The Sun. — London, England, 1832-12-27 00:00:00

EXTRAORDINARY INVESTIGATION Last night, previously to Mr. ROGERS, the Ma gistrate of Hatton-garden, leaving the Bench, the office was crowded to excess, and the greatest inte rest excited, in consequence of the apprehension of Mr. Beaune, the proprietor of an estate lately esta blished at Islington, entitled the " French Colony," under the following extraordinary and mysterious circumstances : The prisoner, who appears to be about forty year , of age, is a foreigner, and some time ago contem plated the erection of a number of small cottages on a spacious piece of ground in the neighbourhood of Islington, and which were to be tenanted at low rents for the purposes of economy, the prisoner being, as it is represented, guided by liberal prin ciples. During the last few days the little colony has been in a state of considerable excitement and alarm, in consequence of circumstances of an ex tremely singular and mysterious character taking place, and which gave rise to various rumours and suspicions all over the adjacent neighbourhood ; but those who had the most knowledge of what had occurred were fearful, we understand, to state what they had beard or knew, under the impression that they would he prejudiced. Yesterday morning. however, Mr. Mortimer, of John -street, Islington, met with Mr. Weller, whom he invited to take some refreshment, it being Christmas season, and, in the course of conversation, Mr. 'Weller inquired whether he had heard of the mysterious and curiou proceedings that had taken place on the " French Colony," and, on answering in the negative, he (Mr. W.) replied that he bad never heard of a more horrid or disgusting transaction in all his life. Th, Frenchman's sister, he had heard, had been witt; him ever since she was seven years of age, and she died on Saturday week in childbed when she was carried away by the defendant in a box; that on the Wed nesday followiog thp acs, carried trom the premises by the defendant, wh, was followed by a person named Skinner, to the London University, where he left the box and con• tents, and returned to the colony. Mr. Weller ex pressed his strong suspicions to him (Mr. Mortimer), who was extremely excited in consequence of the representations made, and naturally asked Mr. Wel ler why he did not give information to the police. He said he was not disposed to do so, and even all those who had heard of the proceedings were back ward in their inclination, under the idea of being injured in the estimation of their landlord ; indeed they were afraid of him. Mr. Mortimer could no. help suspecting that all was not right, and he re proached Mr. Weller for a want of independence it, suffering himself to be supine if he thought that any thing wrong existed, and said it was cowardice. if people were ever so poor, if they suffered the thing to pass by without causing judicial investiga lion, and be immediately proceeded to the above office, and gave information to Mr. Rogers, who advised him to give information to the palish autho rities of Islington, as he (the S'agistrate) could not assist him upon hearsay statements. Mr. Mortimet instantly proceeded to the parish officers, and gave information. Proper inquiries were instituted, and the grounds of suspicion were ultimately entertained, when Brown, the beadle, was deputed to apprehend the defendant, whom he found at his residence iu the colony. The greatest interest was felt, and he was brought before the Magistrate, when the office was thronged to suffocation. The defendant entered the bar with great confi dence, attired in a mean working dress and a fora ging cap, and having the appearance of a mechanic Brown, the beadle, deposed that he received in formation that two dead bodies had been removed from the defendant's premises under very suspicious circumstances, without having been regularly ex amined by the searchers of the parish, and that th, deceased had been carried to the London University. It was usual when the death of a person took place in the parish to give information to Mr. Stanles; the inspector, in order that the bodies might be pro perly examined, to ascertain whether they had died naturally, or whether unfair means were used to wards them, and the surgeon, Mr. Semple, of the parish, immediately consulted, if necessary; but it, this instance the usual mode was avoided with re gard to all searching or examination. On question ing the defendant he said that he took him into custo - ly because he was a Churchman and differim_ from him in his religious tenets. He took him to the station-house prior to bringing him to the office. Mr. La w, a tenant on the colony or estate, stated that the body of the woman was carried away the day after her death in a box, and on the Wednesday following the child died, and that was also taken away under similar circumstances, which created a strong suspicion on the estate. The defendant wa watched, and he carried both of them to the London University. Mr. ROGERS now called upon the defendant to, account for the removal of the bodies, when he ad dressed the Magistrate in the English language, which was tainted by his native dialect, and did so with great confidence. He did not deny having te m ,ved the body of his sister as described, but it was according to her own desire prior :o her disso lution. She was a woman of peculiar mind and liberal sentiments, and she was willing after her death, that her body should be delivered over to the surgeons for dissection, and for this purpose he took a cab and rode with an undertaker to the London University, to consult with Dr. Cole, of that insti tution, who informed him that he could part with the body and deliver it over for dissection according la Act of Parliament, and he took the body and delivered it for dissection. The deceased woman had a peculiar complaint, and she wished the corns munity to be benefited by a medical examination. He delivered the body to Drs. Cole and Quin, of the University. Mr. ROGERS —What has become of the body ? Defendant—l suppose it is bnried, but I cannot say positively s if it is not, it is now under process of dissection. Mr. ROGERS—When did you take the body ? . Defendant—On the day after her death. Mr. ROGERS questioned him as to the death of the child, and why he carried that a ls o t o the Uni versity ? Defendant said that the child had a peculiar corn plalar, an examination into which would benefit c;ociety, by leading to important discoveries. Mr. ROGERS—What complaint ? Defendant--After its mother's death I placed it under the care of a nurse to be suckled, and the change of milk disagreed with it.