The Sun. — London, England, 1832-11-30 00:00:00

foN4 FRENCH PAPERS. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, Nov. 27. M. Dupin (aine), the President, read letters from several deputies excusing their non-attendance on the ground of indisposition. The President then stated that copies of the ad dress, as proposed by the committee, had been pre pdred and would be given to the President of each standing committee, who would communicate to the members of that committee; immediately after which the Chamber would re.ume its sitting and take the eddres4 into consideration. M. Dulong objected that such a course was con trary to the standing orders of the Chamber, which declared that addresses should be voted in the same - manner a- laws; every. law proposed must, accord ing to the standing orders, be distributed in the otand:ng committees, and printed 24 hours before th e general discussio n . I t was a b sur d , h e sa id , to ca l l on the Giamber to deliberate at once on an address of which none of the deputies except the committee prepared it had any previous knowledge.— (Murmurs from the centre, assent from the gauche.) In replying to the speech which was called the King's speech—(Laughter)—it was especially ne cessary to weigh maturely every expression of the ad dress. As the minority had had no share in pre paring the address, it would at least be fair to give them the opportunity of discussing it.—(Renewed murmurs in the centre, and applause from the droi.'t and gauche.) Formerly the address was discussed in a secret committee, which was in strict accord ance with the principles of " right divine," but i.e would not suppose that the majority wished to re store those days.—(Violent murmurs in the centres.) It was necessary to have the opportunity of consi dering and amending, not only special paragraph=, tp - rt the ensemble of the address; and he therefore I).lposetl that the address of the committee should 11:1 printed and distributed, and the consideration of it adjonrned.—(Several voices on the left secoNied the proposhion.) 'I he President said t hat he had no power to decide the question ; he would only remind the Chamber that in the last session the general discus sion was commenced immediately after the address had been communicated to the standing com mittees; if some orators were not prepared, others were, and he presumed that it would be the same now, as the hen, deputy had spoken of opposing the ensemble of the address even before he knew in what terms it was couched.--(Laughter.) How ever, the address would be communicated to the standing committees, and the Chamber would then decide what course to pursue. M. Teste ascended the tribune, but the cries of "Adjourn" were so numerous that he did not persist. The deputies then retired into the committee rooms, where they remained about an hour. The sitting was resumed a few minutes after. Messrs. 'Tiers, Barthe, Humann, and de Rigny were on the Ministers' bench, and the attendance of deputies was very numerous. After reports on some new inclines had been brought up and approved, the President read the address as proposed by the com mittee. It was a mere paraphrase of the Royal speech, and was received in silence. The question of the adjournment of the discussion until the morrow was then put; all the droite and gauche T ose in favour of it, part of the centres against it. The affirmative being carried, the Chambers adjourned at 20 minutes past 3. (From Galignani's Messenger of Wednesday.) The Messager de Gand contains the following :—" We are assured that no attack has been made by the Dutch upon the frontiers of Zealand Flanders, at Pont-fle-Paille, and that the report was only a false alarm Spread in that country. It is said that the Dutch frequently buy up cattle in those parts of East Flanders contiguous to them. The peasants, who find it more priifitalile to sell to the enemy than to their own countrymen, drive their cattle to the frontiers, where the Dutch pay diem what they ask. A few days back, the Custom-house•ofcer; attempted to out a stop to this 'raffle, and prev.nt some bollocks being delivered to the Dutch. A serious altercation is said to have arisen on this occasion between the Custom-house officers and the drowrs. Tee Dutch in the meanwhile seized the cattle. Several musket shots were exchanged in this encounter." The Augsburg Gazette of the 24th inst. contains the following from Semlin, dated Nov. 10:—" Important negotiations are now being carried on between the Eng lish Charge d'Affaires at Constantinople and the Porte, in consequence of which the latter has resolved to send the well-known Nemuck Bey, also called Emini Pacha, Aide de-Camp to the Sultan, on a mission to London. He has already arrived at Semlin, whence, after having performed quarantine, be will proceed to England by Vienna. The object of his mission is to in duce the English Government to stop the further progress of Imbraliim Pacha, and save Turkey from utter destruction, The Sultan, whose resources are ex hausted, is no longer able to resist the forces of the re'•el•- lious Pacha, who, since the retreat of the Ottoman fleet to the D attlanellea, has free scope at sea. Mehemed Ali has ► itherto only sought for the cession of Syria, but be well knows that the possession of that province w:II place in his hands the whole of the Levant trade, and after wards enable him to possess himself easily of the other Turkish provinces in Asia. Thus the Potte can never assent to such a proposal, without falling into a state of degrading dependence. The new Greek kingdom, by such a change in affairs, would also suffer in its commer cial relations. The interests of England even would be compromised, as France has great influence with the Pa eha of Egypt, whose victories and conquests would only tuna to the advantage of the French. From these motives the Porte hopes that England will be disposed to inter vene ; but it is probable she will not proceed to an armed and active intervention, unless her Government has some guarantee for the payment of the expenses of such a demonstration. The Porte appears to b e aware of this ; for letters from Constantinople men tion that in the present exhausted state of the treasury there, and the impossibility of paying :early money or subsidies, the Ottoman Government would probably pro pose to England to cede her the island of Cyprus or that of Candia as a pledge. Nemuck Bey is stated to be the bearer of this proposal to the English Government." The same paper also communicates the following letter of the 13th from Rome:—" According to a report current here, the Grand Duke of Tuscany will very shortly arrive here incog. on his way to Naples, to marry the Princess Mary Antoinette, the King's sister, aged IS years.