, at present in the possession of Mr. Peter Cunningham, who gives the following account of it : "This hitherto unengraved portrait, which is pre fixed to the present mr:gozine. gas bought by me at the sale in 1848 of the pictures, &c., of the family of Pepys Cockerel!. It was called in the catalogue, 'Portrait of a Musician,' but is unquestionably the picture referred to by Pepys in the following passages of his Diary;— " 1666, March 17. To Hales's, and paid him 141. for the picture and 1/. ss. for the frame. This day I began to sit, and he will make me, I think, a very fine picture. lie oromiscs it shall be as good as my wife's, and I sit to have it full of shadows, and do almost break my neck looking over my shoulder to make the posture fir him to work by. `• ' March 30. To Hales's, and there sat till almost quite d r ill.: upon working my gowne, which I hired to be drawn in; an Indian gowne. " April il. To Hales's, where there was nothing found to be dono more to my picture, but the muslque, which now pl. ales we mightily, it being painted true.'" It illustrates the continuation of the story of " Nell Gwyn," related by Peter Cunningham. The rorga zinc contains an ably written parallel between Laud ism and Puseyism, besides several other articles of great antiquarian and historical interest. CHRISTOPHER TADPOLE. Part V. This admirable reprint of an admirable work has progressed so far as Chap. 15. THE NAUTICAL. . _ The Nautical Magazine of Fe1;;;;ry fully main tains the high character of its predecessors. It is a complete naval chronicle. DUBLIN UNIVERSITY. There are two capital stories in the present number —" The Legend of Castle Gregory," which might well be drawn out into a three-volume historical ro mance, and a psychological tale anent a certain Tobias Guarnerius, Rho, by villanous contrivance, im prisoned his defunct mother's soul in the sounding board of his fiddle, which thenceforth. emitted notes of magical and over-exciting power, to the possessor's great emolument, but ultimate ruin. A biographical notice, accompanied with a portrait, is given of Samuel _Lover, the accomplished poet, dramatist, story-teller, and painter, whose Irish songs have gained for him a world-wide reputation. Jonathan Freke Slingby strikes the lyre this month with his wonted sweetness and polished executio❑ ; and in the second number of " Leaves from the Portfolio of a Manager," we find a most amusing account of Mr. Calcraft's dealings with some of those eminent foreign singers, whose exorbitant demands render them the vampyres of theatrical managers. Among the other papers are a very ably and powerfully written article on " Tenant Right and the Tenant League," adverse to the sys tem and to the agitation —a highly interesting sketch of the rise and successful industry of those sterling benefactors of the masses, William and Robert Cham bers, of Edinburgh, and a scathing critique on that pretentious production, Mr. Sewell's Literal and Rytbmical Translation of the Odes and Epodes of Horace. Only fancy, 0 dura messorum ilia, being rendered " 0 digestion, hard as iron of the reaper !" as if digestion were an organ, not a function ; and sic de ceteris, countless misdemeanours being com mitted by a scholar of no small reputation. The writer of the concluding effusion on " Tubular Con stitutions" may possibly deem his production witty and profound; but to us it seems to be near akin to unmitigated nonsense. Bating these couple of trashy pages, the Irish serial worthily maintains its high and established reputation. COLBURN'S UNITED SERVICE. Among the many amusing and instructive papers which, as usual, fill the pages of this excellent periodical, we may mention as worthy of especial attention, the opening article on the " Political Importance of Aff ghanistan," and one on " The National Defences," showing the immense advantages to which the rail ways that intersect the face of the country may be turned in frustrating the advance of an invading enemy. An account of the " Invasion of Malta by the French under Napoleon in 1798," is very inte resting, and there is agreeable light reading in " The Pirate of the Black Rock," and " Pencillings of the Prairie." BRITISH GAZETTEER. The anticipations of sustained excellence which we were led to entertain from the first appearance of this most useful and valuable work have been never more signally sustained since its commencement than by the parts issued for the last and the present month. A detailed account, copious and accurate, of the great metropolis, forms the principal feature of the former, which is also illustrated by an admirably executed map of London, taken from the Public Survey. In the last issued part is a large map of the Isle of Wight, and a beautiful engraving of the Northamp ton Lunatic Asylum. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by their Royal Bighnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, Prince Arthur, the Princess Royal, and the Princesses Alice, Helena, and Louise, left Windsor Castle at ten minutes before four o'clock. yesterday afternoon, for the station in Windsor of the Great Western Railway. The royal suite consisted of the Viscountess Jocelyn (Lady in Waiting), the Hon. Matilda Paget and the Hon. Caroline Dawson (Maids of Honour in Waiting), Lord Dufferin (Lord in Waiting), Lieutenant Colonel Hon. Robert Boyle (Groom in Waiting), Lord Charles Fitz roy (Equerry in Waiting), Hon. and Rev. G. Wellesley, and Mr. Birch. A guard of honour of the Coldstream guards, with the band of their regiment, was on duty in the railway s t a tion, and r ece i ve d h er Majesty with the usual honours. The Queen and t h e P rince, with the royal party, travelled to town by a spec i al train, and on arr i v i ng at the Paddington termi nus , proceeded w i t h an escort o f the 16th Lancers to Buckingham Palace, where her Majesty and his Royal Highness arrived at a quarter before five o'clock. The