The Sun. — London, England, 1832-11-06 00:00:00

WURTEMBURG, OCT. 27. This Country is now important. Pozzo di Borgo is here plotting. To understand its po sition one must enter a little into its history. Twenty-six years ago, when the old German empire was destroyed by Napoleon, Wurtemburg was but an inconsiderable district ; but the Pro tector of the Confederation of the Rhine made Kings out of some of the petty Sovereigns, while he also, on account of their favouring his de signs, enlarged their dominions. Wurtemburg has thereby remained a kingdom, and it now has about as many subjects as London and its im mediate environs. Here is also a King Wil liam, or with more propriety Wilhelm, as in German. He has his Court, his army, and di plomatists, with all the paraphernalia of Royalty. Great Britain keeps her two diplomatists, who have between this Court and that of Baden to contrive employment or amusement in order to kill time. A King 'cannot he without a fleet, so there are two pleasure boats in the Lake of Constance, at Frederick's haven, on the confines of the kingdom. As his Majesty constitutes the Bth power in the German Confederation, he is obliged, as his contingent in tune of peace, to maintain about 14,000 men under arms. The revenues of the state amount to about 800,0001., of which one-half is expended in the support of the army and of the Royal family, one of the • most numerous in Europe, and which is con nected with most of the same rank in the north, and especially with that of Russia. This kingdom is constituted of a great portion of the old German circle of Suabia ; the inhabi tants are therefore hest known as Suabians, and are the most serious, honest, resolute, and labo rious Germans. For many centuries they have had privileges and rights to which they adhered with strong pertinacity ; and in order to satisfy fully their desires, the present King, on ascend ing the throne about 15 years ago, gave a Con stitution. The love of liberty seems implanted here and in Baden. It has produced much more resistance to absolutism than in other dis tricts. The country is hilly, and the inhabitants, with care, can defend their homes and their free dom. In religion they are liberal ; two-thirds are Protestants, and the remainder Catholics. The following not unusual instance of liberality, ought to put to shame Christian pastors in other. and, as they pretend, - more enlightened coun tries. On the 27th of August last, in the parish of Leinzell, in the district of Gmund, the Ca. • tholic priest invited the Protestant clergyman to attend the marriage of a Protestant miller, named Kolb, to a Catholic maiden, called Maier. The marriage was celebrated by the former, in his church, upon which the Protestant clergyman, M. Sulzer, ascended the pulpit, and delivered a sermon. The priest said mass, and the Protes tant and Catholic friends of both sang hymns in the choir, and from the altar the Protestant clergyman blessed the new married pair. This act, which the Suabians consider the most ac ceptable that can be offered to the Deity, is called here a simultaneum. This too is Schiller's country, and he loved freedom. There is here no - state religion, and on that score the people are satisfied ; but on the other important points a strong spirit of opposition pervades them. '1 he Diet has destroyed their freedom, the Court lives by heavy taxation, and l i the King is unpopular The Chambers are to meet on the:l - sth'of January next, but for what purpose? for, they attempt to control the expenditure of, the Government, which will pro duce the sanction of the'Diet, and demand, un der a threat of the country being • occupied the troops of the Diet, the passing of the bud get fin. three years. This may produce a rebel lion. The King, who is now in his 52d year, can recollect well when his father assumed the Regal dignity, yet he speaks with great decision of his. Royalty and tights, and of the necessity of up holding them. Like most of the German Sove reigns, his personal character is reprobated, and his life impaired by debauchery. Had he mar ried Stephanie, the step-daughter of Bonaparte, • whose hand was offered to him, Wurtemburg would have formed now a much larger kingdom ; but he espoused the present Empress of Austria, from whom, seven years afterwards, he was se parated, as the marriage was never completed. He subsequently married the celebrated Duchess of Oldenburg, arid after her death one of hi cousins. By those queens he has several daugh ters, and by the latter a puny wayward boy, who refuses to learn because he is a Crown Prince. Some personal disputes have disunited him and his next brother, Paul, who resides in Paris. The infirmities of the King are such, that his life may nut be of long duration. He has, too, an issue in one of his legs, the stoppage of which will, as his subjects say, kill him. Yet such are his habits, that he still pursues amours with persons of a far inferior class ; as, for in stance, that with a harlot actress from Munich, which has lasted four years. The mother of his present Queen, now a pious widow, advanced in years, and surrounded by divines, who offer to insure her happiness in the next world, has endeavoured to reform the King. Sermons and pious exhortations, as well as occasional cur tain lectures, having been bestowed in vain, re course, as the good people say, was had to other means. Either from shame, or from a love of secrecy, the King goes sometimes alone quietly at a late hour to visit his favourite. His habits being known, it is said that his mother-in-law, or perhaps some rival, caused a younger arm to stop him late at night last winter, when a tough sapling was so well applied, that, unable to defend himself, the King was forced to cry out • for help. The night guard came, but the agile delinquent escaped through the hills that sur round the capital. The broken head and sore bones of the sacred person gave, of course, much concern to the state physician, and ol merriment to all who heard the story. The revolution in Paris of July, 1830, having spread alarm among all the petty Sovereigns of Germany, the Kings, Princes, and Nobles, of all shapes and sizes, have begun to save money, in order to have a little during their expected exile. The buildings -in Stuttguard have bee» since stopped, and it is even said that the amount of mo ney allowed 1) the Chambers for the troops has not been totally expended, but deposited for the uses of adversity in the aids!) and other funds. The King of Bavaria has also shown some similar providence on this point. - The King of this district has also his cama-- rilla, - who guide him, and, oddly enough, one of - the leaders is the Alinister of War, Baron Hugel (Hill). The most