—Among the arrivals here are a great number of French Carlists. The Duke de Laval Montmorency arrived yesterday."—The Gazette quotes Matalliques 4 per Cents, at Vienna on the 19th, 84-; ditto 5 per Cents., '731. The Galathee frigate, now at Toulon, has received orders to convey to Constantinople the new French Am bassador, Admiral Roussin. The Breton of Nantes of the 27th inst. states that Ge neral Rosseau has left Bourbon Vendee with a body of 300 or 400 troops, to scour tie country round Saint Fulgent, in consequence of the appearance of a new Chouan named P. yne, with a band of 25 men. The same journal gives a letter from Rennes, dated the 23d, announcing that a man entered two different houscs at Chateauburg, endeavouring to enlist rebels, declaring that Cnnoannery was on the point of becoming more formidable than ever. He, however, was denounced to the military authorities of the arrondissement and arrested. A Com m i ss i on i s sa id to have been appointed by the Members of the Oppositior. fir the purpose of conferring with the centre independent. The Commissioners have been chosen from among the various shades of the party. They are Messrs. o.lillon-Barrot, Salverte, Dupont-de-l'Eure, Comte, and Cormenin. —National. SPIRIT OF THE PARISIAN JOURNALS. The Journal des Debars states that the labours of the liire-s Committee of the Deputies completely answers the expectati ,, ns of all well dispo , ed citizens, and it doubts not that it will he adopted as presented to the Chamber, thus defeating the hopes of the enemies of order and the Constitution ii Monarchy. The IVouvelliste says, that the draft of the address o f the Deputies is worthy of the Chamber, worthy of the circumstances in which the country is placed, and of the weighty questions upon which the representatives of the nation are called to pronounce. Its language is in perfect sympathy with the speech from the throne, and proves that the crown and the country are in accord to repel the factions, and insure the victory of order and the charter over the counter-revolution and the republic. The Franie Nouv,lle expresses its conviction that the Opposition Deputies will not succeed in obtaining any mo dification of the address, although it is in contradiction with their ideas, and that famous compte rendu, of which they were lately so proud. Strictly excluded from the Committee, they will be unable to slip in any of the doctrines with whatever veil they may be covered. The Messager des Chambres considers the draft of the address as coinciding exactly with the Ministerial composition of the Committee. "No blame," it says, ' " not a censure, not a hint, not a word that can displease the Government; not an intention or an expression that can give the least umbrage to any one of the Ministers. Never, even under the Restoration, did the Chamber of Deputies send back to Ministers a more insignificant and insipid echo of the speech from the Throne. If the draft ba adopted as it is, it will show to the country a taajority more annihilated in its action by Ministers, more disposed to approve without di s ti nct i on a ll t h e i r acts , an d more de voted to their whole will, to all their caprices and all their errors, that ever were the three hundred to the dis e'pline of M. de Villele."—The Message,. then maintains that it is no longer doubtful that M. Dupin has completely associated himself to the intentions of Ministers, and ex presses its despair of seeing the amendments of the Oppo sition adopted by the Chamber. _ _ The Co - nstitutionnel entertains no doubt that the ad dress of the Deputies will be modified by the road majority of the Chamber, and thus satisfy the puhtic, who ex pected a more definite and energetic. expression of opi nion against an Administration which they disavow. After anal)zing and commenting upon the draft of the address, it adds :—" We shall conclude by calling atten tion to a phrase, or rather to a word :—"rhe responsibi, . _ ity of Ministers, which will he for the country a strong guarantee against their errors, and for themselves an essen tial condition of force and independence.' In this word ive see a perfect ministerial system conformable to the real exigencies of a representative Government; we see the sentence of condemnation of those two successive Admi nistrations, which, greedy of power upon any terms, have purchased, and would purchase it, by the most unconstitu tlonal and most dangerous of all c,neessions ; we see in it, in fine, the commencement of a revolution, and the recapi tulation of many repugnances, which the country on the i:ne hand, did not explain ; of difficulties, which on the other hand, it did not comprehend, and of many intrigues, which sooner or later will be brought to light." The Journal du Commerce argues that the partisans of M. Dupin left to the Doctrinnaires 'he drawing tip of the Adress, in order that they themselves might have the opportunity of intervening between Ministers and the OpposiTion, and thus prove the adhesion of the majority 4) the intermediate system. " Hence the draft of the address has neither decision nor colour. In a political point of view it is desperately defective, as it passes over 11 capital questions ; and this, probably, is the cause of its prolixity." The Courrier Francais says :-- 44 The proposed ad dress of the Deputies is an ambitious echo of the King's speech. It is enormously long, and soon, if it goes on thus, these addresses will form volumes in .octavo age enough to be bound and placed in libraries. Its phrases are prolix and pompous. This is cared the academical style, but its proper denomination would e a style without energy and thought. When the laws have been so audaciously viol itcd, and the Court , :f Cessation bas stigmatized their violation, style is out of the question." Referring to the addre,s of the Chamber of Peers, the Courrier dwells particulnrly on the words " dangers of the country," in the phrase which mentions the attack on the King. " The Committee," it says, "in the sequel of their echo, unfortunately forget this expres sion. It has traced a seducing picture of this country in danger, which, according to the address, has no longer to tear either a civil or a foreign war, which has gathered a rich harvest, which Ewes its commerce and industry re viving, and which is about to be endowed with excellent I aws. This, for a country in danger, is a sufficiently satisfactory condition." The National, in analyzing the address of the Deputies, endeavours to show that it tenth to any thing rather than conciliation between the conflicting parties, and conse quently is inconsistent with the phrase that " France wills that all her children should smother the brands ut discord too long thrown in the midst of them." The Gazette de France, referring to the address, says, ! " The B:11 of Indemnity granted to the Government, by an obsequious majority, will confirm the reproaches which rave been cast upon it, and leave it ixposed to fresh Attacks. Approbation, even from such a majority, would not war rant any judgment as to the future. An address does not destroy the Charter—a speech is not jurisprudence. Laws are required to consecrate encroachments upon the Coned, lotion : and on this ground we shall wait for the Govern ment, to ascertain at length whether the revolution of July be the work of liberty, or the forerunner of despotism." The Quotidienne, in examining the Deputirs' address, says—" The noble character of the Duchess of Berry has obtained the utmost illustration, since it has imposed sitenc, upon the Committee, as well as upon the Government. I❑ the proposed address, as well as in the speech from the throne, they have shrunk from pronouncing her great and elorious name. While all France breaks out into language of admiration and sympathy for the prisoner at Bile, the Go , vernment and the Committee bring their involuntary di r ing of silence." After making various observations on the different parts of the address, this journal concludes as follows :—" In fine, the address is in all things perfectly worthy of the opening speech, and this is, see conceive, the severest censure that can be thrown upon it. If it be replied, that it is as yet only a draft, we can answer, that considering the former conduct of the Chamber, and its well known character, resulting from the principles which prevailed at its formation, we should be surprised that this draft, so devoid of elevation, of foresight and energy, so light in substance, and so feeble in form, be comes, with a few slight alterations, the address of the Chamber." Toe Courrier de l'Europe infers from the brevity and dryness of the allusion to the arrest of the Duchess of Berry, in the Deputies Address, that the intention to refer her case to the Chambers, as prescribed by the Ordon nanre of Nivemher S, has been renounced. The Tribune, after expatiating at some length upon the statement of the speech from the Throne, that " the factions have liven vanquished," language echoed by the address, adds :-" There has been no victo:y gained over them (the Republicans)for they possess morality and strength. Avail yourselves, therefore, of their foi bear once, and he at peace if you can. But dismiss pride, for it is unbecoming to weakness, and still more so to cow ardice. As to your triumphs over the republic, you may boldly speak of it when you have exterminated iu France youth and generosity; when you have interred those venerable men who, for forty years past, have re mained faithful to their principles; when you have re ! moved from Italy, Germany, and all other parts of Eu rope, where liberty has taken some root, all the men who observe the march of the times, the inevitable effects of ' progress, whether violent and unexpected, or moderate and calm, hollowing the rock by degrees. You will then say, we have vanquished the republic ; but remember that you will then reign only over an imbecile mediocrity or a putrid society." PARIS STOCK EXCIIANGE, Nov. 28 -Two, P.M.- Owing to the favourable turn of the liquidation for the current month, and a very prevalent opinion that, owing to the procrastination and apparent unwillingness to com mence hostilities before Antwerp, an amicable arrange- ment may yet be entered into with his Dutch Majesty, our funds began to-day with an evident amelioration. The Three per Cents. opened at 67f. 70c. and rapidly advanced to 67f. 80c. The Five per Cents. opened at 66c. 30c. At this hour they are 961. 35c. buyers. FRENCII FUNDS.-PARIS Nov. 28.-Five per Cents., 06f. 30c. 9cf. 35e. 30c 35c. 30c. 35c. '.3oc. 25c. 20c. 25c. 20c. Four per Cents., Slf. Three per Cents., 67f. 70c 80c. 75c. 70c. 60c. 55c. 50e. Na tional Loan, 961. 55e. Bank Actions, Ih6of. Rente de Naples, sir. 35c. 45c. 40c. 30c. Roman Rente, Sl. Rente d'Espagne, Five per Cent., 13% % Three per Cent., 29% % % %. Royal Spanish Loan, 78%. Rente Perpetuelle d'Espagne, 5644 %. Bel gian Loan, 74 4 %'4,. Exchange on London, one month, paper, 25f. 75c., money, ifSf. 711 c. ; three months, paper, 25f. 60c., mo ney, 25f. 60c.-Coors Authentique. A ROUGH DENTIST.—I was much amused the last morning watch that I kept. We were stowing the hammocks in the quarter-deck nettings, when one of the boys came up with his hammock on his shoulder, and, as he passed, the First Lieutenant perceiVed that he had a quid of tobacco in his cheek. " What have you got there, my good lad; a gum boil.? your cheek is very much swelled." " No, Sir," replied the boy, " there's nothing at all the matter." "0, there must be ;itis a bad tooth, then. Open your mouth, and let me see." Very reluctantly the boy opened his mouth, and discovered a large roll of tobacco leaf. " I see, I see," slid the First Lieutenant, " your mouth wants overhauling and your teeth cleaning. I wish we had a dentist on board ; but, as we have not, I will operate as well as I can. Send the armourer up here with his tongs." When the armourer made his appear ance, the boy was made to op-n his mouth, while the chaw of tobacco was extracted with his rough instrument. " There, now," said the First Lieutenant, " I'm sure that you must feel better already ; you never could have had any appetite. Now, Captain of the afterguard, bring a piece of old canvass and some sand here, and clean his teeth nicely." The Captain of the aftergu.ird came forward, and, putting the boy's head between his knees, scrubbed his teeth well with the sand and canvass for two or three minutes. " Torre, that will do," said the First Lieutenant. " Now, my littlelfellow, your mouth is nice and clean, and you'll enjoy your breaklast. It was impossible fur you to have eaten anything with your mouth in such a nasty state. When it's ditty again, come to me, and I'll be your dentist."...Pefey Simple, in the Metropolitan. BRUSSELS PAPERS. BRUSSELS, Nov. 26.