Queen and Prince Albert were received at Buck ingham Palace by the Countess of Mount Edgcumbe, the Master of the Horse, the Lord Chamberlain, Lord George Lennox, Colonel Wylde, and the Master of the Household. A deputation, consisting of Mr. Hume, M.P., Mr. Forster, M.P., Mr. Henderson, M.P., Mr. Willcox, M.P,, Mr. Hastie, M.P. for Glasgow, Mr. Duncan, M.P., Mr. Clay, M.P., Mr. Moffatt, M.P., Sir James Duke, Bart, M.P., Mr. William J. Hall, Mr. Ogilby, and Mr. Mor gan, had an interview with the Right Hon. Henry La bouchere yesterday at the Board of Trade, upon the subject of the burdens and restrictions affecting the British shipping interest. Mr. Borifiwia: had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exch( quer yesterday, and presented memorials from 25 places, signed by 3,428 householders, praying for the repeal of the paper duty. A deputation, consistin g of Mr. Westhead, M.P., Mr. Brotherton, M.P., Mr. Scholefield, M.P., Mr. Brokedon (London), Mr. R. H. Wyatt (London), Mr. Sterling (London), Mr. Cowper (London). Mr. Woodcroft (Lon don), Mr. E. Lowe (London), Mr. Curtis, Dr. Bittor bundt, and Mr. Roberta (from the Manchester commit tee), Mr. Prosser (Birmingham), and Mr. E. Woods (Liverpool), had an interview with the Right lion. Henry Labouchere at the Board of Trade yesterday, on the subject of the Patent Laws Amendment. A deputation from the paper manufacturers, stationers, and printers of Ireland, consisting of Mr. Grogan, and Mr. Heron, secretary to the society, had an inter view M.P,, Mr. Cameron, Mr. Webb, th n e ey C n it l n d c s e ' llor of the Exchequer yesterday, at h l is . o " ffi wM e it i hr o ' l residence in Downing-strew. The Duke of Buccleuch and the Bishop of London had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday, at his ( fficial residence in Downing -street. A deputation on the subject of the Mid Kent and Dover Railway scheme, consisting of Sir Geo. Clerk, M.P. for Dover; Mr. Rice, M.P. for Dover; Colonel Romilly, M.P. for Canterbury; Mr. Matthew Bell, High Sheriff of Kent; Mr. W. Bland, ler Mr. G eorge Cobb, M r . J. Valiance, Mr. Wm. Wa, Mr. Henry Hughes, Mr. iygeha . t terday T. M. White, an d Mr. E. Knocker, had an interview yesterday with the Ri g ht Hon. Henry Labouchere, at the Board of Trade. Dr. Ryerson had an int erview with Earl Grey yester day at the Colonial-office. A deputation, on behalf of the Ballast Heavers, con sisting of Mr. T. T . Fl y nn, Secretary, Mr. Henry Bar thorp, Mr. Owen Matthews, and Mr. William Evans, Hon. Henry Labou chere, Trade, yesterday. Sir T. Fremantle , C hairma n of the Board of Customs, e h h a e d r e an , atinterview eßoard with had an interview wit h the Ch ancellor of the Exchequer yesterday. Th e Transatlantic Packet Station Commi ss ion h e ld a meeting yesterday at the Boa rd of Trade. Present, Earl Granville, Chairman; Hon. William Cowper, Sir J. Gordon, K.C.8., Sir J ohn F . Burgoyne, K.C.8., and Captain Stephenson Ellerby; Lord Hobart, Secretary to the Commission, was in attendanc e . The Judioial Committee of the Privy Council sat yes terday. Present, the Master of the Rolls, the Chancel lor of the Duchy of Cornwall, the Judge of the Admi ralty Court, and Sir Edward Ryan. The Electric Tele graph Company, Extension of Patent—Petition, part heard, was resumed and concluded. GUTTA PERCLIA WATER-PIPE.--A Gutta Perch pipe of two and a half inches cal i bre, and 1,000 feet in length, has been laid down for conveying the Croton water to Black well's Island, New York. The line extends from the foot of Seventyninth-street to the island, the depth of the water varying from thirty to seven feet. The engineer first ar ranged his pipe in one length upon the island, and formed a line of thirty boats, well manned, across the river. He then gave his order at the commencement of slack water, and the end of the pipe was drawn across the river by men upon the opposite shore, and was taken up by the men in the boats, and one hundred and ten anchors, each weighing thirty two pounds, were attached to the pipe, being ten feet apart. By word of command the men in the boats lowered at each point to suit the inequalities in the bed of the river, as ascertained by previous survey. This was all accomplished in seven and one half minutes, without' acci dent. —New York Paper. The Hargrieve cotton factory, at Duntocber, near Glasgow, was burnt down on Monday night. The loss.is es timated at. 12,0001. THURSDAY FEBRUARY 13, MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING P')ST. Sir,—You will much oblige me by inserting the fol lowing letter —like the former one from the same per son, it was quite unsolicited:— A " Llndon Clergyman " writes angrily, but are his arguments as strong as his expressions. At all events, he confesses whet Mr. Page Wood denied—the existence of the marriages —I find that there are four. I rather think five cases in the establishment to which Hicks be longs, and all men of religious character, readers of their Bibles, and regular members of congregations in the neighbourhood. I am no divine, but I think the Archdeacon of Lewes settled the question a very few words:— " In like manner, when the law in the 18th verse of the 18th chapter of Leviticus enacts, Thou shalt not take a wife to her sister to vex hi r, beside the other, in her lifetime, it is plain that, insomuch as the law limits the prohibition to the lifetime of the first wife, it does not purpose to extend the prohibition be yond her death. Else the prohibition would have been expressed generally and absolutely. Had the intention of the lawgiver been to prohibit the marriage f a wife's sister altogether, even human wisdom would never have taken such a course, so sure to defeat its purpose, as to lay down a rule forbidding it solely in one particular ease. A reference to the standard copy, at the Rolls, or even to the table of contents at the beginning of the Prayer-Bock, will show that the table of degree is no part of the Prayer• Book, and has been of late impro perly bound up with it. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obediunt servant, HENRY BAGSTER. 1, Featherstone-buildings, Holborn, Feb. 12, 1851. TO MR. HENRY BAGSTER. Lambeth, Feb. 8, 1851. Sir,—l beg to offer a few remarks in addition to my former letter, hoping that the opinion of the many may furnish the Hon. Gentleman who presents our petition with sound and truthful arguments in its defence. Pro testant divines each us to view the Holy Scrip tures as the standard of our faith, and to guide us through our earthly pilgrimage. The law which de Glares a marriage to a deceased wife's sister to be illegal, I presume is one of the canon or by-laws of the Church. Now the question is—ls this said law founded purely on Scripture authority? if so, lam one who have vio lated the law. I have searched the Scriptures myself, and consulted working men who make the Scriptures their daily study, and I am happy to say there aro many such men adorn the working classes, and they say they cannot find it. So as the said law is not founded on the Word of God, what right have men to make a law contrary to God's most sacred decrees, and raise an unjustifiable barrier between parties whose intentions are purely honourable and undefiled? Such a law may have better suited the dark ages of superstition and intolerance, when the mind was cramped by a depraved priesthood, but it don't suit the nineteenth century, as each man can have the law of God in his house to consult for himself, and be directed by his own conscience. Had the promoters of the said law been acquainted with humble life, they would have better known the position a poor man is placed in when left with motherless children. When the wife of a rich man dies, it is certainly a great family aiaiction; but even then, he is surrounded with such comforts a poor man is a stranger to. The rich can provide nurses, schools, and colleges for their children, whilst the bereaved parent takes a continental , . journey to recruit his health and happiness; but with a poor man it is not so—he is doomed to toil, and when toil is over, with reluctant steps ho returns to hi% home. But where is the object of his affection who made his home happy? Alas! she is gone for ever. Weeks and months roll on, and as they roll, so his children's clothes become tattered and torn; and, in numerous cases, one child not able to mend for another, or any person to in struct them. His once happy home then becomes wretched, and if he has not sufficient fortitude, he drinks strong drink to drown his sorr ow . B u t, i n some cases , hi s d ecease d wife has a single sister left, whose heart yearns to see such sad reverses in the family, and would gladly restore it to its former happiness, but delicacy forbids, unless she is warranted by the rights of marriage. The man sees no other alternative. Now, I ask any gentleman what would he do under similar circumstances? The above is a correct picture. I have passed through its degrees; there fore I speak from experience. Now a word to the ladies. If any are halting between two opinions, I advise theta to look to the humane side. Although the law may appear to cast a stigma upon their fame, their undertaking will be applauded by the just and the wise; and they may rest assured, if mar rying to a deceased sister's husband be their only sin, it will be but a small item to be accountable for when before the just tribunal at the last day. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, Lambeth, Feb. 11, 1851. CHARLES HICKS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Srrt,—l am one of the many who are personally in terested in the above measure, and who have been look ing forward with mingled feelings of hope and fear to the session of Parliament just opened. Your consistent, strenuous, and able advocacy of the measure has given you no slight claim to the gratitude of those who share my position, and has, I am sure, powerfully contributed to call public attention to our case, and to excite public sympathy on our behalf. Every day supplies additional and abundant proof of the fact, that legislation upon the subject is imperatively demanded by every consideratio❑ of expediency and justice. No arguments appeal so powerfully to our understandings as well as to our hearts, as those which are suggested by our own experience; and with your permissio❑ I will make a few remarks upon my own case, in illustration of both the injustice and the absurdity of the present law. Though, na turally enough, I am inclined to lay stress upon my own case, in many respects, I have little doubt, it is but a page from the history of thousands. As some guarantee for the trustworthiness of this communication, I inclose my name and address, for though lam averse to pub licity, I am not afraid of inquiry. A great deal of maudlin sentiment, where it has not been wilful prejudice or something worse, has been ex pended by the opponents of Mr. Wortley's Bill in the attempt to show that it was fraught with danger to the peace of families—that it would play havoc with do mestic relationships—that it would prevent all associa tion of the husband with the wife's sister—and that it would cherish and create all conceivable passions of an improper character. What! are such opinions as these founded upon a just appreciation of the sanctity with which the marriage tie in this country is usually sup posed to be invested? Is it necessary to guard the con jugal state against some universal and almost irresistible tendency to hypocrisy and falsehood? What is the value of the affection and the fidelity which can only be trusted when seured by the shackles of the law? But I do not so much intend to argue the general question as to refer to it in connexion with my own individual case. As regards the sentiments above alluded to, I can say with unhesitating honesty, that