—(He said he con sulted the same parties, and he was induced to take that to the University. He seemed particularly anxious to enter into a full detail but Mr. Rogers and Mr. Mallett the principal clerk, confined him to points, and took down everything he said in writ ing as a defence usual with other prisoners, and on being checked he apologised, and said he would wil lingly submit to the Magistrates.) Mr. RocErts—car, you enter into your own recognizance of 1001. to appear here again on Friday next, to answer any charge that may be brought against you ? Defendant —I will, your Worship ; I am the pro-1 rietor of the estate, and am worth 2001. per year and 3501. a year through my rents. slr. MALLETT told him to come from the bar, when he was again asked by Mr. Mallet whether he would positively be there on Friday next if he put in his own recognizance for one hundred pound s ? Defendant—" I positively will." He now ex claimed with great energy, and in an e xceedingly loud tone (crying), and pointing at Mr. I,aw—" If any murder has been committed the murderer is now in the room.. My sister has been ill used, and it will appear, but not by me." Mr. MALLETT—Pray be silent, or your bail will not be received. Say whether you will appear on Friday next. Defendant—l certainly will. He was then conducted from the Court, and orders were given to Brown to call at the London University, to order the attendance of Doctors Cole and Quin, and to collect every possible evidence by that day, which he promised to do. The child, we are informed, was a lulus naturce, and the interest excited in the neighbourhood is ex traordinarily great. MATTHEWS THE SMUGGLER. When I found myself in the cabin with the bold outlaw—for Matthews had been legally denounced for many daring and successful con tests with the Revenue—l could not but admire the thorough indifference to possible conse quences which this singular personage exhibited. He knew that several men of war were at the moment cruising on the station, and that they had been apprised he had sailed from Flushing, and that this coast was the spot selected by the owners to effect the landing—yet he laughed and drank as gayly as I should in a7club-house, and despatched the messages which were occa sionally brought down, with perfect nonchalance. He spoke principally of his own exploits; and the scene was admirably in keeping. Around the cabin, muskets, pistols, and blunderbusses were secured in arm-racks, and cutlasses and tomahawks were suspended from the bulk-heads. His had been a wild career ; and though not past the middle age, his life teemed with " pe rilous adventure." I was so much amused with his varied narratives of brave attempts and des perate successes, that the second hour slipped away before I rose and took my departure. On regaining the deck, the hurry of the business was over. The contraband cargo had been re placed by stone ballast ;. for, by previous arrange ment, each boat brought a quantity of shingle r.„... dic rieut:ll, and hetice, the smuggler was already in trim, and ready to stand out to sea. This notorious vessel was considered in size and sailing superior to any of a similar class, and her voyages had been numerous and successful. Her armament was formidable ; sixteen heavy carronades were extended along the deck, with two long brass guns of a smaller calibre, and every other appurtenance of war was in perfect efficiency. But the most striking object was her ferocious-looking, but magnificent crew ; they seemed only formed for " the battle and the breeze," and well justified their wild com mander's boast, "that he could thresh any cruiser of his own size, and land his cargo in six hours afterwards." We left the vessel—and, to judge by the tags and cases stowed away in the gig, my cousin had not been forgotten in the general distribution. The outlaw stood upon a carronade, and waved his hand as we pulled from the ship's side ; and in a short time set his headsails, and stood off to sea with the ebb-tide and a spanking breeze, which carried him out of sight directly. This was fated to be the last landing of the Jane, and the last exploit of her commander ; she foundered on her next voyage, and every person on board perished with the vessel.-- Wild Sports of the West. A LITERARY HARPY. The name of Anthony Pasquin, about 20 years ago, was a sound of terrible menace to the whole race of under actors and small artists. This was the soubriquet assumed by a man named Williams, and, under the disguise of which, he carried on a trade in libel, such as was never instanced before. We have, hitherto, had no authentic account of a man who excited a great deal of agitation in the theatrical world, during his day, and we, therefore, read with some curiosity, the details furnished of his person and character, by one who had the op portunity of knowing a good deal of both. This man was permitted to communicate with the pub. lic by means of that highly respectable journal, the Morning Herald, and by the coarse, but, it must be confessed, very able and humourous, poetical productions which he wrote, excited the fears of many who had to depend on the public approbation for their subsistence. Pasquin made a base use of the power which he enjoyed; he was the vulture that descended upon his timid prey, wherever his penetrating eye could distin guish, and it is a fact, that he nearly lived upon the poorer actors and artists of the town for many years, commanding and oppressing them in a way which would be hardly credible in modern times. The following passage contains an account of this man ;—Among the theatrical performers upon whom this Anthony Pasquin levied contri butions was Mrs. Abington, and, as this lady had by no means been a votaress of Diana in the earlier part of her life, he exercised a double power over her, for if she rejected his applica tions for pecuniary assistance, he could not only wound her feelings by alluding to scenes which she, of course, wished to be buried in oblivion, but could bitterly animadvert upon her theatri cal exertions while she