—An estafette from Paris, with despatches from the Duke of Dalmatia for Marshal Gerard, passed through Brussels yesterday afternoon. Eighty waggons, a battery of artillery, and wo patties of the sixth squadron of the train, arrived here yesterday, and will go to.day to Antwerp. Tae head quarters of General Niellon were at M ildag hem yesterday at noon. _ _ Part of the combined fleet was in sight of Ostend yesterday. From the information which we have received respect ing the engagement between our troops and the Dutch at the Point tie Paille, it seems that our men, wishing to prevent a traffic in cattle which was carried on with the Dutch, a skirmish took place, which did not lead to any further cons, (pence We hear from Bruges that soldiers of the foreign bat talion daily pass through that town on their way to Os tend, whence they will embark for Oprto. The Emancipation says, that " the Marshal having stated the d•ff rences between lihnselfand the Belgian Go vernment respecting the operations fur the siege of the cita del of Antwerp, and the French Government being un willing to take the decision on itself, had referred it to the Englisn Cabinet, which is said to have decided that an at tack must not be made from the city side, though Mar shal Gerard had declared that the attack from the side of Boom might cause him to lose many men, and protract the siege." _ _ - We learn (says the Gazette of the province of Luxem. burg) from a source which we consider as authentic, that France and England have proposed to Prussia to give to it, by way of depot, the territories which revert to Hol land, but not till after the conclusion of a convention regulating the rights and duties of the inhabitants. The at,swer of Prussia has not been received, or is not known. The time of evacuation on our part remains uncertain. BRUSSELS, Nov. 27.—An extraordinary courier was sent yesterday with despatches from the King to General Des/arra, at Lierre. N. Tollenay, Secretary- to the French ,Legation, gone,. to Antwerp. We learn th ►t from to-clay the gates of Malicia will be shut against carriages, including even the diligences. The Gazette of Bruges of th? 26th sap :—" The Dutch, who had 1 t off the water from ti,e Belgian territory near Lapsderiere, and who had been working for a week at a dike, to limit it needful the extent of the inun dation, again let in the salt water on Sdturday night. Yesterday morning the water at the Zware S!uis was ten feet deep." On the 23d the Dee English steam-boat, belonging to the combined squadron, arrived at Ostend, and landed Lieu tenant Lepinc, Aide-de-Camp to Admiral Villeneuve, to make inquiries respecting the French army before Ant werp. On Saturday several English officers landed, who purchased French provisions. In the afternoon the Dee returned to the squadron, which was at Stock. Three English and three French frigates are cruising off the mouths of the Dutch rivers. (From the Courrier Beige.) BRUSSELS, Nov. 27.—Some journals say this morn ing that ail the Ministers tendered their resignation to the King yesterday evening. We do not know what truth there is in this, but we know that yesterday, after the sitting was ended, a Member of the Chamber, who en. joys the confidence of the Ministers, said with a dijected air to M. de Latour Mauliourg, " You see to what that has brought us," meaning the Ministerial system relative to the intervention and its consequences. On Monday evening Marshal Gerard received despatches from Parisi, which were of such great importince, that the acknowledgment of the receipt of these despatches, signed by the Marshal himself, was sent back to Paris by estafette. The 'Marshal seemed to be greatly dissa•isged with the contents of these despatches, and immediately assembled his Staff to hold a Council. Despatches from King Leopold arrived at the French head-quarters at the same time. ANTWERr, Nov. :25.—The Marshal met at Boom King Leopid and General Evain. The King had a lug conversation with the Marshal. The summons to be sent to General Chasse is not 'yet drawn up ; they are employed on it at headquarters. It will he discussed today and afterwards communicated to the English and Belgian Commissioners, who accompany the army. ANTtrERP, Nov. 26.—1 t is known that the Govern- ment has firmly refused the reiterated demand of Marshal Gel End to cause the city to be occupied by the French. New batteries are erecting on our quar, directed against the Tete de Flandre. A great part of the French trenpa is engaged in making gsbions, of which we hear 8,000 have been m'tde within the.e five days. The wood cut down is valued and paid for immediately. The large magazines of powder, &a., which the Belgian Government had at Niel, have been placed at the di.posal of the Marshal. This depot contains 170,000 pounds of powder, eight large mortars, and a great quantity of cannon-balls. The breaches made in the dike by the Dutch, under the guns of Fort Leelkensholk, and towards Cann° have been repaired by our troops. This morning the Dutch attempted a landing near Fort St. Croix (on the right b ink, near Lillo). to make a breach and inundate the country. They were repulsed by our troops. A letter from Boryerhout, of November 26, says— " Whatever activity may be used in the preparations fur the siege, they are so considerable, that the last works will not tie finished in less than three or four days, and it will not be till then that the summons will he made, be cause, according to military usage, when the summons has been made, and the answer received, the firing must begin immediately; the batteries must therefore be ready." According to the arrangements made, it seems that our fire will be open d with 11 batteries of sit 24-pounders each, behind which 40 mortars will be placed. General Achard (head-quarters, Welmersdock), has reconnoitred Fort Lillo, the avenues to which are inun dated by the Dutch. He has placed posts on the dikes, to prevent any attempt to extend the inundation. General Sebastiani, who is still at St. Nicholas, is to observe the dikes from the Pipe de Tabac to and beyond Leelkensholk, and to watch the movements of the Dutch squadron. His division has on the right the Belgian divi sion of General Niellon, whose head-quarters are at Ghent. The most advanced posts of General Niellon will be relieved to-morrow by the French troops. Forts Leefkensholk and Lillo are surrounded by inundations, which render them inaccessibl e by land. The health of the army is in every respect excellent. The weather continues good, though rather damp,— Brussels Papers, Nov. 24. Dr. BOWRING arrived in town yesterday morning from Paris. Mr. SAMUEL ROGERS is enrolled among the recent arrivals of ton at the Albion hotel.—Brighton Guardian. The New Monthly Magazine for December, Edited by E. L. BULWER, Esq., Author of " Pelham," " Eugene Aram," &c , comprises, among other interes , ing Papers..—The War Embargo+s—The Ensuing El. ctions— hion in Heaven, by the Author of " Contarma Flemings," a poem by Mrs. HEMANS—Asmodetis at Large—The English Abroad—The Continuation of Lady BLESSING TON'S Conversations with Lord BYRON, &C. &c. Pub.. listied for H. CeLauaN by R. BENTLEY, New Burling ton- strt et. WINDOW TAX.