The Sun. — London, England, 1832-12-07 00:00:00

THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S FAILURE BEFORE SERINGAPATAM. The next day the enemy again possessed themselves of the Sultaunpettah Tope, as well as of some other neighbouring posts, whence it was deemed absolutely necessary to expel them. For this purpose his Majesty's 33d regiment, commanded by Colonel Wellesley, was directed to perform a similar duty to that which it would have been General Baird's province to execute the night before, if the enemy had not aban doned their position ; and Colonel Shawe got possession of a ruined village, and completely succeeded in his object ; but Colonel Wellesley, advancing at the head of his regiment, the 33d, into the tope, was instantly attacked, in the darkness of the night, on every side, by a tre mendous fire of musketry and rockets; the men gave way, were dispersed, and retreated in dis order, several were killed, and 12 grenadiers were taken prisoners. The report of this dis aster ran through the camp like wildfire, and the mortification and distress of Colonel Wellesley himself are described as having been excessive. On the following morn ing General Harris ordered a detachment to he formed, consisting of the 94:h regi ment, two battalions of Sepoys, and five guns, under the command of Colonel Wellesley, to make a second attempt upon the tope. As the 94th regiment formed part of General Baird's brigade, he accompanied it to the parade, where lie found General Harris walking about. Upon the arrival of the 94th all was in readiness for the march, but Colonel Wellesley did not ap pear to take the command. The troops having waited more than an hour under arms for their leader, General Harris became impatient, and ordered General Baird himself to take the com mand of them. He instantly mounted his horse and called his aide-de-camp ; but, a moment af terwards, a generous feeling towards Colonel Wellesley (although he seemed destined to be his rival throughout the campaign) induced him to pause, and, going back to Gen. Harris, he said, " Don't you think, Sir, it would be but fair to give Wellesley an opportunity of retriev ing the misfortune of last night ?" General Harris listened to the kind and considerate pro posal, and, shortly afterwards, Colonel Wellesley appeared, took the command of the party, and, at its head, succeeded in getting possession of the tope. This plain statement, while it success fully vindicates Colonel Wellesley from any im. putation but that of ill success in a night attack upon the tope, establishes the magnanimity and honourable feeling of General Baird in the highest degree ; and it ought to be added, that it was with the greatest difficulty, in after times, that General Baird could be brought ever to allude to the circumstance ; and it was only a most absurd report, connected with Colonel Wellesley's conduct on the occasion, that in duced the General to explain the case, which, as it occurred on parade, and in the face of the whole army, is universally known to have been exactly as it is here described.—Life of Sir David Baird. SWINDLERS. A man who was confined within the rules of the King's Bench, advertised to advance money to any extent, referrinc , applicants to an office he had in town. The first day's advertisement brought a very respectable tradesman from the neighbourhood of Parliament-street, who wanted .54)01. on loan, for the purpose of repairing his premises and extending his trade. He was im tgoedi4Wv promised the money, the advertiser he.. l tving l4ft 47,7! rules, in which he ought to have foy the purpose of meeting the appli cant. Twu' bills were I_ll-awn of 2501. each, and the codorsen.'etti; of his mother procured, who was retired lady on a confined income ;in ad tlitic to this, the lease of his premises was de m= ded as a collateral security. Day after day , c)bitctions of a frivolous nature to the several eels ises in the lease were raised, and when this evtsiort was worn out, other excuses were re : sca ted to, until the swindler one day said, " As the gentleman from whom I was to have had the 'ltichey is out of town, and you are in a hurry :tar it, if you will take my own acceptances, I will give you for the amount, down to a -eyt tin house, they will give you the cash for. then 1; hut first let us have a memorandum of our haviog exchanged bills to the amount of 500 1 j." An agreement of that nature was ae accork Tingly drawn up and signed ; the unfortu ;nate h 'adesman soon discovered that no money could be raised on these bills, and the affair ,ended by his being obliged to pay his own 5001., without ever having a farthing from the cheating and, to add to his misfortune , he in arty ; T `le swindler, employing Mr. H—r to :dieted t, (conduct the prosecution ; the case was tra versed, and ulticrately brought before the Lord C hief iu `he Kings Bench, when it was de- J . :Mice d that the agreement for the exchange of , - a fair, trading, common contracting 15:11s n. jade it thus having a heavy bill of law transact', in in addition to his loss of 500/. charges to ' Th Y; our rules on the subject of `The apathy of highly reprehensible, the gaming-houses is innot be looked on in any keepers of which 4. 'tiers. When it is known 'other light than swin., of 40,0001. has been that the immense stot i years, by one man in :made, within the lost vhen it is considered St. James's-street, and . must have been to ..how many sufferers then at possible excuse have .made up this sum, vAI• , tisances to exist? here ,be for allowing such 11, l of this house, .tre ace many secrets to be toil'_ irld are not and ;t shall not be my fault if the w, ; ne . led of them.—Frasees i%lagaz. • ll ow - c ing ex per : 311.16tiA A.DVER7 IsElatENT,—The ft, traordinary ptoduction is given in a provincial , _" Run away last night, my wife, Bridget Coole. a tight neat body, and has lost one leg. She was ding behind the priest of the parish through Fer rnoy ; sod, as we never was married, I will pay no debt that sh e does sot contract. She lisps with one tooth, and is alp ea y 5 talking about faries, and is of no use but to the owner.