no one would have any occasion to blush at being influenced by the feelings which have prompted and confirmed, governed and con secrated the relationship which I have ever sustained to the sister of my deceased wife. Will you allow me the retrospect of a few words in order to justify the remark? My wife, the dearest and the best of wives, was likewise the most delicate of human beings. She suffered a life's martyrdom, but she suffered with a gentle pa tionce that won sympathy and affection, and with a fortitude which excited admiration and respect. Aftlic- tion never soured the sweetness of her disposition, or ruffled the serenity of her existence. She breathed her life away as gently as she lived it; and during the last few days that she was passing from earth to heaven, her sister, usually buoyant alike in health and spirits, was the tenderest and most assiduous of nurses. When ever, escaping from the occupation of the day, I re gained the position I so much loved, by the side of my wife, I found her with her head pillowed on the bosom of' her sister, and regarding that sister with looks of love and gratitude which would have been an ample reward for any amount of care and toil. The pour creature expired, where she had always desired to do, and where, when she could no longer live there, I too wished that she might die—in my arms; and bequeathed her sister a legacy to heaven and me. After I lost her I had but one pleasure left me—a pleasure which united my gra titude and affection towards the living with my devotion to the dead.; Anxiously and zealously, faithfully and re ligiously, I watched over the welfare of the dear crea ture who preserved to me all that was dead of memory, and gave me whatever I had of hope. I could have cheerfully consented to any sacrifice, as I did to many sacrifices, to secure her happiness. I need scarcely say more. We were both young—l but three years her senior. Is it strange that she has become to me the link which unites the future with the past? So: far, however, Sir, though I think I have said quite enough to show that an attachment to a deceased wife's sister is not always the result and the cause of the depraved feelings which tome violent opponents of Mr. Wortley's Bill seem to suppose, I have said nothing to prove, by reference to my own case, the absurdity and the injustice of the existing marriage law, and I shall now proceed to do so; I have already trespassed upon your valuable space at much greater length than I origi• nally intended to do, and I shall condense my re maining remarks into as small a compass as possible. However heavily the law as it at present stands presses upon some classes of the community, those who are blessed with riches have the means of eluding its opera tion. There are countries which do not impose the un natural restrictions upon marriage which exist in our own enlightened land; and as any union becomes legal in England when legal in the country in which it is solemnized, money, as usual, is sufficient to remove the difficulty, which is insuperable without it. I de not complain that some are able to secure, as a privilege, what should be enjoyed by all as a right, I rather re joice that the wrong cannot reach all. But it is not the less a gross violation of justice that the man who has no moneyed means to enable him to be united with his de ceased wife's sister where such a marriage is legal, must either fly in the face of the law of the land, or submit to the loss of the happiness which is not denied to him by the law of nature and of God. I, unlike the Chancellor of the Exchequer, am blessed with no surplus. I occupy a subordinate situation. The demands upon my purse are more than equal to the supply, yet if I wish my mar riage with the object of my affections to be l e g al. I must practice the most rigid self-denial, and en deavour ?ne y ed system of relentless severity, to econo mise my pi h resources. This lam doing; for though I have not the i shadow of a doubt that ultimately the Legislature ll act with justice and humanity towards those who are sanguine Bill. as to similarly situated with m y s elf, I not the immediate success of the Marriage So much for the injustice of the existing law as re gards its unequal opera tim. But this is not all. Is it effectual in preventing a marriage with a deceased wife's sister? In other words, does it accomplish its object? 1851. On the contrary, though these marriages are not sanc tioned by the law of the land, and though consequently they must be ace•>nipanitd by many disadvantage', thy are continually celebrated. The law may say one thing, but when expediency, and feeling, and religion, and Scripture say the opposite, the law never is, and never will be, and never ought to be, treated with much re spect. We all know, too, that those who contract these unions do not lose caste in the opinion of society. To refer agai❑ to my own case. I have already stated that I am struggling to accumulate the means of being mar ried where my marriage will be legal. But if I find no hope of succeeding, and my hope is now but dim, I shall certainly no longer hesitate to aaticipate the alteration of the law, by uniting myself in this country to her who possesses my purest as well as my warmest affections. Elope in the future shall give happiness to the present. When any amendment of the law is made, it must have a retrospective effect. The justice conceded to others cannot be denied to those who have been compelled by the Legislature to violate the law. There are many arguments in favour of Mr. Wortley 'e Bill, and many replies to objections urged against it, upon which I have not attempted to touch. 1 have simply endeavoured to show from my Own case the hardship ut the existing law, as well as its absurdity in a practical point of view, and its utter inefficiency to accomplish the object which it contemplates. I now conclude, as I commenced, by assuring you of the warm and heartfelt gratitude entertained by myself, and all those situated like myself, for your untiring exertions in our behalf.