ludicrous exhibitions . are made of the young Prince. The physicians lately recommended a trip for the benefit of the child's health, while Royalty required that he should be accompanied by a governor and suit able attendants, ,and received with due honours. He went to Ulm, and un the route was forced to receive homage, until, - wearied and disgusted, he burst into tears, and cried out, " I am tired, 1 want to go to bed." With such personages, with a full conviction of their worthlessness, and with a thorough con tempt for the German Princes that of late have shown such willingness to submit to the laws imposed by the Diet, the Suabians, as well as the other liberal divisions of Germany, despise their Kings and Sovereigns, but they say " We must wait, the cup is not yet full, it requires but a French force in the south to make it overflow ; not that we wish France our ruler, but the march of her troops will give us the much-wished for opportunity." The will of the people is such that the libe rals have gained strength at most of the late elections, where it required but the announce ment of a journal to oust a Minister, and to have a person elected as member of the Lower Chamber who is considered as having free opinions. Pozzo di Borgo, the celebrated Russian in triguer, arrived on Tuesday from Munich. The object of his visit is of course of great interest o the politicians, some of whom imagine that, while he professes to form a coalition against France, and is of course anxious to know what ire the resources of the German Sovereigns, the secret plan is to partition Germany among the hree northern absolute Powers. Perhaps both schemes are at this moment at work. This liplomatist proceeds next to Carlsruhe, to make inquiries into the state of Baden. While every politiCal institution is here re garded as merely provisional, while the German Confederation and Diet are said to be but tem porary arrangements, one may mention a curious belief that is encouraged by a sort of Methodists Pietists, consisting of about 200,000, ie this kingdom and its vicinity. About the middle of ast century an enthusiast named Baud wrote in explication of the Apocalypse, in which he prophesied the fall of the German empire in 'he beginning of this century. Among other strange things, he said that on the 14th of Oc -oher this year the great beast was to arise out )1 the earth, and that in 1836 Babylon is to be lestroyed. Who the great beast is, or which' he modern Babylon, I have not heard, but public curiosity is here on the stretch. There was some time ago a conspiracy disco vered among the non-commissioned officers, 'mving for object to oblige the King of this .:ountry to adopt other measures. One of the body escaped over the Rhine into France, while • he others have been treated with lenity, to avoid :flaking a sensation in Germany among the mili lary corps, which would ruin the props of abso utism. This fact deserves notice, as showing he state of the soldiery. The news has reached this of the King of Bavaria having taken four battalions of his re itnents to make up the 3,600 men wanted in Greece. The common people have refused to .mter into the new service, as it were to show heir want of confidence in the stability of Otho's .eign. It is further reported that the King, on finding no peasant would volunteer, has been neatly annoyed by the number of office r s wh o lave appLed, and has asked, '' if they were dis contented." Officers sufficient for 10,000 men , ave sought employment, but the majority have met with a refusal. Promotion goes slowly forward in the Bavarian army. There are some ientenants in it of 30 years' service. The fficers were therefore glad of an opportunity to enter into a new corps. The oppression of all public writers continues .11 Wurtemburg as well as Bavaria. A young Ilan of talents named, Seybold is in prison in ':;tuttgard, for having published two volumes of otters from Paris, in which severe criticisms are )assed on the members of the German Con- Meration. Thus is the freedom of the press, yen in books, controlled, and thus is Germany , nslaved. Who can therefore wonder at the ,eneral discontent, which awaits but an oppor unity to explode in such . a.manner as will scatter re present detestable rulers, as despicable .wrecks, over the face of the earth? Mr. JOHN PRIEST, of Wakefield, has now ;. his possession a cork pheasant shot by him, which ••easurrs a yard and four inches from the point of the bill the tip of the tail. The following announcement appears in a nutty Paper :—" The order to discontinue the Chelten tm Salts advertisement did not reach our office until the first page was worked off" A DELICATE STOMACH.—A Philadelphia Paper says, The lion lately immporte•l would eat nothing , ut chickens during the voyage, and always turned up hi, o.se at beef." LONG ARMS.—One of the witnesses on the •tial of the late Alayor of Bristol, in speaking of Sir CHARLES WF.TUERELL, said he saw him the day of the rmfosion, with his breeches about his heels and his hands in his breeches pockets. There are now growing an the grounds at Greenfield Hall, the property of Ralph Richardson, Esq. %vo cedar trees, of the immense height of 150 feet ; the .irth of one 11 feet 7 inches, and its branches extend 5, eet; the girth of the other is 8 feet 7 inches.— Chester • hronicle. The following singular announcement appears n the last &disbars/ Journal:—"N“tice—The Com fr.ittee formed to make arrangements for the dinner given o—, in 1821, are requested to meet and audit their ,ecounts, as the uniortunat, , landlord cannot give any 'anger credit." Eleven years is certainly pretty well. We had accounts from Alexandria - yesterday to the 29th September.. They state that the cotton crop vould only be a middling one, and that it would be late. The PA CHA had not made any contracts up to that date, tn'l the price was 12 to 14 piastres. These advices con firm tl e intelligence that a political arrangement between the PACUA and the SULTAN was on the tapis. THE RATE-PAYING CLAUSE.-- . -:-The opera :ion of this clause in the Reform Aet will. disfranchise up arils of 500 electors in the parish of Clifton. The re urn is as follows : Householders, 914 ; freeholders, 130; 1,044. Not paid rates, 452; returned in free list, ; not rated twelve months, &e., 70. Qualified householders, 367 ; ditto freeholders, 130. Total qualified, 497; di!qualifiii, 54.7 ! —Bristol Mercury. A large French smuggling toper, a day or we, since, having appeared close off Worthir•g, Lieu tenant O'REILLY, Of the Coast Guard on that station, oromptly went in pursuit of her in his galley ; he was s, on after followed by ot er galleys of that service, and the revenue cruiser Victoria also joined in the chase. The l„gger escaped, but a large tub-boat, which w::s swateperr, .vas seized by the cutter, and the Lancing and Wm thing _alleys, between them, picked up 145 kegs of spirits.