• PNELISI COOLE, his ~4 mark." ips• iVi 44 I,4'ilt thou have this woman to thy ,t I must." The following wedde, i wirer Answer—. gross ; .i.,.nsbire as EVANS, let of parochial matrimony took place on the 7 ult., , it Bettws, rehenaeo at that Saes on worknCarmar tot , . of Merthyr, was app the 2d Idatzt. -was takeo down. to Be ttW9 by the overseer and a 4 -""vi able, secured) till a license !... '— —was kept in the house of the fernier (his be, i se beiug carefully 'to( tm dot. •suie not November 7), baying been 12 days resident in Bettt Was pre "re d, the ie.. "••., 1,. .9f ha ,Etir4si 0,31,4 was told by the ov " imprisoned for e, irisf•eeef: g.B in The " brit. .... • -.4.., - either mai.,,•,, • his a 49. "lel; of cholera on the t-le the trour_ _ etch captain of artnie,y, ....,____ . lava of his battery, gave orders for the suecessi, ..._ up ..., and coolly watched the effect of the s,r 0; a A ittle higher," ors' a " little ,essenger, lower,'er' in order to make the ire more effective, A letter from Copenhagen states, that since aoPuPr-clisappointment is attributam rather than to the author. How this mav b cbtaegs, adtat.einag4to;3:lluni: men, In the twinkling of an eye the parapeta of the citadel, the foundation of Temperance Societies in Sweden, the ',d been crowded with Dutch officers, were deaerka, ilnportation of coffee into Stockholm has been increased \ which "-- ti no was to be seez. One could so well follow between the months of January and August last, by a mail and not one of •,..f-- ; we know not ; but assuredly w e elatyu dawn.; - thee i has preserve - public pthear y of the well-disposed.—Dublin Times. th. course of tbt bslii from Fort Montebello that the earth lion and a half of puonds,l Moosai. She i. ‘., ANTWERP. (From the Times.) \,, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 5, 12 O'CLOCK. The cannonading has continued since yesterday briskly enough, yet not with the force which some persons ex pected. Soo se of the batteries on the French side have distinguished themselves by the accuracy of their fire; others are said to have pointed too high, so that some shells and balls passed over the citadel, and fell into the Scheldt. It was hence imagined that those shots were directed to sink the gun-boats in the river, but none of them have taken effect. Fort Montebello, which is an advanced work of the town, and which is in the hands of the French, what those of St. Laurent and Kiel were in the bands of the Dutch, has fired yesterday and this day against the bastion of the citadel called Pacedo. The 'lumber of guns employed by the French are now officially- stated to be 60 cannons, of various calibre, and 22 mortars and howitzers. some of the latter are de scribed as being let off last night, not in the curve usually formed, but triangularly, which mode of firing is said to have produced much execution in Fort St. Laurent. The chief fire of the citadel, as far as I could see from an ele vated situation, has been latterly directed towards the bat teries in front of Fort Kiel. Forts St. Laurent and Kid have been silent since yesterday evening. The citadel already shows external marks of the in. juries it suffers. A fire broke out in one of the buildings at half-past 3 o'clock, the smoke of which continues. I saw, among many shells that fell in it one burst and break off a considerable portion of the corner of the gable of one of the large buildings. Its fire is rather slack, and the defence is imagined to be weak ; hence some persons sup pose that in two or three days General Chasse will threaten to burn the town unless he be permitted to retire, when the French will be compelled to allow him to with. draw with the honours. It is a strange notion of honour to threaten an unoffending neighbour. The city has done nothing to attack him, but is prepared to resent his fire. The consternation of yesterday has in a great measure subsided ; there have been some country people allowed to enter with provisions. Last evening some respectable persons, wishing to re-enter, dressed themselves with hlouzes, and pushed wheelbarrows with vegetables, &c., and got in with ease. I have not heard that any shot has been directed at or fal'en in the city. The French works in the third parallel are stated to be advancing. The weather is fine for the season—sharp, yet hazy, which prevents persons from distinguishing the effect of the different shells on the batteries or citadel. There was a slight frost last night, which the French hope ii a prelude of a strong ice, so as to enable them to at tack the Tete de Flandres. A steam-boat came up the river yesterday with de spatches, as it would seem, to the Comet, on this side of Calloo ; on which the latter made signals to the citadel. A reply having been received, the steam-boat went down the river again. The Comet has also gone down to-day. Some Englishmen have amused themselves in stating as a hoax, that General Chasse has been dead for a fort night; one of the newspapers mentions the rumour,which otherwise does net require a contradiction. He is stated to have been confined for a long time to his chamber, if not to his bed, in consequence of hydrocele. Some friends of the Dutch have entered into calcula tions of the probability of the French taking the citadel, and they maintain that there is but little chance; for, as they say, since the revolution the French troops have not taken by a breach any fortress. I have not the means of examining the truth of the observation, yet it seems re markable that they, notwithstanding, did take by capitula tion or otherwise the fortresses they attacked. Girona, in Catalonia, is instanced by some Frenchmen of whom I inquired, as having been stormed. I O'CLOCK. The firing has been brisk en both sides during the last hour. I have no means of learning the loss of the French since yesterday, but up to Monday I have been assured that the killed and wounded did not exceed 25 men. Some persons who appeared to apprehend that this •iege would become a long business now think dif ferently, as Forts St. Laurent and Kiel continue totally silent. The forts in the city are preparing more and more to repel any attack on it. The citadel suffers considerably. The weather is clouded anew, and the guns, which were not heard distinctly during the night or morning, are now distinguished as strongly as ever. In the river there is nothing new ; the French soldiers occupy the dike from Calloo towards Fort Austreweel. 