remained on the stage. Such was her terror of this predatory financier that she submitted to all his exactions. My friend, William Cooke, the old barrister, who was really her friend, endeavoured to rescue her from this thraldom, but in vain ; Pasquin invited himself to dine with her, whenever he pleased, and al ways reversed the usual order of things, by making her pay him for attending her involun tary invitations. When my late friend, William Gifford, published a new edition of his " Baviad and Mxviad," he alluded in some bitter stric- ures to Anthony, who brought actions against the author, and a considerable number of booksellers who had sold the work. The chief defendant employed Mr. Garrow as his counsel, and, in the defence, that gentleman cited so many infamous passages from Pas quin's works of an offensive description, that he was nonsuited, and obliged to fly to Ame- Aim, to avoid the pressure of the law ex penses which he had incurred. In Ame rica, he was employed by the proprietor of a newspaper hostile to Cobbett, to attack that writer, but, though Anthony had a ready knack at rhyming, he was a bad prose writer and found Peter Porcupine too formidable an adver sary, and the strong pen of that author soon drove him back to England, where he was obliged to live in , obscurity, for fear of his credi tors. He, however, emerged again, was ern; ployed to write fur a morning paper, and dragged on a precarious subsistence. During the time he was in America, there was a report of his death. Mr. Cooke went to Mrs. Abington, and con gratulated her on the death of her literary tyrant. Mrs. Abington, who knew the man, and sus pected the artifices which he was likely to adopt, far from manifesting the pleasure which Mr. Cooke thought his news was calculated to excite, displayed a painful expression on her features, and, earnestly addressing him said, " Are you sure he is dead ?" The event justified her doubt, for, after having compromised with his creditors, who wisely reflected on the folly of throwing away money in law upon such a man, they suffered him to subsist upon the depreda tion of his pen. His despicable life really ended some years ago, at an obS eure v ill age not f ar from London, T9lor's Records of his Life. EXPRESS PROM ANTWERP. (From the Times.) ANTWERP, Dxc. 24, MONDAY EVENING, 5 O'CLOCK. The Dutch, at 3 o'clock this day, laid down their arms outside the gate of Kiel, which is furthest from the town. The French spared them the pain of laying down their arms before many persons. The permissions to visit the trenches were not only difficult to obtain to-day, but many of those of a former date were refused admission. General Farousech led them out. General Chasse, did not appear himself, being unable to walk. The num. ber is stated"to exceed 4,000 men. They returned afterwards to their old lodgings in the casemates, where they are to remain unt il t h e decision of their King arrives, as to whether they, on his surrender of the forts Liefkenshoek and Lillo, are to return with the it arms and honours of war to Holland ; or, by his refusal to do so , t o b ecom e prisoners. They all appeared in excellent health. Colonel Caradoc has been to the citadel. He took Sir George Hamilton, the Secretary to the Legation at Brussels, as his Aide-de-Camp: they saw the citadel, and had a conversa tion with old General Chasse, who treat e d th em w ith attention. The Dutch flag was removed from the mound in the citadel early this morning. The French troops are in possession of the two demilunes, one near the Esplanade, and the other towards the Fort .Sr. Laurent. The treatment this evening' by some of the lowest mob of the Dutch prisoners taken on board the gun-boat that attempted to escape last night, is protested against by the best-informed Belgians. They were brought into this city tied on a large cart, and escorted by four or five French gendarmes, who were not aware of the feelings of the populace. They passed through the vegetable market, where they were hooted, and some cabbage leaves thrown al, thew a r, first, and afterwards brickbats, which wounded one of them. The gendarmes endeavoured to repress the crowd, but their efforts were ineffectual until the cart ar rived at the Mechlin gate, when the Be.gian officer on duty called out his guard, and prevented the crowd from following the prisoners, as they went towards Berchem, the — French head -quarters. The burning and scuttling of the gun-boats is regarded by some here as a wanton act oF barbarian warfare ; but as I have been assured, the com mandant of that flotilla, Captain Koopman, who still continues in the citadel (as it was Lieutenant Meersman that was taken prisoner, and who sat iii front of the cartyesterday), acted in compliance with the orders of his Sovereign, who especially forbad the allowance of his ships or boats to be seized. It appears that the Dutch commandant made a great blunder, for if he had waited until day, the ships could go down without obstruction, as the only prevention of the Marshal was the communication with Gen. Chasse during the siege. As the capitulation, in which there is a supplemental article to declare that it did not comprise the flotilla, was agreed to, the utmost difficulty would be as to whether those boats could be employed in case of a siege of the two lower forts. The French disclaim all intention to take any ships, their object being merely to clear the Belgian territory. There is, it appears, existing a convention between this Captain Koopman and the Commandant of Antwerp, whereby all sailing on the river at night is prohibited ; the secret attempt of the Dutch was therefore prevented, and hence in their rage they destroyed their vessels. The number of soldiers killed and wounded on the French side is stated to be 5 officers kiW, 10 se verely wounded, 68 sub-officers and soldiers killed, and 479 severely,wounded; the slight wounds are not reckoned. On the Dutch side there are said to be 15 officers killed and wounded, 86 soldiers killed, and 400 wounded in all. The description given of the citadel is striking; it is said to be all in ruins, being ploughed up by shells, the casemates most filthy; the provision store is now said not to be injured, but the powder magazine was bored by a shell, which an artillery man had the courage to take up and throw out to burst on the outside. The