— flompshire Telegraph. A TRUE ANECDOTE.—Some years ago the i• ,o f She'ford near Nottingham, w ere muc h talked of .among their neighbours for wearing red velvet collars to heir coats. Every one wondered whence this strange fashion could have arisen ; at length the Vicar, a sagaciow nd pious man, discovered it proceeded front a cause as •iugular as lamentable. The dandy tailor, who gave the fashions to the village, was also the sexton ; as Shelford is the burial vaults of tl e Rills of CHESTERFIELD, from the c o ffi ns of the noble sleepers mister tailor and sexton cad catbuged real velvet tar the country round. The Vicar wrote in terms of great honor and lamentation to ire late Earl on the subject of this unhallowed da preda ion. The witty Nobleman, however, lidtnini,tered bu• g hostly comfort to the Vicar; his Lordship exhorted him to moderate the excess of his sorrow, and to- join rather with himself in admiring and commending the provident ingenuity of the tailor, for bringing into light, and ern taloying useful:y, %% bat h:s ancestors anal himself 1144 eon _ signed to eternid darkness and decay. —Nottinyhum Wreath. 1 . * COURT CIRCULAR. N Despatches from the Hague, for Viscount PALMERSTON, were brought by a King's Messenger to the Foreign-office yesterday afternoon. Soon after their arrival communi cations were despatched to the KING and all the Cabinet Ministers in town. In the evening M. VAN DE WEYER, the Belgi in Minister, visited Viscount PALMERSTON at the Foreign-office. ALTHORP arrived in town yesterday afternoon, from Northampton. His Lordship had afterwards an in terview with Viscount GODERICH, at the Colonial-office. The Postmaster-General transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. Viscount ALTHORP entertained a select party, including Lord JOHN RUSSELL, Sir JAMES GRAHAM, Mr. P. THOMSON, Mr. GROTE, Mr. GLYN, Mr. A. ROBARTS, and Mr. S. Rica, at dinner last evening, at his residence in Downing-street. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The Duke of Manchester in Park-lane, from his seat, Kim bolton Castle, Huntingdonshire; the Earl and Countess of Chesterfield, at Chesterfield House, South Audley-street, from Newmarket; Sir Henry and Lady Halford, in Curzon street, from their seat, Wiston Hall, Leicestershire ; Colonel Long, in Grafton.street, Bond-street, from his seat in Sussex; his Excellency Baron Fagel, at Batt's Hotel, Dover-street, from Windsor Castle ; Mr. and Mrs. Horwood, at the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle-street, from the Continent; William Gra ham, Esq., at ditto, from Cheltenham ; Captain Hooke, at the St. James's Hotel, Jermyn.street, from India; Mr. and Mrs. Lowndes, in Brook-street, from Norfolk; Lord M`Donald and the Hon. Mr. Bosville, at Marshall Thompson's Hotel, Cavendish-square ; William Selby Lowndes, Esq., and the Messrs. Lowndes, jun., at ditto. DEPARTURES. The Duchess of Cannizzaro, from Hanover-square, for Brighton ; Lady Stewart de Rothsay, from St. James's-square, for Roehampton ; Major Champagne, for Brighton ; Captain and Mrs. Eden, from Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, for Portsmouth ; G. G. Mears, Esq., from Symmons's Hotel, St. James's-street, for Clifton ; G. Napier, Esq., from Batt's Hotel, Dover-street, for Suffolk ; Mr. and Miss Marshall, from Raggett's Hotel, Dover street, for Cheltenham; Captain Bar ton, from ditto, for Brighton ; the Rev. Doctor and Mrs. Grif fiths, from Warren's Hotel, Regent-street, for Kent; Mrs. Knipe and Mrs. Weston, from ditto, for their scat in Surrey; Chevalier and Madame Le Dicque, from Crawley's Hotel, Al bemarle-street, for Paris; Mr. and Mrs. Mackenzie, from the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle-street, for Bath; Mr. and Mrs. Steinbach, from the Union hall, Beck-street, Regent-street, for Brighton ; the Hon. and Rev. Dr. Wellesley and Miss Wellesley, from Marshall Thompson's Hotel, Cavendish square ; Rev. John Pearson and Mrs. Pearson, from ditto ; J. A. Slack, Esq., from ditto. HARROGATE, Nov. 4. (From the Leeds Mercury.) This delightliil and fashionable watering place, unlike all others of a simi:ar kind, continues, even at this late period of the season, to be frequented by numerous families of distinction, which is to be attributed to the total ab scree of cholera during the entire season, and also to the fineness of the weather at this late period. Owing to the liberl'ity of the proprietor of the Crown, to whose excel lent bind die company are indebted to for the halls, which continue to take place twice a-week at the Crown, and the exertions of the President (Major Howard), Lieutenant- Colonel Sir John Eustace (Grenadier Guards), and Mr. John Denis Browne, our balls have been numerously and fashionably attended. Among our latest arrivals are—The Lord Bishop of Durham ; the Earl and Countess of Harewood and family ; Lord and Lady Stourton and family (Dragon Hotel) ; Hon. Mrs. Dundas and family ; Sir Tattoo and Lady Sykes ; Lady Broughton and family; Mr. L*lne Fox and family (Dr :goo) ; Sir Henry V ,vasour ; Mr. and Mrs. Lrith (Crown) ; Mr. J. D. Browne (Dragon) ; Mr. Leisti r, M.P. (Dragon) ; Mr. and the Miss Tempests (Dragon) ; Sir John Eustace (Crown). Mr. Serjeant SPANKIE has been appointed a King's Serjeant, in the room of the late . Sir ALBERT PELL. On Monday, the sth instant, a General As sembly of the Academicians was held at the Rnyal Aca detny of Arts in Somerset-house, when Mr. CLARKSON STANFIELD and Mr. ANDREW GEDDES, were elected Ass!), iates of that institution. Reports of an extraordinary nature were in circulation last evening, at the west end of the town, re specting the mission of the Marquis of LANSDOWNE to Paris. The change in the Government of Spain is now generally believed to be the primary object of his Lordship's visit to the French capital. M. ZEA BERMUDEZ'S depar tare for Madrid, it is added, rests not alone on the change of the Spanish Ministry.—Morning Herald. THE LORD CHANCELLOR AND THE AT TORNEY-GENERAL.