2 O'CLOCK- The frigates Comet and Eurydice, and the corvette Proserpine, are now stated to attack Fort St. Marie, which defends itself with vigour. K. BRUSSELS, WEDNESDAY, NOON. ITp to a late hour last night considerable numbers were out on the Antwerp road, listening to the cannonade, which at that hour was distinctly audible. The fol!owing particulars I have take❑ from the best informed of the morning papers here:— " SIEGE of the CITADEL.—FIRST BULLETIN. " DEC. 4, 3 O'CLOCK. " During last night, and in the early part of this morning, several batteries, which had not been finished, re ceived their cannon. " At twenty minutes past 11 the signal was given, and the firing commenced from the centre of the works, and immediately the whole of the batteries were unmasked. The cannon of Fort Montebello also fired upon the cita• del. Its cannon are set ved by French artillerymen. The citadel returned the fire, though rather slowly. At 3 o'clock neither shot nor shell had fallen on the city. However, every precaution has been taken, and every pre paration made, in case of the worst. The Belgian artil 'ery men are at their cannon, ready to reply in an in strtnt to any attack male on the city from the citadel. " The Dutch shipping have made no movement. " CHAPELLE, Lieut.-Colonel of the Staff." The signal-(Ace stationed on the tower of the cathedral reported, at 2 o'clock, that disorder appeared to prevail in the citadel, THE FRENCH ARMY. BERCHENI, DEC. The night passed off quietly, the citadel continuing to send occasionally some shot and shells, which generally have done but little mischief. The roads, being torn up, have become altogether impassable, notwithstanding the fascines that were laid upon them, and it was found im- Kiss ble to bring the cannon by that way. In an in stant the r t solntion was taken to cut the trench, and to carry the 10 pieces which remaintd to be placed by a road which bordered on the glacis of the citadel. It was hoped that the Dutch, not expecting such a daring at tempt, ;night not perceive them, and at the worst if they were seen it was only some men lost. This bold plan was executed with equal courage and success. The sentinels on the citadel perceived it, and in an instant a number of bullets and balls were let fly. Some men and horses were killed and wounded, but nevertheless the guns were car ried forward, and in less than three home the batteries No. 7 and 8, being the last, were fully armed. The most experienced officers of artillery said too much praise could not be given to their comrades by whom this bold mea sure was achiea ed. It may also be observed, that the in credible difficulties which the weather and the nature of the ground presented to the artill-ry and engineers will render the siege of the citadel of Antwerp memorable, and will add to the laurels of the two corps engaged in it. As I told you, 87 pieces of cannon will soon make themselves heard. To-morrow 41 mortars will be placed. Thus the first of the siege will be terrible. The artillery officers calculate that in ten hours of the day each can non will have fired 50 times, making in the whole about 4,500 bullete, which will strike the defen es of the citadel -.very day, and this independently of howitzers and bombs. - order that the direction may be exact, each mortar will In ire one shell every ten or fifteen minutes ; this, how• on!Y • -ill make upwards of 2,000 bombs, which must, ever, W distance is exactly calculated, fill every day when the , itadel. within the c, , k the Marshal mounted his horse and rode t 11 the signal was given to fire. 11 &CLOCK. to A th t e l line oc .A-• ha y At him the Commandant At this moment L.he .Marshal, standing in the battery of the centre, N o. 5, e ; . ts nudes-de-camp, and a great of nu a mb rtil e l t er n y i a o n ifi d n e e li n w ee h r o g ' wer.e swxtooe to be present, gave the signal. The battery No. 5 fired the first shot, which was re ceived with a thousand cries, repeated through the whole line, of " Five le Rol." At the same motneot, as if in echo, the fire of the other batteries answered to that of No 5. The spectacle was grand. The Marshal and his staff proceeded from battery to battery, encouraging the troops by his presence. etch captain of artillery, fearlessly seated on the pa rapetcoolly of his battery, gave orders for the suc cessive dis -0; a Audit higher," or p, `c little charges of 1240 gun, lnci l . 1 e e - r t 2 5 , , , s i n a butting order t'Q to h m ls ae the ire more. effective, In the twinkling of an eye the parapeta of the citadel, \ which ;,:d bon cro wded with Dutch officer s, were deaer t e d , airrn was to be seer. One coul d so well follow and not one of th,. course of the baj;; from Fort Montebello th a t the earth \ of the parapets might have been seen flying about every time they were struck. The citadel returned the fire but slowly. The dis charges bad not been much more frequent than they were for the last few days. We remarked with pleasure in the trenches the young pupils of the Belgian Military School to familiar ze their ears to the terrific sound of cannon. At noon the battery No. 1, erected in Fort Montebello, had dismounted two pieces in the citadel. Loud vivas fol lowed these hits, each of which was acknowledged by a Belgian hand of music, who struck up a lively air at every shot. We did not know what to make of the presence of this band, but the idea was a happy one. We observdd some officers walking before the parallel, as if to serve as marks for the cannon of the besieged. The Marshal, with a group of officers, was constantly moving coolly and slowly from battery to battery. Several bullets came into the embrasures of our batteries and wounded some men, hut, generally speaking, the Dutch pointed