hospital was also much injured by the shells, and the wounded severely treated by the projectiles that fell amongst them. Several of the more severely wounded have been removed to the military hospital in this city. It is said that General Chasse, in speaking to the English visiters, expressed his hopes that his de fence, as his character was at stake, would be agree able to his old military leader, the Duke of Wel lingtor), under whom he had served at Waterloo; he expressed the same hope to the Marshal and other military officers of the French army. He is willing to abide the decision of the King of Holland, and, if necessary, to go as a prisoner to France. The inhabitants of Antwerp have already begun to clear away the rubbish and dung with which they had covered their cellars and lower windows, i fear of a bomb irdment. The dastardly small faction here, who call them selves " Orangeists," who are signal from their having on all occasions run away from even the shadow of danger,—they who left their houses and property to be defended on former occasions by a few of the spirited citizens who undertook the duty of the police in September and October, 1830, — those intriguers, who deceived the King of Holland, and who kept all Europe during two years in con fusion, and who embroiled everything by their false reports,—they who would not shed a drop of their blood from even a little finger to bring back the Nas sau dynasty, have returned in part to this city, and actually have dared to blame General Chasse's de fence, by maintaining that he ought, for the honour of Holland, to have blown himself and the citadel into the air. This would have been the act of a coward ; and of that quality, which is their favourite, the old warrior has not shown himself guilty. There are rumours current of disaffection having existed among the garrison, but I have not heard it on good authority. However, it is certain that the Dutch artillerymen accuse the infantry, ar►d the latter abuse the former, as not being as brave as they ought to be. The surrender of the Dutch gup-boats is urged as a failure to the undertaking of the Dutch sailors, in imitation of Van Spyk, not to give up any vessel. This gun-boat was surrendered to a Belgian and French officer together. ANTWERP, TUESDAY, MID-DAY. This being Christmas-day, the people assemble in the churches, &c. All seems joy and satisfaction. Crowds are moving on all sides on the quays, ram parts, &c., which have been lately forbidden walks to the people. The barricades are no longer wanted. I have seen an Austrian brig, which went up to Tamise to unload on the 25th November, coming down the Scheldt opposite the town. It's going to sea will be a matter of interest, as it will prove now the freedom, as the brigs under the same co lours did in 1782 prove the closing, of the Scheldt, when Joseph 11. tried the question with the Dutch, which was the cause of a war, but was settled at the peace of Fontainbleau. There is an Hanoverian vessel at Lillo, waiting to come rip with its cargo to Antwerp. It will be strange if those two German ships should decide this question. There were four cannons fired off towards Burght this day at ten o'clock to empty the guns, as I have been assured; there were others around the citadel: The Dutch colours continue flying at the Tete de Flandre and the forts Austreweel, Zuvyndrecht, and Burght, but they are to-day to be taken down, when the French take possession. I saw a Dutch officer conveyed on a litter from the citadel to the hospital. He looked as if seriously wounded, yet to my surprise continued to smoke segars. There were four French soldiers who carried him, and an officer accompanied him. Th e Dutch wounded are, by the capitulation, to be re moved immediately to Bergen-op-Zoom by the river. The Governor of the city has taken care to pre vent all repetition of the outrages of yesterday on the part of the populace. The Dutch fleet continues tranquil at Lillo. Qn Sunday 1,800 men landed and made a sor tie from Liefkenshoek. They were repulsed from Doel by the French, and lost 30 killed and many drowned; the whole is said to amount to 150. 1 O'CLOCK M. Tallenay, of whose entrance into Holland there was some doubt, crossed the frontiers yesterday evening. He is expected back to-morrow; but his arrival must depend on the delay at the Hague. Some imagine here that the King of Holland will not receive him, and that General Chasse and his garrison will he sacrificed to the thirst of vengeance which prevails in the breasts of that King and his councils. 3 O'CLOCK King Leopold, who arrived in this city yesterday, in order to protect the interests of his subjects, has been busy all day in making arrangements. He has just gone to visit Marshal Gerard and the French head-quarters. The French Princes reside in the Place de Meir, at the hotel kept by Landry. The arrival of the officers with the answer from Holland is awaited with great anxiety. K. BRUSSELS, TUESDAY Noox. Nothing is talked of, or, I believe, thought of here, hut the surrender of the citadel and the happy prospect which is so far held out of a general peace, clouded only by the uncertainty as to what may be the decision of his Dutch Majesty with respect to Forts Lillo and Liefkenshoek. If he should de termine to hold them, he can, from their position, and the want of a naval force to meet that of the Dutch, protract the war for a considerable time further, and as protraction and delay of every kind have formed the prominent features of his policy, it could not surprise any one that he should still adhere to them. However, to-morrow or next day will, I dare say, put the matter beyond doubt at one side or the other. In the meantime, people here and at Antwerp ask what has become of the Eng. lish and French combined fleets ? They would be the kind of force which would be necessary. It may be said they could not come up the Scheldt, — that Flushing is too strong for them. I have met persons here who are acquainted with the strength of the forts at Flushing, and along the Scheldt up to Antwerp, and they say that such vessels as were found in the combined fleets in the Downs a few days since, might come past any of the forts in the Scheldt, up to the Fort du Nord. I myself am not sufficiently acquainted with the places to offer an opinion on the point, but in common with every