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, FIAT JUSTITIA. Feb. 13, 1851. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Does it not appear to yourself, and must it not to the public, an absurdity to confine the thousands of persons, not to say millions, visiting our intended Exhi bition to the unsubstantial, though refreshing, beverages of soda and lemonade waters. Are we not aware that, to speak only of the number of Americans that will reach our shores, they are in the constant habit of mixing their light drinks with a little stimulus, whether of wine, brandy, rum, &c., and from the cheapness of which articles in their own country they are daily, and that frequently, in the habit of using; and how much more will they require it from the fatigue attending an Exhibition of so gigantic a nature, depuis Messieurs les Francaises also are known to like the cognac or a little of that aqua vita too much to admire the total abstinence of all supporting drinks on such an an occasion? Are they not to find in or about the building anything in the way of malt, or that famous article fur which the London houses of Barclay, Reid, Whitbread, Guinness, and others are so celebrated, and that no country but England ca❑ excel in? Surely a word from your able pen may suggest something more palatable to many folks than the combustible drinks of Messrs. Schweppe and Co.—l am, Sir, &c., Fob. 11, 1851. 11. C. B. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—The nuptials of the Honourable Major Colborne, eldest son of Lord Seaton, and the Honourable Charlotte De Burgh, second daughter of Lord Downes, were yesterday celebrated by special licence at St. Peter's Church, Eaton-square. The fair bride was attended to the altar by a brilliant group of bridesmaids, in costumes of exquisite taste. Several relatives and friends, who in tended joining the circle, were prevented doing so by the noble families of Somerset, Scott, and Vansittart being re cently thrown into mourning. Among those present were the Lady Margaret Bourke, the youthful Lady Maria Scott (niece to the bride), the Honourable Cordelia and Jane Colborne, Miss De Salis, and Miss Fleming. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Mr. Harris, brother-in-law to Lady Seaton. At its conclusion, the happy pair proceeded to Deer-park, the residence of Lord Seaton, in Devonshire. The company, among whom we noticed Lord and Lady Seaton, the Earl and Countess of Mayo, Lord and Lady Naas, Viscount and Viscountess Ponsonbv, the Countess of Clonmel, Honourable Henry Law, Lord de Tabley, Viscount Massareen, the Countess of Arundel, &c., afterwards partook of a splendid dc:jeunr at Farrance's Hotel. The health of the bride and bridegroom was proposed by the Earl of Mayo, and drunk with enthusiasm. THE MERCANTILE MARINE ACT.--The Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade have caused the Commissioners of Customs to be furnished with an approved scale of medicines for merchant ships, issued by their Lord ships under the 64th section of the Mercantile Marine Act, and have at the same time caused them to be informed that no regular medical inspectors have as yet been appointed by their Lordships under that Act, and that it is not intended to appoint any immediately, and that there is therefore no present reason for dispensing with such services in respect of medicines as officers of the Customs have hitherto been ac customed to render for the purpose of preventing an evasion of the law. In pursuance of this communication from the Lords of Privy Council for Trade, the Commissioners of the Customs have caused notice thereof to be transmitted to the collectors and comptrollers, and other principal officers of the department at the several ports of the kingdom for their information and future government. MR. ANSTEY AND HIS CONSTITUENTS.—It would appear that the constituents of Mr. Anstey are anything but satisfied with his distinction between the Court and Church of Rome. On Sunday last a meeting of the body was held, when it was unanimously resolved to call upon him to re sign. The resolution was embodied in an address to the Honourable Gentleman, in which they state that—" We need not remind you of your advocacy of coercion even against those of our countrymen whose principles you had publicly adopted, nor of your total indifference to the cause of legislative independence for Ireland on the occa sions on which that question has been introduced in the house of Commons. But the act by which you have for feited our confidence for ever, is your advocacy of penal measures against the Catholic hierarchy of England, and your support of a Minister, who, having already awakened a fell spirit of religious bigotry in this country, now seeks by legislative enactments to violate the rights of man, and suppress liberty of conscience. Under these circum stances we feel it our bounden duty to desire that you will at once resign the representation of this borough ; we need not remind you of the distinct promise you made here that you would do so whenever your constituents would require it." GAS FROM WATER.