—The close acquairvance with the •ecrets of legal practice which is apparent throughout the Volume just publish: d under the name of "Our Island," would seem to give their authorship on some experienced professional hand. The hest result, however, of this posi tion on the part of the author will be felt to be those bold personal sketches of high characters in the law which he ilg9 wrought into his scenes, those for instance, of Lord BROUGHAM and Sir THOMAS DENMAN, to the liknesses of which they will probably be themselves among the first to assent. The three Ex-Ministers of the Conference having withdrawn themselves (notwithstanding the re p, ated assurances of the Ministerial Papers of perfect una nimity in the proceedings against Holland), from the sit tings in Downing -street, it appears to have become expe •tient for certain " high functionaries" to pay their court to the representatives of less eminent States, who have thus been excluded or retired from the concoction of further pro' ocols. The visit of a Right Hon. Secretary and a ye eran diplomatist to one of the emlaissies at " midnight," forms no inconsiderable subject for gossip at some of the clubs. Yesterday Baron ZUYLEN VAN NYEVELT, WESSENBURG, the Austrian Minister, and Prince LIEVEN, had interviews with Baron ItuLow, the Prussian Minister, at his residence in Great Cumberland-place. His Majesty's steam-packet Lightning, which arrived yesterday in the river, brought over a Government courier from the King of HOLLAND, charged with im nor,ant despwches for his Excellency Baron ZUYLEN VAN NYEVELT, which are known to contain the KING'S reply to the la-t overture made from the British Government, in conjunction with that of France, respecting the Belgic question. There are contradictory reports in circulation as to its tendency ; but the document itself, we understand, is likely to obtain publicity very shortly, and as soon as it has been submitted to the British Government. The report in general circulation is that it is of the same tenor as former official documents issuing from the Hague. We have received a letter f'rorn Colonel COT TER, who arrived yesterday by the Ebenezer front Oporto, in which he states that on board the same vessel in which ire came were 14 mauvais sujets, who had been turned nut of the service of Don PEDRO for misconduct ; and he requests us to warn our readers against the false reports which those men are likely to propagate as to the mode in which the services of those who engage in the cause of Donna MARIA are recompensed. He elso states that no apprehension whatever was entertained of an attack on the town. Provisions are very plentiful, and cheap—war !lke stores enough to last the winter. The forces of Dan PEDRO were increasing not only by the reinforcements which were pouring into Oporto from this and other coun tries, but front the desertions of the Migueltes who joined him, and who, though not many at a time, yet, as they came over daily, their numbers tad. In a short time it was expected Dan PRDRo would he able to ass u m e the offensive, and march on to Lisbon, leaving a goo d garr i son behind. Finally, he represents both the army and the people of Oporto in the highest spirits, full of enthusiasm, ~n,l confident of success. ARRIVAL OF A TURKISH ENVOY.—We have been informA that a distingusited individual con• nected with the Ottoman Porte, named JEAN DE llauaoJENl, has arrived in this country charged with a special mission, to solicit the mediation of the British Government, in conjunction with that of other European Powers, in the war butwten the SULTAN and the Pact:a of EGYPT. His Excellency yesterday had interviews with several of the Foreign Ami:assatiors. The delay in the arrival of the regular de- snatches from Berlin, which ought to have been in town on Sunday morning, in ordinary course, gave rise last night to .Dine strange reports, which we believe to be premature. 1)0N PEDRO'S CAUSE.—On Saturday after noon th iast detachment of a cavalry regiment composed •t* Englis;;, Irish, arid Scotch discharg e d cavalry men, unounting to 500 (who had been enlisted arid trained at Air. IlosmEtt's recruiting - house , the N o t t i ng h am A rms , Nottingbarmstreet, St. Marylebone), l e t t t h e a b ove h ouse to embark at .Woolwich on board a steamer, which is to proceed this day to Oporto. This regiment is said to be :us well disciplined as any in the British service. Their amt., In 18 a scarlet jacket, waistcoat, and trousers, with yellow braidings, the jacket turned up with yellow, yellow ,_\ ~ i stripes down the sides of the trousers ; the who!e dress has a military appearance. The clothing is to he given the men on entering on shipboard. This day the same agents will commence raising an infantry regiment at Mr. HOST LER'S, with all possible speed. There seems no lack of the needful on the part of Don PEDRO'S agents. The number of applicants last week at Mr. HOSTLER'S was very numerous. Colonel SOMERSET, the Commandant on the frontier at the Cape of Good Hope, accompanied by Captain EYRE, 9Sth Regiment, landed at Portsmouth, from the Severn free trader, bound to London, on 8 Aut. day last. Lord BACON thus spoke concerning the Eng lish Bishops in his day :—" Their giving themselves too much to the glory of the world, and becoming Grandees to the kingdom and great Counsellors to Princes, is a hin drance to their usefulness." CHURCH LIVING VACANT.—We under stand that the Vicarage of All Saints, Northampton, is now vacant, by the resignation of the Rev. W. THURSEY. The stipend is 4001. per annum, the living being in the gift of 5I Member+ of the Corporation. Candidates to make applications to the Mayor, the time for receiving which is limited to three months.— Cambridge Independ. Press. CLERICAL ABSENTEEISM.—A Rev. Gen tleman of Durham, at the late revision of the list of voters, was rejected on account of being in arrears for poor-rates. It appears, from the account given by the assistant overseer of the parish in which this Rev. Gentleman resides, that he had been off sea-bathing from the sth of July last till the lith of the present month.—Sunderland Herald. LIVES OF BANDITTI AND ROBBERS.— Mr. MACFARLANE, the distinguished Traveller in the East, and Author of Constantinople, in 1825, has just seen through the Press his new Work, " The Lives of Binditti, and Robbers in all Parts of the World." No subject could possibly present mote curious details, or more striking points for the pen of this eminent writer than the lives and exploits of banditti. The volumes, we understand, will be highly embellished with plate+, that not only illustrate the feats and adventures of banditti and robbers, but also their haunts and domesticities. STATE OF BIRMINGHAM—THE PRISON EMPTY.—There never was a period, in the recollection of the police, when Birmingham exhibited fewer instances of the commission of even ordinary crime. About a month since the town was visited by a numerous and dar ing gang of burglars and returned convicts. Fortunately, however, several of them were secured for comparatively minor offences, before they had an opportunity of com mitting any more serious and extensive robberies. Within the last fortnight the business before the Magistrates has been extremely light. From Monday to Thursday only nine prisoners were in custody, and from the Friday morn ing previous until Saturday night the prison was abso lutely tenantless. We should suppose that no large town in England, with a population of 145,000, can make a boast so honourable to its inhabitants.