less accurately than on the preceding days. Most of their bullets pass over our heads. I O'CLOCK. Three pieces in the citadel have been dismounted; not a person is seen on the parapets. Several of our shot have struck a large barrack in the citadel ; we do not perceive that it is yet on fire. In our batteries the soldiers rival the sang froid of their officers. The order is to fire slowly, and take good aim. This is most strictly obeyed. Every one is astonished at the slight resistance made by Chasse. There are few persons in the trenches, but a great number in the openings from them, directed in a straight line to•. wards the citadel. It is said that the order will he given to-night to make the second parallel, which will be about 60 yards from the glacis of the citadel. lam not able to give you any news of what is passing on the left bank of the Scheldt-, but there, also, there must be some fighting, because we see smoke. In the midst of this dreadful conflict, Marshal Gerard preserves wonderful sang froid. He has expressed his satislaction in thinking that Antwerp is now free from danger. General Chasse, attacked by the battery No. 1 of Fort Montebello, and not having fired on the city, it is to be hoped there is nothing to fear for the people of Antwerp. 2 O'CLOCK. The fire continues on both sides, but so great is the smoke that it is impossible to see its effects. It will be continued during the night, but less briskly than during the day. An order has been given to bring from Berchem the fascines and gabions. 4 O'CLOCK. The Marshal is still in the trenches. (From the Memorial Belge.) BERCHEM, DEC. 4, 9 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING. An officer carrying a flag of truce has gone to the cita del. He is the bearer of another summons to Chasse to surrender, informing him at the same time that all was prepared on our side, and that at 11 o'clock precisely our fire would commence in case of refusal. We have 103 pieces placed. There ought to have been 105. This number has been reduced by two guns having fallen the night before last into the ditch, from which they have not yet been recovered. When the second parallel commences there will be 140 pieces in play. To the fifth battery of Fort Montebello is reserved the honour of firing the first shot. To-morrow probably our troops will take posses sion of Fort du Nord, which will render us masters of the Scheldt; and if Sebastiani attacks the forts on the left bank the cannon of Fort du Nord will be able to co-ope rate most effectually. The services of the trenches on the 4th and sth days will be commanded by General Woirol, Colonel Armand being second in command. The Lieute nant-Colonels of the 61st and 65th will keep the trenches with their respective battalions. 11 O'CLOCK. A cannon-shot from Fort Montebello, followed by a tre mendous fire of artillery, informs us that the flag of truce sent to the citadel has brought hack a negative. Along the whole line the discharge of cannon is kept up in re gular succession with great exactness. The enemy an swered with vigour. The sight is horrible, hut neverthe less grand. 4 O'CLOCK. The fire continues, and is kept np with great vigour on the part of the assailants. THE FRENCH BATTERIES. The following is the state and position of the ten bat-. teries employed against the fortifications of the citadel:- Ist Battery, Fort Montebello—G pieces of 24, 2 howitzers. 2d ditto-2 pieces of 16, 2 howitzers, firing on the left front of the bastion No. 3 of the citadel. 3d ditto-4 pieces of 24, 2 howitzers, firing on the half-moon between bastions No. 3 and 4. 4th ditto-3 pieces of 16, 2 howitzers, firing on the left front of the Lunette St. Laurent. sth ditto-6 pieces of 24, 2 pieces of 16, and 2 Lowitzers, firing on the right front of bastion No. 3. 6th ditto-2 pieces of 16, 2 howitzers, firing on the left front of bastion No. 4. 7th ditto-6 pieces of 24, 2 pieces of 16, 1 howitzer, fi!ine on the same front of the same bastion. Sth ditto-3 pieces of 16, and 2 howitzers. 9th ditto-6 howitzers. 10th ditto-8 pieces of 24, firing on the half-moon be tween the 4th and sth bastions of the citadel. 3 O'CLOCK P M. People here do not know what to make of Chasse. The military men, French, English, and Belgian, are to tally at a I,ss to account for his conduct on any of the recognised principles of attack and defence of a fortress. fie ought, they say, to have fired from the first, and if he had, with the number of cannon at his command, used only ordinary exertions, he might have delayed the comple tion of the works in front of him for many days ; and even then they could not have been completed but with a less of 2,000 men. A courier has just arrived from Antwerp, and up to his departure the whole number put hors de combat from the commencement did not, I under stand, amount to as many hundreds. Chasse hid not fired upon the city, as he promised he would do if he were fired upon from the batteries of Fort Montebello. This, however, is less unaccountable than the other parts of his conduct ; for it is more than pro bable that be has more guns opposed to him than he can answer, and he must see the common sense of not adding about 150 more (mortars included) to their number, which must inevitably be the case if he fires on the city. I have taken no notice for some days of the proceed ings in the Chambers. In themselves they were intrinsically of no importance; hut even if they were, that importance would sink before the great, the intense interest, of every thing connected with Antwerp. You will have observed that the Chamber of Representatives pasied—l night say unanimously, for their was no vote against it, a law for giving the Government an advance of two-thirds of the tlroits of 1833. The fact is worthy of notice, inasmuch as it confirms two opinions held here by many well-in formed persons—first, that the Opposition are now sorry for the recent vote; and, next, that the retirement of the Ministry was premature, Ii ii now becoming daily more and more probable that they will be recalled, and that they would have been before now if everything