other Englishman I know that half the united force to which I have referred would make the attempt. But every one here asks why do they not ? The Orangeist journals say the reason is, that the English are anxious to get out of the affair, and that having got the French before the citadel, they will leave them to make the best of it. These, I am aware, are gross calumnies, but the inactivity of the fleets since they first met in the Downs gives them a currency prejudicial for the moment to English good faith. In the intense interest attached to the events of the last few days, I have omitted any notice of the proceedings in the Chamber. You will have seen that in the sittings of last week the discussions on the ways and means were concluded, and the pro ject adopted by a large majority. A new project has been presented which fixes the war establishment for 1833 at 110,000 men exclusive of the militia, and the maximum of the levy for the same year at 12,000 men. A project will soon be presented regulating the amount of the peace establishment. The papers of this morning contain several ver sions of the capitulation, but most of them agreeing in substance, and not differing in any important point, from the account sent yesterday. One paper adds—as among the conditions—that the soldiers and officers were to be allowed to take their own property, but nothing more; that the materiel of the citadel belonged to Belgium ; that the prisoners (on the surrender of Liefkenshoek) were to be con ducted to the Dutch frontier by a French escort, and that their arms were to be restored to them. It now appears that the Dutch set fire to the gun-boats, to prevent their falling into the hands of the French. Six were burnt to the water's edge, three ran into the polders and sunk ; one was taken with the Commandant Coopman, the military chest, and about 30 men, chiefly officers, on board. They were sent off to the headquarters of the French. Many men were drowned in endeavouring to get on shore, after setting fire to the gun-boats. Nothing, it appears, could exceed the joy of the Dutch on the entrance of the French, whom they received with cries of " Vivent les Franc,is." The King left this for Antwerp yesterday. (From the Emancipation,) DEMOLITION OF THE CITADEL. The Municipality of Antwerp intend, it is said, to make a formal application to his Majesty, claiming the execution of a decree of the Provisional Govern ment, which directed the demolition of the works of the citadel that menaced the city. In taking this course the Municipality are only expressing the wishes of the entire city of Antwerp, and will afford to his Majesty a fresh occasion for increasing his popularity amongst this portion of his subjects. (official.—From the Moniteur Belge.) ANTWERP, DEC. 24, 10 O'CLOCK A.M. The capitulation for the surrender of the citadel was signed yesterday evening. In execution of one of its articles, the gate of the esplanade, and the demilune situated between bastions No. 1 and 5, were given up to the French troops. The fulfilment of the other articles of the capitu lation wait the return of an officer sent to the Hague by Marshal Gerard and Chasse. The flotilla of 12 gun-boats, not having been in cluded in the capitulation of the citadel, attempted at midnight to drop down the Scheldt. One only succeeded in passing, owing to the darkness of the night, but she was stopped at Fort St. Marie ; the others retired into the inundations in the polder,. Seven were burnt, and three sunk—only one re mains entire. The cannonade lower down on the river had en tirely ceased at the close of yesterday. BRUSSELS, TUESDAY EVENING, 6 O'CLOCK. No account can yet have reached us from the Hague, nor is expected before Thursday. The opi nion here is, that the King will refuse. That, how ever, is only au opinion. The third edition of the Independant of this evening says, that between 4 and 5 yesterday after noon, the Dutch garrison, with drums beating and colours flying, marched from the citadel to the Lunette de Kiel, where the men laid down their arms, and the band their instruments of music, &c. The General and other officers were allowed to re tain their swords, and will do so until it is known that the King of Holland refuses to give up Lillo, &c. In that case the officers will give up their swords as prisoners of war. After leaving their arms at the lunette, the Dutch returned to the citadel with their knapsacks only. It was a feeling of delicacy highly honourable to the French General-in-Chief which induced him to send the Dutch by the short way to Kiel, and to spare them the humiliation of a road by which they must have been exposed to the gaze of a greater number. This second edition contains also a statement, whick I am assured may be looked upon as perfectly correct, of the number of French officers and soldiers killed and wounded from the commencement to the close of the siege. It is as follow s : Officers killed on the 5p0t........ 5 Ditto severely wounded lO Sub-o(yicers and soldiers, ditto 479 Ditto killed on the spot 6B Total -562 This does not include those who were slightly wounded. Major-General F avage, a Belgian I))birth, birth, was the second in command under Chasse in the citadel. He it was who came o u t at t h e h ea d of the troops when they laid down their arms. General Chasse, who is confined with a rheu matic attack, was not able to come out. In the evening, the Marshal, accompanied by the Itqyal Dukes, paid a visit to Chasse in his quarters in the citadel. I learn that when the soldiers laid down their arms, a Dutch officer took his sword and dashed it on the ground, evidently in a state of great excite ment. An Aide-de-Camp of Gerard's advanced, took it up, and handing it back to him, with much kindness of manner said, " Keep your sword, Sir, it will be time enough to deliver it up when it is de manded. In the mean time it cannot be in better hands than your own." The Dutchman, lam told, seemed overwhelmed with the generosity of one of his chivalrous conquerors. W. THE THEATRES. DRURY-LANE. After the performance of that long five-act sermon, George Barnwell, where, among a variety of other co rious matters, a dapper young apprentice, in a paroxysm of etiquette and gentility, stops on his way to the gallows to " request the honour of a last embrace" with his sweet heart, a grand new Christmas