—Birmingham Journal. CORONER'S INQUEST.—Yesterday afternoon a coroner's inquest was held before Mr. STIRLING, and a highly respectable Jury, at the Edinburgh Castle, Welbeck - street, Cavendish-square, on view of the body of Lady `I3AROLINE BA RHA3I, aged 62, who died at her residence, 26, Queen Anne-street, on Saturday las', in consequence of the accident which took place the preceding Wednes day, near Sir CLAUDE SCOTT'S. the banker in Cavendish square. In addition to the statement reported in our paper, it appears that the cab 897 was driven by a boy, named HENRY BARTHOLOMEW, whose father lives in Keppel mews, North, Russell-square, and that the age of the lad is only 15. Tre Jury returned ,their verdict— " Manslaughter against HENRY BARTHOLOMEW, snd a deodand of 501. on the cab and horse, and the Jury have levied thi4 Soe to mark their sense of the great impro priety of inexperienced boys being intrusted with the ma nagentent of a horse, and endangering the lives of the public." SPORT V. REFORM ; OR, TIIE HUNTING SWEEP.—At Chipping Spilliitry, Gloucestershire, resides a certain chimney sweep, who, by industry, has accumu lated some property. He happens, however, to be very fond of the chase, and is often seen with the Duke of BEAUFORT'S hounds in the neighbourhood, striding across the country in his sooty habiliments, to the great amuse ment of the gentlemen of the hunt, amongst whom, how ever, he never fails to maintain a conspicuous place. The sweep is a Reformer, but the Duke's brother, Lord E. SOMERSET, is a candidate for one division of the county, on opposite principles. The sweep was consequently ra ther puzzled as to the disposal of his vote, and hesitated between Bunting and Reform. The lion. Mr. MORETON and his colleague, the two Reform candidates, were first to put him to the test, and understanding that his political creed was favourable, solicited his vote with confidence. To their surprise, however, the sweep refused them, and on being pre•sed for his reason, said, " To tell you the truth, Grm'men, I can't vote for you, 'cause I hunts with the Duke.—Warwick A,:lvertiser. SIX WEEKS AFTER MARRIAGE.—BEN JAMIN THOMAS, a poor old decrepit tailor, appeared at the Town Halt, Carmarthen, last week, to answer the complaint of his wife, a pretty black-eyed damsel of 20, for not contributing to her support. From the statement of the complainant it appeareil, that she had been so un fortunate as to marry the old man, who is now in his 70th year, and completely toothless, and from some whim he had abandoned her ; she now hoped the Magistrates would order him to make her a weekly allowance. The tailor being asked why he did not live with and maintain his wife, replied, in a most doleful manner, that it was only six weeks since he married, and that his spouse had been faithless to him, which caused him much misery and distress of mind, and that he would never live with her again. During this statement the A , aigail looked at the old man with the most provoking contempt, tossed her head, and smiled, as much as to say, " You old fool, why did you marry me ?" THOMAS being asked by the Magistrates how he came to marry so young a woman, replied, that he did so from the purest affection, and hoped that they would have lived happily together ; but to his sorrow he was most wofully deceived. After a good deal of coaxing by some friends who were present, the old man was induced to be reconciled to his wife once more ; and they left the Hall cheek by jowl—. June and Ja nuary" completely personified.— Cambrian. MARINE WONDER.—On Tuesday morning the keeper of the toll-gate at the Alenai Bridge was awa• keeled by a great splashing of water, and looking out, he saw a mon-irons fish working about in the strait, and spouting water from its nostri's (so says our informant) far above the piers of the bridge. He immediately pro cured the assistance of thirty-five men, in four boats, and the anim a l, w hi c h was fl oun d er i ng among the rocks: was assaulted with musketry, but to no purpose, the balls -ippearing to glance from its skin as though it had been made of cast iron. A tow-line was thrown round his tail, but at this time the creature began to show his strength, and nearly swamped some of the boats. At length a cannon was brought, and being placed in the bow of a boat, was rowed near the monster's head, and a ball took effect under his jaw. He struggled much, but was at length dragged ashore. It proves to be of the Gram pus tribe, and measures twenty-four feet from the snout to the tail, twelve feet in girth, and is supposed to weigh from four to five tons. He is placed in the boat-house near the bridge, and during the week a great number of persons from both counties have flocked to see the carcase, for which a charge of 3d. each is made by the captors, who, we understand, will expose it a few days longer be, f,re they c ut it up. It is supposed the creature came into the straits in pursuit of a shoal of herrings, and got entangled among the rocks, as was the case with one of the same species about two years ago.— Welshman. LAUGHABLE OCCURRENCE.—On Sunday night a fashionably dressed young man, evidently intoxi cated, reeled into a barber's shop in Kent-street, Borough, and throwing himself into the customers' chair, desired to be shaved. While this was going on, he fell asleep, and the barber, on finishing the shaving, considered he might cut the young gentleman's hair, the luxuriant curls of which he speedily reduced to a Kent-street short crop. He then endeavoured to awaken the young man, and ob tain payment ; but he was labouring under the effects of good liquor. He was therefore hauled off to the station house, in the Southwark-bridge-road, and the next mot n ing, when restored to his sober senses, he was informed of the charge made for shaving and cutting hair. He roared ou t, cutting hair !" and then clasped his head in great agony, and pulled ntf a wig, which presented a woeful ap pearance, he.ng denuded of its curls and fair proportions. He now broke into the most ludicrous lamentation=, and it s hortly appeared that he was a journeyman hair-dresser, at the west end of tee town, that he had made the wig himself, and given 61. an ounce for the hair, in order to cot a dash in the shop. The Kent-street barber was sent for, and a truly laughable scene tank place between them. Th e journeyman hair-dresser's abuse was unmeasured, while !be master barber declared that neither lie nor any one else could have discovered