did not give place to the interest excited by the proceedings before the citadel. HALF PAST 5 P. M. lam in momentary expectation of the courier from Antwerp, as the communications are open. It needs no courier, however, to know that the firing is still going on, for it can be distinctly heard from the Park and the 800. levaids, and, indeed, from every elevated part of the city. The following additional particulars respect ing the siege of Antwerp are extracted from a private letter of the 24 inst :—" The first parallel extends a length of 1,800 metres, or nearly 2,000 yards. The Duke of ORLEANS had 5,400 labourers under his orders on the morning of the 30th ult., who were distributed between the three points of attack under the direction of the en gineer department. They were protected by nice picked companies from the guards of the entrenchments sup ported by the three brigades of Generals ZAEPFFELL, RAPATEL, and HINCOURT, stationed in reserve. A large intermediate depot is placed at Wilricq, between Boom and Antwerp, and two other depots have been formed at about 2,500 metres from the place, in order to supply the batteries on the right and left of the point of attack. During the operation of landing the stores, the can noneers, assisted by some parties from the infantry, made about 5,000 gabions, as well as the fascines and sausis sons, so that they were all ready when brought to the depots. The enemy's fire has done no injury either to the trenches or batteries. The PRINC E ROYAL has been constantly traversing the works, visiting the grand guards, the reserves, and the field hospitals.—The first ball from the citadel passed close to the head of his Royal Highness. He has also been repeatedly covered with earth thrown up by the shells which fell by his side.'_ Galignani's Messenger. A letter from Copenhagen states, that since the foundation of Temperance Societies in Sweden, the importation of coffee into Stockholm has been increased between the months of January and August last, by a mil lion and a balf of puondf.. seen ri - N4'N LITERATURE. TEE BUCCANEER. 3 VoLs. LoNvo.v. 1832. The authoress of the Sketches of Irish cha racter" will not injure her well-earned reputation by this tale. She has essayed an ambitious task, but proved herself equal to the effort. Her character of Cromwell is boldly conceived, in a frank, generous, spirit, and such as the present age will readily appreciate. It is far nearer the mark, we suspect, than Hume's, with whom the truth of history was respected only when it served the cause of Royalty. The great merit of the Buccaneer is, that it is alive from beginning to end. There are no lame 'takings in the story — it bowls on like a chariot. The Protector, however, and the little simple maiden, Barbara Iverk, are the characters on which it must rely for success. The latter has the rare merit of originality, and may vie in deli cacy of conception and strength of feel ing with the Rosamond Gray of Charles Lambe. As for the Buccaneer himself, though in the earlier scenes one or two traits of cha racter—the better that they appear elicited un consciously on the part of the author—are de veloped, for instance, where, on his application for a frigate, it is hinted to him that he must .content himself with a revenue cutter, he re jects the proposition with true professional dis dain ;—though one or two such quiet, effective traits as this are developed, yet we must confess that the character, as a whole, is not greatly to our taste. It is modelled too much on the imitative ; bears about it too many traces of the American Cooper. The Buccaneer's affection for his " Firefly " (which is too much harped on) reminds us, "as with a difference," of Long Tom's affection for his " Ariel." Still, notwithstanding this blemish, there are fine re deeming points about the Buccaneer (where feeling, not memory, is the prompter) ; nor among the works of our modern novelists do we know where to look for a more effective passage than the following. The lines marked in italics are eminently beautiful : " ' Ay, that it is, that it is," muttered the Buccaneer : my own, own child ! the child of one who, I bless God, never lived to know that she wedded (for I wedded her in holy Church, at Dominica) a wild and wicked rover. Our love was sudden and hot, as the sun under which we lived ; and I never left her but once from the time we became one. I had arranged all, given up my ship and cargo—and it was indeed a cargo of crimes—at least, I thought so then. It was before the civil wars; or I had again rtturned to England, or traded, no matter how. I flew to her dwelling, with a light heart and a light step— What there 7—My wife, she who had hung so fondly round my neck and implored me not to leave her, was stretched on a low bamboo bed—dead, Sir—dead !—I might have known it before I entered, had I but remem bered that site knew ray step on the smooth walk, fell it ever so lightly, and would hare met me—but for Death ! And there too sat a black she-devil, stuffing my infant's mouth with their vile food. I believe the bag thought I was mad, for I caught the child in my arms, held it to my heart while I bent over my wife's body, and kissed her cold, unreturning—for the first time, unreturning, lips—then flung myself out of the accursed place, ran with my burden to the shipowners, who had parted with me most grudgingly, and was scudding before the wind in less than twelve hours, more at war with my own specie• than ever, and panting for something to wreak my hatred on. At first I wished the infant dead,. for I saw her pining away; hut at last, when she came to know me and lift up her innocent hands to my face—l may confess it here—many and many a night have I sat in my cabin, looking on that sleeping child, till my eyes swam in a more bitter brine than was ever brewed in the Atlantic. Particular circumstances obliged me to part with her, and I have never regretted her being with poor Lady Cecil— only I should have liked her to pray as her mother did.' " Nor must we omit to notice an eloquent apostrophe to poetry—at the commencemnt of the third