pantomime, under the title of Harlequin Traveller, or tile World Inside Out, was produced. It is as entertaining a production of the class as we have seen for some years—full of fun, bustle, and variety. The piece opens with a representation of the starry firmament and a dialogue between the constellation Orion and the planet Mercury. Mercury had, by some means not explained, learned that Europe, Asia, Africa, and America were to have a dinner-party upon a table land—the spot is not mentioned, but understood to be on some high mountain on the coast of Asia—and he deter mined to leave the celestial regions, and mix with the jovial party. Whilst he wings his way to the " great globe itself," the representatives of the four quarters of the world are dropping in, one after another, to the banquet, addressing each other in the most polite terms, and ex pressing their ardent wishes for a successful result to the friendly meeting. Asia arrives first, and says to herself— "'Arrived before the hour : I had hardly time to put on my best robe." America follows, and asks the news frott Pondicherry. Africa comes next, with a lion at her heels, and as fine a lion as we have ever seen not bred in the deserts of Arabia. Europe, of course, is the last, and makes many apologies for delaying the company. The dinner, then, is served up; and the inhabitants of the dif. ferent quarters of the globe appear in their respective dresses, and bring forward the viands peculiar to their own country. Asia brings mulligatawney, buffalo's hump, and curry ; America brings deer's-slung, large turtle, and wild turkey ; Africa, tropical fruits, Cape berries, and dates ; and Europe, Hamburg sausages, wine, porter, and roast beef. During the entertainment "Mer cury arrives, disguised as a sailor; and a question having arisen as to the country "in which female beauty most does shine," it was agreed that a scout should be sent out to each, to ascertain which contained the finest women. Elk-foot, afterwards Pantaloon (Mr. 13ARTLETT), proposes himself as emissary for Ame rica ; Massa Something (Clown, Mr. WIELAND), represents Africa ; Te-scui (Mr. SounlnY) Asia ; and Mercury, afterwards Harlequin (Mr. How. ELL), volunteers his services for Europe. The pantomime then commences, and the first place the four visitors touch at is Greenwich-bill, where they have one of the best views of London, as every cockney knows. STANFIELD has given an excellent representation of the scene. St. Paul's, and the spires and towers around it are excellent. They next proceed to Asia, where we have another fine view by the same painter—the city of Aleppo ; then to Africa, and finally to America. They then return to the genie of the four quarters of the globe, and report that the finest woman they had seen was Rosa (Columbine, Miss BASEKE), the ward of a British Admiral ; and the four Judges coinciding in their opinion, the pantomime closes with the following words : In water, earth, or air, That which is most fair Claims homage and our duty Resound, resound, resound, For Harlequin has found The most inviting beauty : Then British fair, come grace our scene with smiles you know are sightly, And let the Quarters of the Globe, select your beauty nightly. Of the scenery of this pantomime, we may speak in terms of unqualified commendation. Every scene is above mediocrity, and some are surpassingly splendid. We al lude more especially to those by that fine artist, STANFIELD, whose views of the " Falls of Niagara," and the city of Aleppo, produced quite a magical effect, by the superb brilliancy of their colouring. The tricks were " few and far between," but the few that there were, were good. The performers all did their best. HOWELL made an active Harlequin, though lie should not have been so sparing of his leaps through windows, &c., and Mr. WIELAND as the Clown, displayed most promising powers of face. This gentleman has a fine mouth for a gape, which could on occasions make a buttock of beef look foolish. He bolted a sausage with the true GRIMALDI gusto. BARTLETT'S Pantaloon also deserves a word of praise, nor must we omit the performance of Mr. GREEN who wrought wonders in the gym - n istic line, as a revived Mummy. Miss BASEKE'S Columbine was graceful and sprightly ; she danced throughout with unflagging spirit, as if her whole soul was in the exercise. On the whole, the pantomime, with the exception, perhaps, of a foolish scene in Iceland, where the Clown and Pantaloon strive to warm them. selves by an absurd game at leap- frog, and leap with a common place clumsiness, that nine out of ten schoolboys would put to the blush—with this single exception, the pantomime went off with eclat. The house W4B crammed at half price, and tolerably full during the performance of George Barnwell. CO VENT-GARDEN. The Christmas Pantomime at this theatre is called Puss in Boots, or Harlequin and the Miller's Son," and is founded on the well-known nursery legend of that name. The music and overture to this showy production are the composition of Mr. G. STANSBURY, and do him great credit. The scenery is, for the roost part, by the GRIEVES, and equals anything of the sort that these mas ters of the art ever painted, or has ever been represented at this theatre. The Pantomime commences as follows : Puss Palace is seen in the distance, arid the protectress of the feline race, together with a multitude of her protegees are seen giving proofs of the march of intellect, or rather of the dancing -master. The vagaries of the cat-headed Terpsichores were, we should think, characteristic, consi- dering the circumstances, and excited much merriment All is bustle. The fountains of milk are stayed, Felina enters her golden bark (we always thought that cats avoided any approach to water), and as the vessel recedes, which is admirably effected, the scene changes to the Sulphur Temple of the enchanter Tasnar. This personage is the chief of the No-bodies, and his delight is to disturb every body. As Felina received news that one of her race was in jeopardy, so Tasnar is informed, by vision, that his prospects will be thwarted by some boy. He sallies forth in quest of his opponent, who is none other than the master of the hero of the tale, Puss in Boots. The business of this scene is capitally managed, and went off with great applause. In the bustle the scene is changed to the