the gentleman's hair to be „I se . The affair ended in the journeyman hair-dresser's discharge, and the Kent -street barber giving up his claim for cutting and shaving, which amounted to four-pence. a ,NN k THE THE %TRES. DRURY-LANE. Mr. KEAN made his appearance here last night (for the first time, we believe, for two years) in his fa vourite character of Shylock. This is the part in which he first came out nn the London boards—an epoch in s'a?e annals which Mr. Ha ZLITT has duly commemorated, and in a style of eloquence and enthusiasm which the world will " not willingly let die." There has been much talk of late respecting the decay of Mr. KEAN'S powers. We saw nothing of the sort last night. His intellect was as bright and searching—his tact as unerring —his voice as strong as ever. Having been so long in the habit of taking matters " coolly and comfortably" at the miner Theatres, we feared that be might be a little out of his element at Drury-lane; but so far was this from being the case, that even his lightest under-tones we'e audible throughout the house, and in those particular passages where he put forth his whole undivided strength (and he played his best last night) his points told with all their wonted effect. With what fearful alacrity he sharpened his sword, and then directed it with a sneer towards his victim ! With what mingled scorn, and contempt and hate, he lingered on the word " Christian !" In that one word, the whole secret of his character was thrown open. It was the " Iliad" in a nut-shell. Mr. KEAN is the best commentator on Shakspeare we know of. In such parts as Othello and Shyloch he not only understands and feels his author, but traces and fol lows him through all the subtlest turnings and windings of his genius. Ilazurr wrote on Shakspe ire in precisely the same spirit that KEAN plays him. Both are masters in their art, and both without an equal. The Portia of Miss PHILLIPS was marked by more spirit and discrimi nation than we supposed this young lady possessed. She passed the ordeal of the trial scene in safety and even triumph. Her voice, which always appears to us to issue with difficulty from a throat clogged with cob-webs, was most happily adapted to the learned young Paduan lawyer. BRAITAX played Lorenzo with judgment, but was too often hurrid, abrupt, and slovenly in his delivery. He made sad work of the fine lines on music, which we fully thought he would have given con amore. We would recommend him, when lie next attempts the part, to be less liberal with I•is negatives. We have no warrant for " nor is not touched with concord of sweet sounds" in Lindley Murray, and sure are we such a line is not to be found in Shakspeare. In his songs, however, Batatram was himself. Wade's graceful ballad, "Do you Remember," he sang with infinite sweetness and feeling. Miss BETTS, who is most at home in a bravura full of flourishes, like a school boy's holyday letter, gave " Lo, Here the Gentle Lark," in a very effective style; but her vile use of ornament wholly ruins her ballad singing. She his no more notion of sim plicity, than a bull-dog has of a bag-pipe. We have some idea that she fancies herself a nightingale, but she may rely on it, she has formed a wrong estimate of her vocal powers. HARLEY'S Launcelot Gobbo was lively and' amusing, but too fidgetty and snappish. The delivery of the words " beautiful Pagan," addressed to Miss BETTS as Jessica, might, however, redeem a much worse perform• ance. It was a delectable sample of mixed humour and pathos. CoorEa played Bossanio with his usual nice sense of propriety. rule scenery of the play was excellent, in some parts magnificent. We allude in particular to the fine view of the " Bridge of Sighs," which in its way was a perfect piece of art. We never saw any thing finer or more like reality than the long line of moonshine that quivered on the grand canal. The house was tolerably full, and the performances received with marked applause. CO VENT- GARDEN. A melo-dratne, in three act-, was played here for the first time last night, under the title of the Dark Dia mond. The story is one of those which have been, tine nut of mind, familiar to all the minor theatres. The Dark Diamond (Mr. BUTLER), is the condottiero (the condottieri the ladies and gentlemen on the stage call him), of a troop of mercenaries, who have done good ser vice to Francis I. in one of his early Italian campaigns. He loves and is loved by Vittoria Cabana (Miss TREE), whom the ingenious dramatist has placed at Fontainebleau, in the French King's palace. Thither comes the con tlottiero to claim her. Francis, who is his rival, rejects his suit. The Dark Diamond determines to bear her mistress off, with her full consent, and as he is about to effect this enterprlse, he discovers the Monarch in her eh amber. His jealousy is awakened, but his passion pre vails, and having disarmed the King, and rated him in the true style of a hero of romance, he carries off the lady to his mountain fortress. He then turns his arms against France, sends his troops to the assistance of the Emperor, and, his love having by this time somewhat cooled, hints his dissatisfaction at his lady's explanation of the cir cumstance of Francis having been found in her chamber. At this critical period a certain outlaw, one Zingano (Mr. WARDE), who has some private reason for hating t: .e chieftain, m Ikea his appearance, anti con•rives, with the assistance of Checco (Mr. KEELEY), a melancholy moralizing goatherd, who has been kid-napped by the Dark Diamond, and who is so much dissatisfied with his condition that he contemplates mending it by hanging himself, to have a forged letter dropped in the condottiero's way, which induces him to think that Vittoria has played him false with the King. His suspicions thus confirmed, he breaks out in a transport of jealous rage, orders his lady info close confinement, anti hurries to the field of Pavia, where he encounters the King, makes him prisoner, and is about to kill him with his own sword, when the Monarch's assurance that Vittoria's fame is spotless at once c .nvincea the sensitive cut-throat, and the entrance of the Marquis Pescara, to whom the King yields himself prisoner, puts an end to the scene. An em bassy from Signor Zinyano then invites the condottiero to an interview in the outlaw's haunt, for the purpose of renewing their former friendship and uniting their forces. He resolves to accept this proposal, and thus falls into the trap which his enemy has laid for him. At about the same time Vittoria, with her cousin Laurina, (Miss SHIREFF), who accompanied her in her fight from Fontainebleau, and their attendant, Zanetta (Miss H. CAwsz), Laving escaped in the disguise of boys, are encountered in