—It would appear that we are on the eve of a luminous revolution, And, in common with the rest of the empire, the lieges of Belfast, who have as little disinclination as most men to cheap prices, have a prospect of getting their town well lighted (which, by the way, will be a novelty), at a very low rate indeed. All our readers have heard of the reported invention of a plan for making gas from water. The gas so produced is said to give more heat, and far more brilliant light, than coa l gas; and its cost, we are given to understand, will be very much less. A patent has been taken out in these counties by a Mr. Shepard, who states that his gas not only an swers for lighting purposes, and even for heating and gene rating steam, but will also, from its expansive,nature, be as powerful an agent in propelling machinery as steam itself. We learn from the Times, that " one or two of the principal railway companies have lately entered into an arrange ment with Mr. Shepard, who has patented an invention for the decomposition of water, and negotiations are pending with some steamboat and gas companies for the applica tion of this patent to propel steamboats, locomotives, and other engines, by which the cost of working machinery, and generating gas, is likely to be greatly reduced." At the coming exhibition we hope to have an opportunity , of testing .A the merits of this wonderful invention.—orthern TESTIMONIAL TO A RAILWAY OFFICER.—The pro posed testimonial to Mr. Louth, the respected agent of the Bishopstoke Station, near Southampton, is progressing most favourably. Some of the most influential gentlemen in the county are on the committee. THE LATE ELOPEMENT WITH " TEE HON. MISS LuMLEY."—At the Nottingham board of guardians, on Tuesday, the first name on the relief list was that of Cathe rine Oldershaw, entered as follows :—" Catherine Oldershaw, aged 25, abode, Carpenter's Arras; able-bodied; in distress, her husband, Robert Oldershaw, having deserted her." Her name was called several ti mes by the relieving officer, but the distressed wife did not appear. POST- OFFICE INTELLIGENCE.—Notices have been issued from the General Post-office, that henceforth all news papers to be sent to the British colonies or possessions, or to foreign parts, must be put into the post within seven days after the day on which they were published. Her Majesty's ship Sampson, which was appointed to sail from Devonport on the Bth inst., with mails for Sierra Leone, Ascensio n , an d St. Helena, is detained until the morning of the 18th inst. Mails for those places will be made up on the evening of the 17th inst. Newspapers free. By a Treasury warrant, on and after the Ist March next, books for the following colonies may be transmitted by post, at the undermentioned rates : Gitiraltar, Malta, the lonian Islands, and the British posses. sions in the West Indies, Newfoundland, Halifax, &c., not exceeding 11b., 6d. ; not exceeding 21b., Is.; 41b., 2s. ; and so on in proportion. They must be sent open at the sides, the same as newspapers. THE DETECTIVE POLICE.—It was only a few days since that we had occasion to compliment the officers of this force for the remarkable ingenuity they invariably display in tracing oat offenders of every grade in crime. A very striking instance of their efficiency occurred yesterday in the captare of a man charged with the commission of a desperate mur der at Warrington, in Lancashire, a short time since. The prisoner is an Irishman, named Patrick Lyons, and after his commission of the crime with which he stands charged in formation was forwarded to the Dublin police-officers, by some of whom the fellow was well-known, to the effect that he had enlisted into the service of the East India Com pany. One of the Dublin officers, named Thomas Kavanagh, was immediately set upon his track, and soon traced him to London, where he ascertained that he had arrived by the mail train at four o'clock yesterday morning. Kavanagh at once communicated with Mr. Mayne, the Chief Commis sioner, who immediately directed Inspector Field, of the de tective force, to render all the assistance in his power to the Dublin officer. Mr. Field, with Sergeant Thornton, of the detectives, having made some inquiries, very soon traced the prisoner to a public-house in Charles-street, Westminster, where the officers succeeded in apprehending the fellow yes terday afternoon, just as he was sitting down to enjoy a 00d dinner. The prisoner was at once conveyed o a ngton in police station, and will to-day be sent down to cus tody of Kavanagh, the Dublin officer. The fellow would preparatory to his have been sent to Worley-barracks to - d al embarkation for the East Indies,.hed . not the officers suc ceeded in effecting his appr Tc eh l el oz i/nirs.—lt appears that th e SEAMEN'S REGISTER iv with the provisions of the New tAocr which It i s n h v ip o p h i i n es g a of p c e r n e; t : It may be well, however, to seamen Mercantilest still l Marinerefuse satandte,tothtahteunrdeegristthere4l27fetction of the Merchant Seamen's Committee of the Seamen's Association of 201. • and''orth have, it is said, taken possession of a number of itihietsheetiNckets to prevent the men signing articles, it is proper Act, the w ith ae ho t ld h i e no a that they should be made aware of the consequences of such p r o _Shipping Gazette e e RAILWAY s ACTS.—From a re t urn to Parliament, yesterday printed, it appears th a t 3 4 R a i lway Acts were ed i ng . passed in the session of 1850, of which two were for autho rizing leases, &c. ; 14 for the extension of time and sundry amendments of Acts; six for deviations, extension, and other works, for which no new capital was required ; three for branches for which new capital was required ; three for the dissolution of company or reduction of capital; and six additional capital for works previously authorized. The de crease of mileage occasioned by the above Acts was 11 miles and 57 chains. The increase of capital, 1,273,300/., and the increase of loans, 1,980,7321., making 3,254,032/. LAiluAN.