mill at Ble, which is one of the most pleasing and perfect pie - ces of scene-painting ever exhibited. The business of the scene is also important. The old miller is dead, and by his will it appears he has left every thing considered worth having to his two eldest sons, and his old tom cat to his youngest boy, Josselin, as having been " his darling toy." The fortunate brothers at once turn Josselin forth to the naked air. Thus deserted, Josselin is befriended by Goody Greylocks, the agent of Felina, who gives him a magic wand of yew. His first wish procures him his old favourite, the tom cat, whose appearance gave great delight. A little boy, named Mrremsrsosr, enacted the part, and he certainly evinced a minute acquaintance with the antics of the feline race. Josselin then thwarts Tasnar in his villainous occupa tion. The fiend has set fire to a field of golden corn, but the miller's son averts the calamity through the power of his magic branch. This brings him into notice, and, having clothed himself in splendour, he becomes the vi siter of the Marquis of Carabas. They are hardly, however, seated at the breakfast table when Tasnar rushes in. A sc u ffl e ensues , Jos:selin drops the yew branch, and is borne off to the Sulphur Temple. His old companion, habited now in boots and jacket, as his valet, finds the magic bough, scales the walls, and, descending a chimney, finds his master en closed in a golden cage. No sooner does Josselin see the bough than his spirits revive; he ridicules the tyrant, who, for the purpose of intimidating him, converts himself into a lion. Josselin at once, by a wave of the magic bough, shifts the cage from himself on to the lion. Enraged at being thus duped, and having no other way of escaping, Tasnar converts himself into a rat, and is imme diately seized by the torn cat. This victory achieved, the fairy Felina appears, " borne on her radiated car," an elaborately beautiful piece of machinery, and ef f ects the transformation, Josselin taking his departure in . his state carriage, drawn by four " real live cats," with the faithful torn for a coachman. The harlequinade then commences, but before we even skim the surface of its perplexities it may be right to deal conclusively with the introduction. It is a good one, and told well, especially for a first night. The scenery is admirable ; it is full of variety and ° character; alternately natural, gorgeous, and inisgi nr tive. Into any criticism of the story we shall not Pr e ' some to enter. It is evidently legitimate to the Pu re pose, and, having sketched the outline, we must lease it to abler hands to pass judgment. As to the ae rn i , : tion, howev e r, w e ma y ven t ure an o pi n i on . Th e c harm °d ins& and of pantomime is marred by much talking, a n Puss in Boots would be more potent if Josselin and other had less to say. Josselin was well played by little AO POOLE, but the effect will be materially approved by le ng demand being made upon h er p ower o f s p eec h. V i n e harlequinade was lively, and, although there sysre„, n ,.; tricks of surpassing merit, it w en t o ff w ith s pi r it. i"„" first trick that attracted attention was a h a p p y hit at t "; manufacture of Prctocols. The Clown had a p a t e nt pr ep " which produced 5,000 Protocols a minute. The opens. tion of printing was commenced, and as soon as the 90 k ° , had reached th e ce ili ng th e mac hi ne exp l o d e d, and° it " not a wreck behi n d" except th e wor d s moke. 4 burlesque of Mr. JOHN R EEVE as C u pid, an d of ri d YATES, excited much l a u g ht er . It was we ll done, s n certainly a very fair r e t o rt i n so f ar as M r . Yauts is r ° l , ° ; corned. He appeared as a ma n a ger i n di s t res s, audit mimicry was about as ill- na tur e d as hi s m i m i cr y of 3 1 .1; PORTE. JOHN REEVE' S double was e xt reme ly good;, e t peculiarities of the original were well hit off, and no el Pa was lost from a want of stuffing. A duet betweeo Clown and the skeleton of a horse's h e ad, which protr n : from a dog's-meat cart, had something o f pa n tomime P c "' „ and humour, and was well received. " Horses must go to the dogs, For carriages now go by steam." r The scenery was excellent. A view o f H er ne 130 formed a pleasing picture, and :Hungerford New M arle d was well delineated. " A n e w Cl u b-h ou s e " was A gr an pantomimic scene. Aft e r th e b us tl e o f th e harlefloi n ! d, had been kept up for a sufficient time, "a grand rno/ In D panorama, representing a trip to Antwerp in the ste am frigate Rhadamanthus," was displayed. The tho n „,g b was felicitous and the execution altogether masterly. i ff " , Downs was the point o f d e p a rtur e . Shakspeare Dover Castle, and the combined fleet at anchor, vi e ; soon passed. Calais then appear e d, a nd th e pi c t u re do forth loud and general approbation. It was really Oe' n ' tiful. A view of Gravelines followed, and then of pd, n4 4 . kirk—an excellent painti n g ; a nd next c am e the EDO and French squadron under sail. All this was admirably well done, as was a view of Ostend. The Pt/are /I t , was then exhibited running foal of the Frenchman , b u f ,l this did not strike u s a s a v er y f or t una t e effort. Lot ° all came " Antwerp as it app ea r e d fr o m the Scheld t °° 4 the springing of the mi ne at F or t St. L aure nt." 1 1 'fl an excellent painting, and naturally excited a very WI and universal interest. The effect of this Diorama °I ,. highly satisfactory. For s first night it was well workte, but towards the conclusion th ere w as a d e gree of in . injurious to eff e ct, w hi c h it w ill b e we ll i n f u ture to W I Of the actors little need he said. Mr. BARNES was Pallti taloon ; Mr. ELLA R , Harlequin; Messrs. PAULO a ° T. MarrnEws were Clowns ; and Miss C. POSTER Columbine. Mr. BARNES is the last of an Welkin , school, and i s now th e on ly Pan taloon we have. A t h r e ELLAR was as neat and as ac ti ve as h ere t o fore, and " a Clowns were passable. Som e o f th e go d s called fo r song, and Mr. T. M ATTHEWS com pli e d w ith the req o 4 l Before doing so he stated that no song was advertised , t 4 that rather th an i m p e d e th e p rogress o f th e Pantotn.w he would attempt one. The concluding scene was etc tremely gorgeous, and Puss in Boots was announced f n repetition amidst applause. ADELPHI. Harlequin and the King of