the mountains by some of Zingano's party, and are brought to the cavern. Zingano who knows that the Dark Diamond carries at his girdle a bugle with which he summons his fol lowers, employs Vittoria to steal it from him. This feat performed, Zingano throws off the mask, avows that be has invited the chief for his destruction, the band is about to overpower him, when Vittoria sounds the bugle ! The condottiero's followers appear in numbers sufficient to defeat the outlaw's band. The Zingano rushes on his intended victim, who has been disarmed, but is stopped by Vittoria, whose d .gger intercepts Isis blow. The dying outlaw confesses that the chief's suspicions have been groundless, and dies exulting in the torments to which his contrivances and the Diamond's jealousy have doomed him. The latter turns to thank his preserver, and finds in the seeming boy that Vittoria whom he thought he had lost for ever. Miss TREE played with great talent and spirit, and perhaps saved the piece. Miss Cawsz sang very delightfully the music which was al lotted to her, and which, it should be observed, was of a very pleasing character. Mr. BUTLER by no means kept up the impression which his performance of Hamlet had created. He displayed much bad taste, an inclination to rant (for which, indeed, the part held out great tempta tions), and a larger portion of the defects common to man Mr . WARDS p w A r ßov 2 Encial wasacctaolrlsedthuapnonwteohpaidaylota,kedo part t f b r in him. elt,w his pretensions, and his undertaking which, was a great proof of good-nature. The play may be endured for some time if reduced to an afterpiece, but is wholly unworthy of the pretensions it puts forward to being called " an original drama." A DELP HL A melo-dramatic piece, evidently translated from the French, and entitled Henriette, was produced at this the atre last evening. The scene lies in France, in the estate of the Marquis de Monval (Mr. YATES), who is ardently attached to Henriette (Mrs. YATES), the daughter of his gamekeeper, and promises her marriage. A quarrel takes place between the Marquis and Deroux (Mr. S. SMITH) ; Derma is killed, and the gamekeeper is arrested for the crime, convict, d, and executed. The Marquis's mother, who objected to the marriage, places Henriette in a convent, and insures her a large suns of money to conceal the fatal secret. After about two years' residence in the convent she makes her escape, through the assistance of a Captain Beauvillers—comes to Paris, —meets with the Marquis at a ball, and faints, to the great confusion of the party. The Captain, on finding that the Marquis had been the ruin of Henriette, or Athalie, the name she took in the convent, shoots him in a duel, and brings him to make a full confession of his crime in presence of Henriette, when he expires, and the piece cloves. As a burletta it has considerable merit, for, independent of the main plot, there are various scene. possessing considerable humour. REEVES, as Chevalier Pirouette, was highly amusing; he sang with great glee, and pirouetted wi , h more ,agility than pi udence ; for, in one of his twirls, he gave his Mot a twist, which obliged him to leave the stage, and rendered !inn lame for the evening. Mts. YATES pertorined her part uncommonly well : indeed we never saw Miss KELLY, in her best days, give any representation more . effectiv e l y t h an Mr.. YATES did that scene when Heterteile parts with De Manua after the execution of her fattier. The feeling was strong as the occasion required, but it did not exceed the bounds of moderation. Mrs. FITZWILLIAM gives some characters uncommonly well, E.ut she now and then .‘ o'ersteps the modesty of nature." Mr. YATES announced.yhcpiece for repetition amidst considerable applause. - Tire greatest fault is its length. Q UEEN'S. Last night this theatre opened for the season, under the management of Mr. 'Wird). During the recess the interior has been considerably improved in appearance, and it now forms a very comfortable little place of entertainment. The first piece, which the bills described as a " comedy prelude," was the Secrets of the Prison House, or the Manager in spite of Himself. It abounded in puns, some of which were very good ' • it was composed for the occ as i on . A new p i ece, cal'ed the Wood Devil, or the Vampire's Wife, followed. and the evening's en tertainments concluded by the Milford Castle, or the Lost Heir. Making always due allowances fur an open ing night and new piece, when necessarily there must he many imperfections which are easily obviated on a second performance, the exertions of the manager were very fa vourably received by a in,;st respectable audience. SECOND EDITION. S UN-OFFICE, Seven o'clock. rim L9NooN GNZETTE THIS EVENING. At the Court at St. James's, the 6th of November, lBfl2. PRESENT, The King's Most Exc.dlent Majesty in Council. It is this day ordered by his Majesty in Council, that his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury do prepare a form of thanksgiving to Almighty God, for the late abundant harvest and it is hereby further ordered, that his Majesty's Printer do forthwith print a competent number of the said thanksgiving, that the same may be forthwith sent round and read in all the cathedral, collegiate. and parochial churches and chapels throughout those parts of the United Kingdom called England and Ireland. C. C. GREVILLE. WAR-OFFICE, Nov. 6. MEMORA NDUM. The half-pay of the under-mentioned officers has been can celled from the 6th inst., inclusive, they having accepted a com muted allowance for their commissions : Capt.-Lieut. R. Lascelles, half-pay 20th Light Dragoons. Hospital-Assistant J. Clarke, half-pay. Lieutenant R. Walwvn, half-pay 61st Foot. Paymaster H. Pollock, half-pay 26th Foot. Assistant-Surgeon E. Cutler, half-pay Ist Foot Guards. Assistant-Surgeon C. Foote, half-pay 26th Foot. Ensign T, Holder, retired full-pay sth Royal Veteran Battalion. Lieut. T. Dunkin, half-pay Ist Foot Guards. Ensign J. Gough, half-pay 57th Foot. Lieut. G. Pope, retired full-pay Ist Royal Veteran Battalion. Captain A. E. D'Orfeuille, half-pay 23d Foot. Ensign J. Home, half-pay 100th Foot. Lieut. J. Burke, half-pay 16th Light Dragoons. Lieut. H. Young, half-pay 3d Foot. Quartermaster J. Murchison, of the 96th Foot, has also been permitted to retire from the service, receiving a commuted alloy ance for his commission. Ensign G. P. Bliss, late of the New Brunswick Fenciblcs, has also been permitted to receive a commuted allowance, in• stead of being replaced on half-pay. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Middlesex , G. B. C. IL Currie, Esq., Sept. 17 ; Lieut.