—An account is published, among the Parliamentary papers, of the East India Company's charges for steamers and troops employed at Labuan and on the coast of Borneo from 13:39 to 1249 inclusive. The expenses of the Bombay troops and steamers amounted to 1,51,030 rupees, and of those belonging to the Madras Government to 43,626 rupees, making a total of 1,94,656 rupees. BRUTAL MURDER. The romantic village of Nempnett, Somerset, situate near the Mendip hills, and about 11 mike' distance fr m Bristol, has just been thrown into a state of us woeted excitement by the perpetration of a most brutal murder. The crime, as will be seen from the details subjoined, is one of a very atrocious character, and was perpetrated under circumstances of peculiar daring. In broad daylight an aged inoffensive couple were set upon in their own house, and within a stone's throw of seve ral of their neighbours, by ruffians, who we are happy to state have since been secured, and such was the mur derous nature of the attack that one of them only sur vived a few hours, and of the recovery of the other but very slight hopes are entertained. From a lengthened inquiry entered into on Tuesday the following narrative of facts was elicited:— It appears that between nine and ten o'clock on Sa turday last two man, named John Wiles and John Smith, entered the house of Mr. William Wilkins, who kept what is termed a general shop at Nempnett, and asked for a loaf of bread. While Mrs. Wilkins turned to reach it, the elder man, Wiles, struck her over the head with an iron shod stick which he carried with him. He then rushed upon her husband, and making use of very bad language, also struck him over the head seve ral times, and seizing a spaCe which was in a cor ner of the room dealt him several blows with this likewise—the younger man, Smith, at the time keeping watch at the door. Having rendered the aged couple insensible they cut off the pocket of Mrs. Wilkins from her gown, and took from it the small quantity of silver it contained—eight shillings, a half-crown, and a six pence. They then went to the shop, took several pack ages of tobacco and a loaf of bread, and made off. Soon afterwards, some of the neighbours on going in were horrified at discovering Mr. and Mrs. Wilkins lying on the floor in a pool of blood. An outcry was raised, and a messenger dispatched for medical assistance; and, on arriving, the surgeon found Mr. Wilkins suffering from a fracture of the skull, and blood was flowing pro fusely from an artery at the left side of the head. The artery he secured and stopped the bleeding, but it soon became evident that concussion of the brain had taken place, and in a few hours he expired. Mrs. Wilkins had also received several severe wounds in the head, which were dressed, and she was put to bed. In the meantime a man named Thomas Radford, who had seen the two men, Wiles and Smith, coming from the spot soon after the murder was committed, tracked their foot steps from the house and followed them to Blagdoe, where he found them in a public-house eating and drink ing, and gave them into custody. On the elder prisoner, Wiles, besides some money, was found a knife, which has since been identified by Mrs. Wilkins as her property. Both Mr. and Mrs. Wilkins were over 70 years of age. On Tuesday an inquest was commenced on the body of the deceased, before Mr. Uphill, one of the coroners for the county of Somerset, and adjourned for a post mortem examination of the body to be made. The two prisoners were then examined before one of the county magistrates, Mr. W. J. Addington, of Langford-court; and the following is the most material evidence that.was adduced:— Mrs. Wilkins, who made her deposition at her own house, in the presence of the two prisoners, stated—" I am the widow of William Wilkins. About 8 o'clock on Saturday morning the prisoner came to our house. Wiles asked for a loaf of bread. Knowing him I did not give him any. He then asked the younger Lan (the prisoner Smith) for money to pay for the loaf. The younger man said, I have not got any money.' The elder man (Wiles) then struck me with a stick. As far as I could see, it was a stick with two iron caps' on it. Then he went and caught bold of my husband, and struck him with it a great many times, and at the same time made use of very rough language, and afterwards struck him with the spade. The younger prisoner stood by the door just coming into the house. My husband was sitting on the bench in the corner of the room. The elder prisoner (Wiles) struck him two or three times while he was standing, and then dragged him out on top of me. He then struck him several times with the brass Italian iron produced. I had scoured it in the morning, and there were no bruises on it then. I can swear the two prisoners were the same men, for I had seen the elder prisoner before. He worked for some days at Mr. Highatt's, the carpenter's shop; he worked as a blacksmith. The knife produced is my property; it was in my pocket the morning the prisoner came. I have had it for the last twenty years. When I had it first there was a piece of silver in the handle, with my name on it, but I believe this was worn out. I believe there were two half-crowns in my pocket, but I could not swear to this. I cannot say whether the younger prisoner struck any blows, seeing he was on the door step. I cannot say whether he came in or not. Wiles struck my husband with the spade when he was sitting in the corner, but afterwards, when he was down on the ground, he struck him with the iron short thing. Cress-examined by Wiles—l did not follow you out with the loaf further than the door of the passage. I thought you were going to have the bread. Benjamin Cox, constable, deposed—l saw Wiles after he was in custody. I said to him, " A halter will be your doom." He said, " I think it will—it is a bad job." Wiles contradicted this. He admitted that he had said it was a bad job, but not that he thought a halter would be his doom. James Clark, constable, of Blagdon, deposed that the prisoners were given into his custody on Saturday, be tween 12 and 1 o'clock in the afternoon. Ile searched them and found four packages of tobacoo in Wiles's hat, and in his trousers' pocket he found two pieces of paper with tobacco loosely tied up, also a pair of spectacles. He also found on him a half-crown and other silver amounting to ss. On Smith he found ss. in silver, a halfpenny, a black•lcad pencil, and two pieces of sealing• Thomas Jackman