Clubs, or the Knave that i Stole the Syllabubs is the title of the new pantomim e I t this Theatre, which has evidently been got up with g ees , care, and was highly successful. The preamble to the ba t lequinading supports the title of the piece. The scene I° laid in the Court of the King of Clubs, wbo, in o rder tq celebrate a signal victory over certain enemies of bis and dignity, has summoned his nobles to a magnific e l feast, the chief delicacy of which is to consist of syllabo, u ; The Knave of Clubs steals into the Royal kitchen, and be'F' himself to the prepared luxury, taking leviathan draught, of the same, to the great amusement of the galleries. SO; picion of the theft falls upon the niece of the Queen, who been left to guard the kitchen, but, falling asleep, the er a , knaveavailed himself of the opportunity to smear her face w ith some of the syllabub. After a solemn trial held in the o° l 7 of the Ring himself, Arethusa (the niece) is condenoic" to instant death. Aurora, the Goddess of Morning , °l b° had previously appeared as the tutelary deity of the young lady and the promoter of her suit with Sir Cinque , de' scends just in time to save her protegee from destructio n ' She denounces the knave as the real thief. Whereupna Nox, Goddess of the Night, comes up front the realao below, but for what precise purpose does not clearly sr pear. The metamorphoses follow, and the Clown shoo l his immortal phiz, and proceeds at once, in the true spirity of his vocation, to deal his knock-down blows, right a n 9 left, after the most approved fashion. This, we suppose, must be called the business of the piece; and certainly th . Clowns (for we were treated with two) see med to 10 doing a good stroke of business in that way. The gn eD thundered appliuse in reiterated peals of laughter at so le of the tneMes in which the Clowns, Pantaloon, and gar lequin were the principal actors. Among the wel d that of the cloth-m ar t s on Holborn-hill may be ment ion as having afforded the best field for humour. The burn', ing of Guy Faux, in the mid s t o f w hich the victim persecution rises from his chair and chases his tormentm* flinging crackers at them, may be mentioned also as a on e ; cessful hit. The scenery is all good—the celestial part of it the best. The vi e w in Edi n b urg h, and the Isle Clubs, are also executed with good taste and effect. . • 111 In lieu of a pantomime we were presen t e d last Ing.„ with a new musical, mythological, burlesque burletta:j one act, entitled the Paphian Bower; or Venus a Adonis. The piece opens with a gorgeous and v oluptu ° i : scene, the Paphian Bo wer , on w hi c h i s introduced, a splendid groups and in full truth of mythological dress decoration, the Mus es , G races , L ove , Hymen, Ad on* Mars; in a word, th e w h o l e h os t o f h eaven -descended P er ; sonages in any way connected with the well.known su n. ' of Venus and Adonis. Venus (M a d ame VasTals) 89 ; pears lamenting the i m m ovea bl e coldness of her level' which she determines to ov e r co me by all the gentl e at " which herself or her son, Cupid, can put into pra ctice. Rose-cheeked Adonis now pr e sents himself, as if just re• turned from the chase, and the Goddess of Love, ai ded by her son, tries all the witcheries of her beauty and addre ss t° win Ironshim some return of affection, but all to no P a " pose. During the pr ogress o f h er dalliance Mal' enters, and seeing h er s i tua ti on , becomes of cee r l frantic with jealousy, an d b urns f or revenge . A cha l lenge to fight is the co n s equ ence ; b u t V e nal , fearful of the result to her beloved, contrives t ° prevent the parties from coming to such deadly extremitie s ' story of the two lovers is burlesqued throughout with considerable humour, and excited peals of laughter fro m beginning to end. Almost all who figure in the piece 3h,. 1 : ImmortaLi, the Mus e s, the Graces, the Furies, Dia na Ate, Esculapius, Momus, &c. &c., and the splendonq every scene is fully wort h y o f t h e aer i a l b e i ngs who fill i d The principal scenes are a distant view of the citY k sP re introduced wayfilled port of Paphos ; a view in the island of Cyprus, W ":., Adonis is killed by the hoar ; an astronomical scene, "I to playing the moon in all her brightness, Mars in of occulation, and the evening star. The part of esh lledmostsome successfully well-known rs Madame whichlr s wereßlS e l : n e e d :to! with exquisite taste. Miss PETTIFER, a child apPar eut . hot more than seven or eight, made her first appearanst; as Cupid, and was highly applauded. Mr. J. 2 ,% A t be was the .Adonis, and played it sufficiently well for tw o . purposes of b ur l esque , b ut d oes not exact l y rea lise, eit a, s t in person, feature, or voice, what poetry tells us of bewitching personage. The burletta was e minent Ysu cessful. COB UR G. rIY This Theatre opened last night, after a recess of se a three months, at reduced prices. The Golden Far be in original drama, written by Mr. WEBSTER, W B6 0 1 opening piece, but it is impossible to give an opi ol° ,o it. It shared the same fate that all first pieces gen e of. do on the first night of a pantomime. The interltn7 A Mrs. H! or the White Horse, was got through itz r• similar way. An apology was made for the non- 0 1 1 1 of ance of Mr. DAVIDGE, i n consequence o f t he de a po r Mrs. DAVI DGE ' S mot h er . A gran d Egyptian cooli e ' tomime, as usual, built upon a fairy fabric, entitled leguin and the Royal Ram, or the Brazen Dr 1 1 7 , 06 followed, construct e d b y t h at pro lifi c pantomime PrN_A"- Mr. H. YOU NCE , an d h e g i ves no i n di cat i on of ilrjr in his profession, for the Royal Ram had a royals. tion. Mr. C. J. S MITH ma d e an exce ll ent H ar itt We blamed him last season for being slovenly, but wi t r was no room for censure o f hi s per f ormance l as t nig i o he showed that be was very capable and very willing , NORSIAN (late of Covent-garden) played Clown; it is 5 10 ral years since we have had an opportunity of seeing bit years have not impaired him, he is as agile and buniorao°o he was wont to De. Toss BLANCHARD'S Pt,iiiolo oo t i p well known it is sufficient to state that he was the and slippered one of the night; and Mrs. SEARLE Ils e st s sinned her part as Columbine. BENGoucita and 11 , 1 011 0 have done justice to the scene department ; but the oce