--Shortly after this obnoxious tax was laid by the Pitt Administration, a wag in one of the towns of the West of England, who was compelled from economy's sake to block up two of the windows in the front of his house, had them painted so as to rr•emble the hacks of two books, and lettered—" Pitt's Works, vol. 1 ;" " Pitt's 'Works, vol. 2." Yesterday forenoon a diabolical attempt at murder was made at No. 6, Higgins's-row, near King's_ cross, on the body of a female child about 18 months old, named Ivoitv, by its unnatural mother, in consequence of a quarrel with her husband. The woman was much ad dicted to drinking, and had been out early i n the morning for that purpose. After a quarrel with her husband, which ended in blows, the husband went to work as usual. On his return house, about 10 o'clock, he found his wife in the act of cutting the infant's throat with an old knife. The knife being blunt she did not efficiently perform the lion id deed, but the child has sustained such serious injury that its recovery is considered hopeless. It was taken to the Middlesex hospital. ESCAPE OF A CONVICT FROM WOOL WICH DOCK-YARD.-On Wednesday morning, a conv i ct, named ,NIYERS, who had been sentenced to transportation for life, made his escape from Woolwich. He watched his opportunity and broke open the chest of a carpenter who works in Woolwich Dock-yard, from which be took a suit of clothes belonging to the workman, and clothed himself with them in a secluded spot. He then'walked to some carts which several men were loading with timber and assisted them as the carpenters sometimes do. On the cart going out of the gars he followed it; the porter believing him to be one of the carpenters, and making no objection, he escaped. J~ ~ ''_ 3 LITERATURE. CRAVEN DERBY. Two VoLs. LONDON, 1832. There is much talent, chiefly of a descriptive character, in this historical legend, though the descriptions are too redundant, and in many places too much overlaid with verbiage. The author is also immoderately fond of epithet, and uses three, and sometimes four, to express what would be far more luminously and effi cie►►tly expressed in one. These are symptoms of unpractised authorship, which habit and study will not fail to correct in due season. The scene of Craven Derby is laid partly in England and partly in Palestine. Its time of action is the Crusades, when ther great Saladin, at the head of his Saracen warriors, filled all Christen dom with terror and admiration of his prowess. This is a dangerous epoch to take up, for it at once recalls the recollection of Sir Walter Scott and the splendid romance of the " Talisman." The writer, however, all things considered, has executed a difficult task with considerable address and spirit. His characters, both male and female, are numerous, and highly coloured, a little too much so, we suspect, for the taste of the day, which inclines rather to portraits of real life than to glittering, all-accomplished heroes and heroines of romance. This again is the fault of youth, and comparative inexperience in literature. We ,must, however,. in justice, state that the author's sketches of King Bichard and Saladin are true to history ; the scene wherein he brings them in direct contrast with each other, and paints the personal appearance of the two heroes, is in particular, distinguished by a bold, dramatic spirit. The storm off the coast of Devonshire is also a powerful specimen of descriptive vigour, though the subject from the days of the Roman Ovid down to those of the American Cooper has been attempted more or less by six out of every ten writers, whether in prose or verse, and is comparatively easy of ex ecution. On the whole, Craven Derby may be pronounced a pleasant, readable tale—more especially for young ladies of a sentimental turn of mind who have not yet eloped from their teens. We have no space for extracts. LIVES OF BANDITTI AND ROBBERS. Two VOLS. LONDON, 1832. The perusal of this amusing work will serve to dispel those romantic notions which young folks, who are at all of an imaginative cast of mind, arc so apt to entertain respecting the Spanish and Italian brigands. They will here find—for Mr. Macfarlane writes as one tho roughly and familiarly acquainted with his sub ject,—that banditti are not exactly the sort of heroes that we meet with in English romance, Spanish novel, or German tragedy. There are no Alessandro Massaronis, no Charles Moors, no Captain Itolandos, among them. Few or none of them are given to frolic or jesting ; they deal with more serious matters ; none of them weep like Schiller's hero at sight of the setting sun ; or like Planche's, at the recollection of their mothers. They are, with scarcely one excep tion, hardy, cold-blooded, stupid, bigoted scoundrels, with scarcely one redeeming trait of humanity among them all. In comparing Spa nish with Italian brigands, the question is not one of degree of goodness, but of depravity. All fall far below even the ordinary standard of iniquity, though it is but justice to say of the Spanish robber, that when grafted on the priest (as he but too often is) he makes as close an approximation to pure diabolism as the imper fect limits of human nature will allow. Mr. Macfarlane abounds in anecdotes of these una dulterated vagabonds ; who without one linger ing spark of pity, generosity, or romance in their composition, commit crimes out of very wanton ness, which humanity shudders but to read of. It really seems that even the character of the bri gand has degenerated of late years. In the cha racter of robbers—more especially of Italian ones of the last century—Mr. Macfarlane shows that there was now and then a touch of remorse and sentiment visible ; but among the present there is nothing of the sort. It is, however, a fine, almost a redeeming, anecdote he tells of the Ita lian bandit, who, on hearing that his band had plundered Tasso, compelled them to refund all the they had taken, and even to pay homage uaisigledafui nfde irm t so o moc genius of th e g r ea t p oe t. B u t thi s i s t h e only agreeable one in his w or k. Th e rest are a mon strousity. in T itsproper ro will, i ei s lr s l l e hi goo, t of fraud, , ss s oe u r fvpaeer point rs t t o i i s o e n t a, b r , and ral. The volumes are well written, beautifully embel lished, and full of dramatic incident and authen tic anecdotes. We select the following for quo tation : " Little more than a month after the adventures in the forest of St. Euphemia, Calabria was inundated by new partisans and adventurers. The author of the Letters "calls them all brigands, as usual, and abuses the English in Sicily for cooperating with them. 