volume—suggested by recollections en passant of the great luminaries that shed splendour on the true Augustan age of Eng land. In her scenic descriptions, Mrs. Hall is particularly successful. As a mere bit of land scape painting, her view from Greenwich de• serves high praise ; but with the discriminating faculty of genius she has imparted a fine moral interest to it, by setting old Blake's vessel afloat on the Thames, towing up some captured Spanish galleons, full in the sight of a knot of exulting sailors. The description would have been excellent without this ; with this it is per fect. We could mention many other excellen cies in which this stirring tale abounds, but our limits warn us to a close. We must therefore take a reluctant leave of Mrs. Hall, with an expres sion of congratulation that in exchanging Ireland for England, she has not exchanged (after the customary Irish fashion) for the worse, but realized in her " Buccaneer," the promises that she held forth in her " Sketches" of the sister country. FAMILY CLASSICAL LIBRARY, No. XXXV7.—LoxpoN, 1832. The present number forms the third volume of Potter's translation of Euripides, and con tains, among other of the great poet's dramas, the noble plays of the Hecuba and Iphigenia in Tauris. The signal success of this useful publication, is a proof that a love of classic lore still flourishes as vigorously as ever among us. LARDNER'S CABINET CYCLOPEDIA, No. XXX VII. —LoNDON, 1832. Sir James Mackintosh's History of England is continued in this number, though his ma ►►uscript breaks off at the 211th page, which brings his history down to about the close of the reign of Elizabeth. His last chapter, in the middle of which he breaks off, contains a masterly sketch of Flemish affairs, as they had influence on English policy. We know not to whose pen we are indebted for a continuation of the history, but it is a practised, if not a brilliant one ; the author says that the work will be carried on with an entire concurrence in Sir James Mackin tosh's developed views and principles. We are glad to hear this. EAST INDIA SKETCH BOOK. 2 Vors. LONDON, 1832. We took up these volumes with considerable curiosity. India is a fine field for literary, as for every other speculation, and we expected a rich developement of humour and fancy, in a Sketch which had such a p ro lifi c su bj ect f or de scription.is awakened, usually have been is. is a p Book highlyß ut, as thecase d where po curiosityint ed. Perhaps we expected too much, and our disappointment is attributable to ourselves rather than to the author. How this may be, we know not ; but assuredly we lay down the East India Sketch Book with far other feelings than we took it up with. Instead of vivacity, we have met with spleen ; instead of fancy, with trite matters of fact. The author's mind is jaundiced, and he writes in the Smellfungus spirit. We take for granted that he has lost half his liver during his sojourn in the east ; if so, this will at once account for his contempt for the picturesque, and his dead set at all that savours of romance. His sketch of " Colonel Scovell" is a rare effort of malignity, which is neutralized, however, by its dullness. As a sample of character, it bears on every page the proof of personal prejudice." A Letter Home" is written in a far better spirit, and from its easy , sparkling grace, and the arch naivete of its re marks, which are crowded one upon another in most heterogeneous fashion, we conclude it is the production of a lady. " Sketches and Hints" is of the same amusing character. In a word, we may say of the volumes that they are readable, though they will not, we fear, fulfil the expectations that their title excites. COLONEL HURRAY'S SCOTTISH SCENERY, 6-c. We have just received the fifth and sixth parts of this eminently national undertaking, which deserves the encouragement of all liege Scots. The drawings, though only in outline, are, says the prospectus, remarkable for their strict accu racy, while to each landscape, or architectural design are appended brief explanatory notices. Thus recommended, and having, besides, the ad vantages of size and cheapness, the work, we think, is likely to become popular. LIBRARY OF ENTERTAINING KNOW LED GE.-LONDON, 1832. The details of the antiquities and excavation of Pompeii are continued at length, and with in finite minuteness of description in this volume, which is embellished by an engraving illustrative of the Forum of ancient Rome. The mass of magnificent public edifices here presented at one view to the eye is splendid and imposing in the extreme ; and the array of pillars and triumphal arches almost countless, like the legions of Milton's arch-fiend. The volume contains, besides, many engravings of interiors of houses in Pompeii, which abound in objects of curi osity. BYRON'S LIFE AND WORKS. VOL. XII. LONDON, 1832. The present volume consists chiefly of minor pieces, the most part of which were written for, and inserted in, the " Liberal." The Doge of Venice is the only one of Lord Byron's more finished lengthy productions, which is inserted in it. This fine drama has the singular advan tage of being illustrated and criticised by such men as Bishop Heber, Lockhart, Wilson, and Jeffrey, fragments of whose remarks are now, for the first time, printed as they originally ap peared in Blacktvood's and the Edinburgh and Quarterly Reviews. The volume is, as usual, gracefully embellished with two very superior en gravings, in the best style of the Findens. MEMORIALS OF OXFORD-LONDON, 1832. This work, which has only just reached its second number, is of the Britton school, and comprises, or rather is intended to comprise, his torical and descriptive accounts of the colleges halls, churches, and other public buildings of one of the finest, and completest in its way, of English cities. The publication is ushered into the world under the high auspices of Dr. In gram, President of Trinity, its avowed editor, and is illustrated by several engravings by Le Keux, from original drawings by Mackenzie. The work, if we may judge from the specimen before us, is one of a very superior, certainly a very useful character. VALPY'S SHAKSPEARE. Vol,. 