Hawkins, surgeon, of Compton Martin, deposed that he was called in to aee the de ceased about 2 o'clock on Saturday last. He found him and his wife_ in a -state of fever, arising from their loss of blood and their wounds. Each of them had several wounds, which seemed to have been made by a heavy instrument. When he went to the cottage au artery at the side of the head of the old man was bleeding. It was on the left side of his head. He secured the artery and stopped the bleeding. The wounds in the head of the deceased were lacerated ones, and he had many violent contusions, especially on the left side of the head. Witness thought he would hare died immediately. He gave him stimulants, and he rallied a little. He lingered till ten o'clock at night, when he died. Ho was not sensible all the time. He had no doubt that death was caused by the blows and the loss of blood. The wounds appeared to have been recently made—he should say some two or three hour* before he saw them. There must have been concussion of the brain to have produced insensibility. The loss of blood, judging from what he saw about the room, v have been very considerable. Ho should say concussion of the brain and loss of blood must have been the CMG of death. On examination of the wife, Sarah Wilkins, he found a very severe wound on the top part of her head; it was cut in two places. If she had not put her hand up to save her head her skull must have been broken. The skull was depressed from the violence of the blow. She had other bruises. There were cuts over both her eyes, and the wounds appeared to have been in flicted with a blunt instrument. Her right shoulder was also very severely bruised. She was now in very great danger. The spade appeared to hare been used sideways from the cuts. The following confession has been made by the pri soner Smith :—" We came up to the house on Saturday morning lash--Wil es an d me I mean—up to W i lk i ns . house. Wiles, coming up said, It is a little shop, and there are only two old people living there, and,' he said, I will go in and get something before I come out again.' This was between 8 and 9 o'clock in the morn ing. Wiles went to the door and asked for a loaf; a o m un i d ns t i o de, m b e ut a l n d d id sai no d t h in ear a in there at lowww woman's m a ttaosnnh' tone r so o nf l i C d e .v o a il n cie s e, w t e .u r Tr e n d heedr h er i is a man sitting his breakfast, and it will not do now.' Then he asked me for 6d., and I said, I have not got one.' Wil es sa id to me, What did you send me on such a fool's errand for, then?' This was said loud enough for the woman to hear. We then both of us walked away; we went across the fields to a certain house to try and get some bread. I did not go with him into the house, but I stood in the road, and Wiles told me he had got a bit of bread at one of the places. We had then been about three quarters of an hour away from Wil kins's house, and then Wiles said "I will go back there, the man must have gone out from breakfast to his work by this,' and he added, I will go in, and I will have something before I come out again.' We then came down the road as far as Wilkins's house, and Wiles went in and said, ' Now, mistress,;' have got a few halfpence Ithe outside, and when I heard the old o w i i i fe t w he ith fl i oo t t r h , and lam some back for the loaf.' When the blows took place was on s ade • I ing the old man • took the spade out of his hand, and then e e . took . up an Ita li an-iron lying man scream Murder' I went in. Wile s was then best. close by, and struck him with that, and he struck ths e s s tr tr u a c i k gh tli t e blowe an la ci st. then Th h ig e turned u p her gown and broke her pocket off Before that blow she was on her hands and knees • trying to get up. I turned to go out of the house, and d I saw mistress knockedo h li e Wiles go into the shop. He took up n a loaf, and then what he did I do not know, for I walked on and he came after me. Ido not know what he • did with the pocket; I believe he left it in the house , I never th. , for saw pocket after he was out of the house. After this, going down the fields towards 1.7 1 p ey, we began talking, and Wiles said, I have got a little money, but it is but • little.' He took out eight shillings, a half-crown, and • sixpence, and he gave me ss. Gd. and said There is half of it for you.' lie had also t wo bit s o f t o b acco , I sun". it must have been half-ounces before they were opened. This is all I have to say." The evidence, with the exception of that of Mrs. Wil kins, and also the confession of Smith, was taken at the school-room of the village. The iron ,short instrument used by Wiles was produced; it is a most murderous weapon, and both it and the spade were p com lately co vered with blood. The prisoners at the close of the in quiry were sent to Shepton Mallet gaol to await t h e result of the coroner's investigation. The utmost excite. ment prevails in the neighbourhood, and the room where the inquiry was held was crowded almost to suffocation, large numbers having cong regated from the surrounding district. , particularly a coal fire. The stimulus E ES • .--------14iing into the fire i s CARE OF THE r • beat united soon destro • the eyes. Looking at alight and molten iron will soon destroy the sight. Reading in the twilight is injurious to the eyes, as they are obliged to make great exertion. Reading or sewing with a side light injures eyes, as both eyes should be exposed to an equal injurious to the eyes the degree of light. The reason is, the sympathy between the eyes is so great, that, if the pupil of one is dilated by being kept partially in the shade, the one that is most exposed cannot contract itself sufficiently for protection, and will ultimately be injured. Those who wish to preserve their sight, should preserve their general health by correct habits, and give their eyes just work enough, with a due degree of light.