'T he force, how. ever, for the greater part, did not consist of professional robbers, but of Bourbonists of Calabria and other disaf fected provinces. They were commanded by a certain S!arella, who styl-11 himself' Chief of the Independents of Basilicata.' His dress,' saps the French officer, was gorgeous, and he was followed by a great number of saddle horses and mules, which, they said , carried considerable t re asure. Here then , at length , was a chief worthy to measure swords with, and, what was still more important, a rich booty to be seized. What a stimulus for our sol diers! Though they had alr e ad y marched thirty miles , they demanded to set out a g ai n after having nken little rest, and at fo ur o'clock in t he morning they were in pur sued. I l S'e march, fauwing the route which this horde had pur o could not miss the way, for numberless broken down animals marked out the perilous paths which tra verse these horrible mountains.' 44 Having toiled on from four in the morning till night fall, the French gained the top of a mountain covered with wood, and thought, at last, that they were sure of those they pursued; for from a deep gorge through which brawled a mountain stream, they heard a confused noise, which indicated the presence of a numerous assemblage of men, w ho, from their position, they judged could be no others than the brigands. Circumstances favoured an attack by surprise. Two columns of 50 men each were marched to the opposite end of the gorge to fall on their rear or harass their retreat, while the rest a a s t of the Frenc h were to a t t ack them in front. But s c arcely bad they begun to move to this effect, when fired so me shots whizzed by their offieer—the author of the peasan ts who bad accompanied the French, an d pretended to act as guides , but who now , having given the alarm to tat: shotsofficer d been ene his pace, and as certainedby a group o f Letters. h their friends t he bri g ands, w ere flying across the wild a t The country. He then beard a tremendous uproar rise from the dark, deep gorge, where the outlaws were snaking every possible exertion to secure their plunder, and betake themselves to flight. _ ,-;-‘ Not an instant was to be lost. Our troops hurried rapidly down from the mountain, and precipitated them selves into the torrent. We soon found ourselves mingled pell-mell with them in that state of disorder and confusion which is inseparable from an attack in the nighttime; and the glimmering lieht of the shots that were fired on all sides, enabled us to see them running off at the top of their speed. The columns appointed to cut off their re treat not having arrived on the spot, and the darkness of the night preventing all pursuit, these brigands regained without further impediinent, but not without considerable loss, the mountains of Syla. Next day, we found several brigands dead or dying, and the soldiers brought in a great number of mules and asses, but which, unfortu nately, conveyed no part of the treasures of Scarolla ; they were loaded, however, with his canteens, and to these we did ample justice.' " Scarolla and his horde retreated through the Cala hriaa, followed in vain by the French, who zooid not again come up with them. They thence threw themselves across still wider mountains, and entered without molesta tion the States of the Church. They had established themselves on the steep heights of Monte Polio°, to rest awhile after their extraordinary fatigues, when directed merely by chance, a French moveable column, employ e d on altogether different business, surprised them in a pro. found sleep, and killed great numbers of them. The re mainder were routed on ad sides, and the French soldiers obtained so considerable a bloty, that they were seen play ing at petits-palely with Spanish doubloons. Scarolla did not fall then, but he was so severely wounded as to be obliged to take refuge with some shepherds, who for a thousand ducats, gave him up to the French. He was hanged shortly after." COURT CIRCULAR. Their Royal HighoesHs, the Duchess of KENT awl the Princess VrcToßia, walked and drove in Hyde Park yes terday for ' , owe time. Prince TALLEYRAND had an interview list evening with Viscount PALMERSTON at the Foreign-office. Baron Bur.ow, the Prussian Minister, and M- Van de WEYER, the Belgian Minister, also visited the noble Viscount yes terday, Viscount GonEalcii, Viscount ALTHORP, and Sir JAMES GRAHAM had interviews with E trl GREY yester day at the Treasury. Viscount MELBOURNE entertained the Cabinet Minis ters at dinner list evening, at his residence in Smith-street. Sir FRANCIS BURDETT, Sir JoHN HOBHOUSE, and a numerous deputation of the householders of Westminster, had a conference with Viscount ALTHORP yesterday, at the Treasury, respecting the assessed taxes. Despatches for Viscount GRANVILLE, cur Ambassador at Paris, were brought to the Foreign-office yesterday afternoon. The First Lord of the Admiralty visited Viscount AL. THORP yesterday. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, NOV. 28.-.. The Rev. J. G. Breay, late vicar of Haddenham, in the INIe of Ely, has been ap pointed by the Lord Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry, Minister of Chri.t Church, in Birmingham, in the room of the Venerable Archdeacon Hodson, who has resigned. On Thursday the 22d instant, the Rev. Thomas Star ling Norgate, 8.A., was licen-ed to the impropriate curacy of Brinningham, in Norfolk, on the nomination of Richard Reeve, of Barney, in the said county, gentleman. On the 20th ult. the Rev. William Warren was inducted to the rectory of Wroot, in the diocese and county of Lin coln—patron, the Lord Chancellor. Joseph Walker, Esq., Scholar of Trinity College, Cam• bridge, was, on the 22d inst. , ejected Probationary Fellow of Brasenose Collrge, Oxford. At a congregation on Wednesday last, the following degrees were conferred :—. DOCTOR IN PHYSIC. James Johnstone, Trinity College. BACHELOR IN DIVINITY. The Rev. George Wilkinson, St. John's College. HONORARY MASTER OF ARTS. The Hon. W. C. Wentworth Fitzwilliam, Trinity College. MASTERS OF ARTS. John William Lubbock, Trinity College (comp.) Leonard Thompson, Trinity College (comp.). Samuel Marindin, Trinity College. Phillip William Ray, Clare Hall. William Preston Hulton, Downing College. BACHELORS IN CIVIL LAW. Wm. Lowndes, Trinity Hall (comp.). _ Rev. Richard Mellor Hope, Trinity Hall. Rev. Henry Banks Hall, Trinity Hall. Theodore Wirgman, Trinity College. BACHELOR OF ARTS. William James Havart, St. John's College. The following is a list of the resident members of Ca►u bridge University belonging to each College:— In Commons. In Lodgings. Trinity 463 St John's Queen's 123 Caius 9l Christ BO S'. Peter's Emmanuel 77 Corpus Christi 69 Jesus. 64 Catharine H.. 11 ...... 