-Col. J. Martin ; J. W. Hinde, Oct. 18, to be Deputy Lieutenants. DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY. JOSHUA and CATHARINE PITT, goldsmiths, Worcester• BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. JOHN CHRISTOPHE REIFFENSTEIN, merchant, Lang: port-place, Camberwell, from Nov. 9 to Dec. 21, at twelve, 2t the Court of Bankruptcy. BANKRUPTS. JOHN H A INES, shoe-manufacturer, Waterloo-road, Sur rey, to surrender Nov. 13, at one, and Dec. 18, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Platt, Church.court, Clement's_lane, Lombard-street; Gibson, Basinghall, official assignee. JOHN COATES and GEORGE HAWORTH, cotton-spin' ners, lugletnn, Yorkshire, Nov. 27, at the Hotel, Blackburn , Lancashire, and Dee. IS, at the Red Lion, Preston, Lancashire. Wilson, Southampton-street, Bloomsbury, Hargreaves , Blackburn. JOHN' KORFF, shipbuilder, Kirtley, Suffolk. Nov, 14, at seven, 15, at nine, and Dec. 18, at twelve, at the Queen's Heaal Lo.ve,toft. Hickling, Lowestoft, Suffolk ; Taylor, Roscoe, an d Turner, King's Bench-walk, In n er T em pl e , London. CHARLE ATFENBURROW, surgeon. Cosrock, Notting hamshire, Nov. 20, and Dec. IS, at Wilson's Hotel, Nottinghar n • Brewster, Nottingham ; Adlington, Gregory, and Faulkner, Bedford.row, London. CHARLES LEE, mercer, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershir e ' Nov. 19 and Dec. 18, at the Hastings Hotel, Ashby-de-la-Zoue." Heming and Baxter, Lincoln's Inn-fields, London ; Piddoclter Ashby-de-la-Zouch JO H N STA NTON, mercer, Northampton, Northamptonshi re, Nov. 16 and Dec 18, at eleven, at the Peacock Inn, Northafl ton. Vincent, King's Bench-walk, Temple, London; Cooke, Northampton. THOMAS INGR AM and THOMAS HOOPER ING li RA s : fish-factors, Lower Thames-street, Nov. 12, at ten. and Dec • at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Saunders and Coml. Queen-street-place, Lower Thames-street; Graham, Coptha buildings, Throgmorton-street, official assignee. JOHN PRATT ironmonger, King-street, St. James's, Nov , 17, and Dec. 18, aetwelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Clarke and Co., Lincoln's Inn-fields ; Kitchener, Lothbury, official' ase THOMAS BUTT, boot-maker, Hedge-row, Islington, Nor' 14, and Dec. 18, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Platt , Church-court, Clerkenwell. EDWARD PIERSON, hop.dr'er, Somerfield.Court, Kent , Nov. 13, at one and three, and Dec. 18, at one, at the Pali' Hotel, Dover. Shrewsbury, Dover; Spurr, Copthall-court , London. - JOHN EM ETT, corn.fac tor, Stapleton, Gloucestershir e, Nov. 27, and Dec. 18, at twelve, at the White Lion Inn, Bath. Tomes, Lincoln's Inn-fields, London ; Okey, Bath. DANIEL PULLEN, bill-broker, Duke-street, Westminster: Nov.r2o, at one, and Dec. 18, at eleven, at the Court of Ba ng ruptcy. Passmore and Taylor, Basinghall-street ; Lackington' Basinghall-street, official assignee. CHARLES BLUCK, boarding-house-keeper, Clapham-ro a t. Place, Surrey, Nov 16, and Dec. 18, at ten, at the Court of 'lr.'s,' ruptcy. Smedley, New Inn ; Whitmore, Austin Friars, ornci'" assignee. _ a nd CHARLES BULL, licensed victualler, Bath, Nov. 17+,5 Dec. 18, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, ICL," 8 „. Arm's-yard, official assignee; Harmer, Flower, Holt, awl dell, Hatton-gat den. 20, 4 VILLA ROY RUSSELL, dealer, Regent-street, Nov. an t, ren, and Dec 18, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. ,tlt, Pering, and Lane, Lawrence-Pountney-place ; Cannan, bury, official assignee. EAST SURREY ELECTION. (Abridged from the Observer.) Saturday being the day fixed at Croydon for th e popular candidate, A. W. Beauclerk,Esq,, to mamas the electors and explain his opinions, the market sni in the morning very fully attended by farmers fr ay jtoiruernmeedettin) meeting was agsrheaelt held at various parts of the county, who afterwards e chair. T. FYFE, Esq., of Mount Nod, was called to the Mr. W. RUSSELL called upon the electors to re m4mssoooeefl,uxec the tteloiirnoctgrikjo,. Gr e yhoun d , turn only men pledged to a reduction of expenditurer to a more equitable adjustment of taxation, a nd to 3 , complete reform in every department of Church uou State ; and concluded by moving a resolution el' bodying those sentiments. The resolution was se conded, and carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN then introduced Mr. Beauclerk 1° the attention of the meeting. Mr. BEAUCLERK, on rising, was warmly greete d ' After denouncing, in warm and eloquent languag e ' the system of entail and primogeniture, arid declor.7 ing his hostility to all taxes on knowledge, and hi! support of a system of national education, he OW, eluded by observing that he had no personal obje c t heard, representatives of t the h e e m e a s s e: r e r e i : nor private end to serve. The Hon . naset x Gentleman tptorheepsrseoi xvmepoootsefi t thei a i 05 down amidst general and continued applause. , Mr. EDWARD RUSSELL then moved, and 14r , greatTt o li use m m satisfaction o t N h s eon mehao seconded , ft just the oi strenuous I the a l ut r returnwhich a s division of Surrey. The resolution was th en put f rom the chair Oa carried unanimously. Mr. BEAUCLERI brief]] returned thanks. A resolution was then c3rried, appointini_► a i°cBl district committee, and the meeting broke up. the 27th inst., as a person of the name of I.llAvir{, loft A ONE -LEGGED lit rtD.--On Saturday —.„, in Durham, was returning from his employ in ree; works, he observed a water-rail on a small sheet of el , at j er it He threw his stick at it and stunned it. Ong et : t ,lad out of the water he discovered to his surprise that "' only one leg.—Sunderland Herald. las No modern production of a Noble Writer ton' caused a greater setisatidn in the high circles, tor " Geraldine Hamilton."—" Ease and grace of eyiet ifor . affected truth of delineation, a pure yet bold tone o f f the rality, a quick penetration into the movements ° cv• . ko o human, and especially the female, be irt—a competew, h the ledge of life and society, at least in that grade to fair writer belongs ; these are the characteristics ° ro w. very pleasing story, which is understood to be the P poke tion of Lady ISABELLA Sr. JOHN, daughter of th e of GRAFToL"-Court Journal. 17 P r. ( SHOAL OF HERRINGS.—On Monda y , sins the coo, noon the Tweed from B • rwick bridge presented a ' 4l OO , rare and striking beauty. From shore to shore o the lious an d s o f lu ll gro wn h err i ngs appeare d sport ing j beri river, or for a moment giittering in the sun as o° ol erl iit them continued incess,ntly springing trim thei r n d th e element. A t intetvals they suddenly disappeared , 5 r ,,,i04 next instant they were seen rising and playful'y r o joe' l etch other in numerius small circl es . They red but for a sho r t time and w ere not genera lly OW Scotsman, ~~ at pi as ,