11. LONDON, 1832. As we have already noticed, at some length, the first number of this edition, we have left ourselves little to say of the present, further than it possesses the recommendation of Bovdell's well-known illustrations, executed in a very superior manner. The notes to the different plays have the singular advantage of being brief and pertinent. They are not overlaid with matter, as is the case with most of the old an notations. FINE ARTS. FINDEN'S ILLUSTRATIONS TO BYRON. PART IX. The Landscapes in this Part, which has only just made• its apearance, are Cape Leucadia, in separably mixed up with the recollection of Sappho and her summersault ; Venice from t he entrance of the Grand Canal ; the Cork Convent near Cintra ; the Castle of Ferrara, which no reader of " Tasso" ever forgets ; and a portrait of an exquisitely beautiful girl (one of the young Lady Oxfords, we believe), to whom, under the poetic name of " lanthe,” Lord Byron dedicated the two first volumes of his " Childe Harold." Of these various engravings, though all are excellent, as Finden's are apt to be, vet the first is decidedly the best. It is more elaborately finished, and will bear a closer ex amination than the others. The craggy peak from which the enamoured Lesbian Poetess pre cipitated herself, stands very prominently out in the foreground, and contrasts well by its chalky English-cliff-like appearance with the back ground immediately behind it. The whole forms a most picturesque landscape. STATE OF IRELAND.-A very numerous meeting of the Privy Council assembled yesterday, and declared the county of Kildare under the provisions of the " Peace Preservation Act." This proceeding has been rendered necessary by the state of disturbance in that country, which has been permitted to assume a dangerous character, owing, we greatly fear, to the carelessness or pusillanimity of the gentry. The disturbances in the county of Clare and the Queen's county were completely put down by the exhibition of courage, and a determina tion to assert the supremacy of the law. The respect able and intelligent classes in the county of Kilkenny will have to blame themselves if they permit the lawless and evil disposed to riot with impunity. The Government has shown every readiness to give their utmost assistance to preserve public peace, and to protect the lives and pro perty of the well-disposed.—Dublin Times. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. La.roitTE deserves great credit, and, what is more, grea t encouragement, for the manner in which he brought out the ballet of Masaniello last night—to render it com pletely attractive, and in order that nothing should be wanting to its perfectness, he has imported from the Gra nd Opera at Paris Mon. Contort, the original representative of the fisherman-hero ; and Mdlle. PAULINE Ls Roy!, who has from the first supported the part of Fenella in the French capital. All the other appointments were al complete as they could be rendered. Mademoiselle PAU' LINE LE Roux has a graceful figure and elegant deport ment ; but as a dancer, we were a little disappointed in her. She had a bolero with CouLoN, in which he shone to great advantage, as did THEODORE GUERINOT in a pre vious pas deua; with Mdlle. ABELE. This latter lady would have done better if she had not endeavoured to do so well ; her figure is heavy, and when she attempts such postures as the lightsome BRUGNOLI and the winsom e HEBERLE exhibited at the Italian Opera-house last season , she can hardly expect to succeed ; at the same time we (1° not pretend to deny that she is a very accomplished dancer , oily not being the best, she ought to avoid instead of chal lenging comparison. Contort's great merit in this ballet is not his dancing, hut his fine and appropriate action , so true to the story and to the feeling. That he a n dance, every body knows, and the part of Masaniello does not call for the display of much of It skill and force. When we say that we were iin t quite satisfied with Mademoiselle PAULINE LE Roux, w e ought to mention that it was the general report in th e theatre, that she only reached London yesterday morning , , and great allow ance oug h t to b e ma d e f or t h e f at i gu e o , l _ her journey ; s h e d eserves, too, great pra i se, un d er s u ch circumstances, for not disappointing the public. T he new scenery and dresses must have been very expensive t° the Lessee, but we think we can promise that he will so° find himself repaid by the numerous attendance of th e public. The house last night was quite full at an earl,' hour, the first piece being KNOWLES'S Hunchback, which still continues to draw, and was exceedingly well acted by all the principal characters. Miss E. TREE seems to prove every time we see her in Julia, and her perforo - as well as that of the author, obtained very warn: and general applause. Some persons have been dispnee u to quarrel with LAPORTE for introducing foreign balle t ; upon the English stage ; but it has been done from time, and we hope will be done to all time. We W e seen nothing for some years that gave us greater pleasur e than Masaniello. It is mere cant to cry out against . 