59 Magdalene 59 Clare Hall Pembroke 43 King's 34 Sidney 3l Trinity Hall Downing l4 1,697 553 In College, 1,144.—1 n Lodgings, 553. Matriculations (Mich. Term), 333. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S Bravo was backed at 25,10, '22, and finally, at 20 to 1, and was, besides, taken against two of the favourites to a large sum ; he does not rise so fast as could have been expected, atter the large sums laid out upon him. The Moses's dam colt was backed for 1004, without advancing. No other Movement of consequence. • DERBY. 1833 8 to 1 agst Mr. Ridsdale's Glaucus 10 to 1 agst Mr. Rawlinson's Revenge 11 to 1 agst Mr Hunter's Forester 12 to 1 agst Mr. Mos , yn's Prince Llewellyn 14 to 1 agst Duke of Rutland's Moses's dam c. 20 to 1 agst Colonel Cosby's Bravo (taken) 25 to 1 agst Duke of Gra ton's Divan 25 to 1 agst Mr. Ridsdale's Y. Petraria colt 30 to 1 agst Sir M. Wood's Brother to Margrave 40 0 to 1200 on Glaucus and Forester agst Bravo (taken) 2100 to 18 0 on Glaucus agst Forester (taken) 500 even between Bravo an 1 Divan OAKS. Offers to take 10 to 1 about Lord Chesterfield's Weepor 20 io 1 offered agst the Dike of Grafton's Sister to Oxygen 90 to 1 offered agst Lord Exeter's Sister to Green Mantle EPSOM MEETING, Nov. 29. FOR THE CUP AND GOBLET.—Mr. Hope's Hector beat Mr. Ladbroke's Lottery ; Mr. De Burgh's Nonpareil ran a bye ; Nonpareil beat Hector, and won the cup ; Hectui woo the goblet. MAIN FOR THE HEADLEY STAKES.—.Mr. De Burch'a Nonsuch beat Mr. Wells's Whimsey, and won the stakes. MAIN FOR THE UNION STAKES.--Mr. Reid's Rogee Bacon beat Mr. Reeve.'s Rufus, and won the stakes. MAIN FOR THE EWELL PUPPY STAKES.-Mr. Collins's Crocus heat Mr. De Burgh's Nell, and won the stakes. MAIN FOR THE ASHSTEAD STAR ES. —Mr. Floud's Blucher beat Mr. Hope's Heron, anti won the stakes. MAIN FoR THE CHICAM STAKES.—Mr. Hope's Hermit beat Mr. Wells's Wilhelmtna, and won the stakes. MATCH.-Mr. De Burgh's Noble beat Mr. Collins's Countess, and won the stakts. The coursing was on the Downs, and was very good. The marriage between Field-Marshal Viscount BERESFORD and the Hon. Mrs. HOPE, of Deepdene, solemnized yesterday evening by special license, at the residence of the Right Hon. and Rev. Lord DECIES (bro ther to Mrs. Hoye), in Curzon•street. The ceremony wa• performed by the Rev. WILLIAM HARNESS, and all the distinguished relatives of the Noble parties were present, Lord DECIES gave an elezant dinner on the occasion to the Noble bride and bridegroom, the Bavarian Minister, Bl roness fie CETTO, Viscount INGESTRIE, Vice-Admiral Sir JCIIN Poo BERESFORD, jar -General Sir THOMAS and Lady ELIZABETH REYNELL, Sir JOHN and Lady ISABELLA BRYOCES, Hon. Mrs. BURROWEs. COL MARCUS and Mrs. BERESFORD, Mr. HENRY THOS. HOPE (son of Vl countess MC. HENRY PHILIP Hove, and the lt,v. Mr. Hands E.,s. The ceremony was performed after the banquet , and at nin e o ' c l oc k t h e N o bl e bride ai d bridegroom lelt town for Deepdene, the seat of Mr. H. T. HOPE, near Dorking. The new volume of the very popular work, entitled " The Standard Novels," to be published on the Ist of December, will contain the celebrated story of " Fleetwood," from the pen of Gonwm, who has prefixed to it a curious introduction, written expressly for this edition, explanatory of the origin of his several popular works, and of the manner in which they were composed. " Fleetwood," " St. Leon," and " Caleb Williams," con. stitute a series of fictions, whereon the fame of Gonwur, as a novelist of the highest class, may securely rest. The present season has been so mild, that a Valencia almond tree at the north part of the town has produced bushels of excellent Valencia almonds, which have ripened as well as if in their native soil.—Brighton Guardian. CAb IDGE UNIVER si'ry ELECTION. The following let,era have appeared in the Cambridge Chronicle : " Mr. Lubbock's C.mmittee-room, Nov. 28. " Sir,--I have to request that you will insert in your Journal the following letter from Professor Airy, ad dressed to myself, as chairman of Mr. Lubbock's com mittee. The members of the Senate must be anxious to know the qualifications of one who for the first time offers himself as a candidate for the representation of the University; and as some of them might be un acquainted with Mr. Lubbock's high rank as a man of science, I wrote to Profissor Airy, in the name of the committee, requesting the sanction of this opinion on that single point. He is never lavish of his praise, and his reply is not written in the spirit of a party man, but it places Mr. Lubbock's scientific claims in a point of view sufficiently exalted to satisfy his warmest supporters, and !ournis them upon statements against which no one will venture to raise a cavil. Not wishing to diminish ly any comment of my own the impression such a letter fitted to produce on every unbiassed mind, I ciinciude by earnestly recommeliding it to the consideration of the electors of the University of Cambridge. " I have the honour to be, Sir, " Your obedient servant, _ " A. SEDGWICK. " To the Editor of the Cambridge Chronicle." "Observatory, Cambridge, Nov. 28. "My dear Sir,—l understand that it is wished by yours self and by several of Mr. Lubbock's friends that I should publicly express my opinion of his scientific talents and reputation ; perhaps I can do that in no way better theft by referring to those of his papers which bare 'red in the transactions of the Royal Society. Pia character I may state in a few words : they were the first which p aced us on a level as to our pretensions to original investigation in the highest branches of mathematics! philos , phy with the other nations of Europe. There was 1 time (and not many years since) when our national and scientific character was extremely low. In the memoir. of oilier countries the re appeared almost every year unit thematical investigations hearing immediately on the mug impiirtant points of natural philosophy, and contributing -, especially to the accuracy of astronomical prediction. Ito the English transactions nothing similar appea ed. Its the century of Newton these inquiries were unknown. IL single subject pursued by one of our most original maths maticians forms (as I believe) the only exception to this statement; and of all the rest of physical astronomy, IS think it may be asserted, that it was known to very few! z; familiar to scarcely two or three, and followed up is' . ' original investigations by none. This reproach was re-, move l front us by Mr. Lubbock ; and if a scientific chit• racter is valuable to a nation, our gratitude is due to him. " I have not in-ntioned M.. Lubbock's contributioe., (of the same kind) to the Royal Astronomical Society, nor his active superintendence and laborious discussion of ob servatians on a subject most itnportant, both in a philoise• phical and commercial point of view—the tides; I sen,,, willing to rest my opinion on the investigations above re•' ferretl to, nor do I think rny'elf entitled to allude in detail: to his conduct in the prominent situation which (ny the * consent of all parties) he has occupied in the Royal So ciety. I shall content myself with saying, as the general.' opini n, that to him is due in no small degree the teal Of co-operation, and the spirit of unanimity, whose absence: once , eerned likely to overthrow the amat'venerable scien tific as,bciation in Europe. " 1 au:, !ny clear Sir, faithfully yours, ' " G. B. AIRY. " Profe'sur Sedgwiek, Chairman of Mr. Lubbock's , Committee." WESTMINSTER DEPUTATIOS,HOUSE AND WINDOW TAX. In conscqtunce of the resteutions of a public meeting e t the parishes in Westminster, held on Tuesday, a very nu-• merous deputation, headed by Sir F. Burdett an I Sir • J hu Elobbouse, waited on Lord Al-herp yesterday, on the subject of the repeal of the house and window tax. Mr. A'BECKETT, of St. James's, began by stating that the deputation waited on his Lordship on the subject of t the assessed taxes, and begged to impress on him his opinion that neither this nor any Administration could) continue without relieving the people from the house and window tax. An application from his parish would have, been made before, indeed a petition very numerously sign had been in the hands of Sir John Hothouse fur a cow siderable time, but had not been presented from theitt anxious desire to do nothing to embarrass the Government!: during the agitation of the Reform Bill. He then intro-) duced Mr. Wyld, of S*. Martin's, who read the ramble! tions, which were strongly condemnatory of these taxes, and which have already appeared in our columns. Sir JOHN HOESI4OUSE said his Lordship would recollect: that on two occasions he bad introduced the subject of I these particular taxes to the notice of Parliament, be thought in 1822 and 1821, on both which occasions be believed he was correct in stating that he had had hiss? Lordship's stippott ; he might add, that in the interval between the two motions, be had received an accession of crength from the Members of the House, as the latter motion was only lest by a small majority. He could con4i firm the statement of Mr. A'B ee k ett , t h at t h e grea test anxiety bad always prevailed in the city of Westminster on this subject, and that nothing but the Reform would have prevented the presentation of the petitions, not only from St. James's and St. George's, but from every • other parish in Westminster. He was aware that the:4 same anxiety prevailed now to obtain a repeal of those justly odious imposts. It was an unpleasant fact to be stated to a Chancellor of the Exchequer, but he felt it his duty as representative of Westtninster to impress upon hi* Lerdship, that if these taxes were not discontinued, he had no hesitation in giving it as his opinion that there would he great difficulty, if not impossibility, in collecting then at all. • Air. BROWN, vestryman of St. James's, dwelt, in a de' ailed manner, and with great eloquence, on the dispropor .. , ionate way in which the assessments were made, and ea' tered into an elaborate financial statement on the subject?, with it ustrations which we are sorry our limits color!, us to omit. Mr. EWEN, Mr. ADCOCK, Mr. YUCKNEY, of St. Pell% Covent-garden (a comtnissioner of taxes), and other 'Deur - . tiers of the deputation, enforced the preceding sentiments. Mr. THURSTON, Churchwarden of St. Mary's, " id " they came there not so much for the purpose of toliciti4 his Lordship to make any promise as to submit the opi" nions generally ent,rtained by their fellow-citizens. Lord ALTHORP acknowledged that be W4ll aware thee did exist great dissatisfaction against these particular taxes, ' but he must impress upon the deputation that his part" cular duty was to provide a revenue so as not to injure tit. , public creditor, and if those particular taxes were reinovetii•: is well as others he had been applied to to have repealed-.* 'lamely the taxes on koow!edge, there must be some sub. smote provided. He said it would be imp9ssible for hits ' to give an explicit opinion as to whether it would be in they power of his Majesty's Government to take off the house and window tix, but he could only say the revenue was going on very well, and he was in hopes the Governtnebt'4 would be in a condition to reduce some taxation. Sir JOHN HOSHoUSE said it was not for hits, any more than for the gentlemen present, to suggest to his Lordship svhat substi!ute should be made for these oppressives taxes - 1 but lie must repeat what had b e en sa id by a f r i end who b o a s4psottenti,ietmhatwsvouhlidchbewtooupldrobdeuemeotshtisagerffeeecat b ble y et t r oh r and economy ; and any Ad tn i nstrat i on under which he ha d the honour to serve, an d espec i ally his Lordship's Admi nistration, would, n o d ou b t , prefer the lessening of t h e public burdens, as f ar as pract i ca b le, to any change in t h e mode of taxation. ienticalisinweeslig Sir F. BunnErr felt it his duty at all times to supPug i his constituents, and had no doubt that the Governmen t could endeavour to accomplish the wish of the citizeen9_ ty Westminsier and the count r y : h e b a d no hesitation in ' daring the house and window time to be in every lx of view highly objectionable. Lord Aurnonr closed the discussion by saying that lb ° statements made by the respectable gentlemen before btv were highly deserving of, and assuredly would obtain. r seri ius attention of his M a j esty ' s G overnment. The ae. putation then withdrew. tl We are requested to state that the rotA— l f Volume of the English T rans l at i on o f t h e " M emo irs 0 . • M titanic Junot (Duchess of Abrantes)," written by her ' self, comprising General Jultofs secret mission to 1 1 • Courts of Spain anti Portugal, with numerou s anecectes ° , the nobility o f b ot h countr i es ; and " Sir A. B. Faulkner, Visit to Germany and the Low Countries, in 1829.-.30-Sh. in 2 vols. post B vo ., w ill b e pu bli s h e d on Tuesday deb Dec. 1, by Mr. BENTLEY, New Burlington-stre,t, may be had of all respectable booksellers in the 1.10i7 i Kingdom. A gen t s f or Scotland, Moiisrs. BELL a ° , BRADFUTE, Edinburgh; and for Ireland, M r . CUMMING, Dublin. Saturday the officers and men of ; the preveL v rive water- guar d a t S c illy pro cee d e d t o sea in t h e thaw; lailot-boat, an d i n th e even ing th e y b roug h t i n a Dow" West Indianian, which, of course, will be detained till Of, result of pending measures between the " Great Power . khall be known.— Cambrian.