0. reign ballets, wh e n e v e ry day w e rece i ve w ith a pp r obatio n foreign farces and dramas. Action is a universal l a ngusge' and is no m ore F renc h th an E ng li,h, a lth oug h th e Pi° may have been o r igin a lly p ro d uce d i n P ar i s . We 019 . wish that som e of our own coun t r y men h a d th e tale!: and ingenuity to compound such pieces here, and to g 1 our neighbours reason to be as thankful as we are for good ballet. We ought to mention that a good deal o f the vocal music was preserved and well sung by Duitust r i WILSON, STANSBURY, &C. COMMON COUNCIL. The Lord Mayor held his first Court of Common Coup' cil yesterday, which was fully attended. His Lordship, upon taking the Chair, addressed the Members shortly upon the subject of the orders and re Istions for their proceedings, and of his determination is observe strict impartiality in presiding over these debates. The Court, on the motion of Mr. Deputy Carter, wo r t mously agreed to a Resolution of Thanks to the late Le t Mayor fur his conduct during the lag year, which le! . ordered to be ornamentally written, and presented to bi g Lordship. The thanks were also ordered to be advertised. The LORD MAYOR laid before the Court a letter J .o° ' G. Ross, Esq., Honorary Secretary to the Committee for, superintending the Arctic Land Exp e diti o n in search °‘ Ciptain Ross, which was read, and 1051. unanimotolY voted in furtherance of that highly desirable object. A petition from the tenants of arringdon-market for 0 reduction in their rents, in ccnsequence of the market being closed from Saturday nights to Monday morning . ' • under the orders of the Court, was referred for examinatioo,, The Bill for extending the practice of the Sheriff' Court, by allowing all attorneys, who are freemen of Loy" don, to practise therein, upon obtaining the sanction of O s Court of Aldermen, was read a third time, and passed. The LORD MAYOR laid before the Court a requisit ion he had received to consider of an address to Sir Thorn': Denman, upon his recent elevation to the office of Lod Chief Justice of England, which was read, and the C o urt , upon a motion by Mr. TAYLOR, unanimously agreed to present an address accordingly to him. Several additional motions were given, and the Cotift broke up at half-past 4 o'clock. PRESENTMENT OF THE SURREY GRAND JURY.—At the close of the Surrey Sessions, yesterday, the Grand Jury made a presentment to the Court. The, : i bore testimony to the efficiency of the Nt.w Police , an ' recommended a summaty mode of disposing of trifli n g offences, as well as more frequent gaol deliveries. TbeY also recommended that greater attention should be paid t° the binding over of medical witn e ss es , w ho were frequen df absent from trials at which their attendance was requi'i tc. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, DEC• There has been an inct eased demand for cotton today; transactions are computed at 3,000 hales, comprising 7 ' Brazils in Ceiras and Pernams, at S 1-3 d. to 9 i d ' ; Bthias, at 71. to 84d.; and Maranhams, at rifd. to 8 1 . ' 100 Swats, 54d. to 6d. ; and upwards of 2,000 in AO' rican descriptions, from 61d. to Bd. The Propugateur of Arras gives a letter from Calais, containing the following particular• relating t ` ) 3111 e. Boußr :—" She was horn at Bergues, near D ° ` < kirk. Her father has been dead many years ; and , years ago, her mother married an inhabitant of Berg u ',; named PIERRE LEFEVRE, who keeps the hotel called tlf Tete d'Or, which is also the post-house. The family much respected, and lives upon the produce of the businri's and of land yield ng about 500 francs a year. BOURY was several years ago placed in the m illiner's 'PI' of Madame LEMERCIER, at Boulogne, which she left tri!..) no great credit to herself, and she had not been heard of l'if some time, till she sprang into notoriety on the 19tn November. It has been estimated that about half the So t of France is under cultivation, one-eighth in woods and forests, one-fifth in pasture, one-fifteenth in meadow land'. and one twenty-second in vineyards. The scheme of the Equitable Labour Ev changes, as they are called, seems to be spreading. Mr,' OWEN has been at Birmingham, and has explained I ' ls system to a meeting of 10,000 people, as stated in til e Birmingham Juurnal. Like other nostrums which pre tend to be a panacea for the national distresses, it will lisl e its day. It is known that FIELDING, during his Ye' time, had an invincible objection to permitting any lik e : ness of himself to be taken by the eminent portrait 'Ajar.; of his time. Upon the publication of a new edition of 91" works after his decease, IlocaanTH was applied to, 89 baf ing been long intim a t e w i t h hi m , to su pply a portrait old the author, but h e i s sa id to h ave regre tt e d that he e°11,.., not sufficient) y recall the features of the celebrated novellre from mere recolection. GARRICK, who happened to present, on wit ness i ng th e di sa pp o intment of the OP l o f cant, instantly exclaimed, If you will reach use o!eti _a his wigs, I think I can give you a likeness of our frtge FIELDING," and throwing his features into one o f th° of inimitable expressions which forcibly recalled the Nas th tgroo e ev,Te o etm r ,ah i n g bewd i e nal be had seen, lie presented a singular of a blance of FIELDING. HOGARTH, now reminded cf. t he friend, instantly drew the sketch, which is prefixed g° volume. hrgor wasear ate created hie rei M esadt eretd.sot Baron estate, c a l l e d o U nse L ao slu T i Te dt Z hu , LoAz ft,iar France,idel s o e tailor, o i n n a : il fee I g l i f l. : .tyb r heo ti oo ; fl France, after an illness of nine days. T in his the e° ll. c oot est ate him upwards of 100,0001. (we believe 103, 0 ° ) Abell / bad another large estate ne a r Baden-on-the-10We' "., JA a year ago, the Baron sent the Emperor of Au sl ;bieb present of 40,0001., to do with what he pleased, for h - er eo , 14 present be received in return the Order of Maria ~,, and the patent as Count GOTHENBURG. The 8 51. ° 0 '5). great wealth in the B an k o f Vi en na (RoTirscOin'i His property, besid es th ese es t a t es , e x cee ded 400a 00 " t he In the relationships of domestic l ife 00' character of PET RARCH seems to have hut little C A4 0 to the praise either o f vi r tue or of amiableness., 001 father—for it cannot be concealed that the sen t f vet j P 1 lover of Laura was the parent of two natural ch il lie s . ig!, two different mothers—tie was, it appears, unfor to ?"o a perverse and vexatious son, and so little attache d O de r daughter that he would never suffer her to reside vfosie his roof. And here it may be remarked, as charaettak of the imaginative race to which PETRARCH be l ° o lo that the very son whom, while living, he regard, shame and disgrace, was yet, when dead, and thu bY verted into a creature of the imagination, dwelt Illne 9 s. his memory unceasin g ly with the most devoted for: it . rr. —Metropolitan Magazine (in an article by MOMIX). \